Sam Laidlaw

Sam Laidlaw was CEO of energy giant Centrica plc and the former lead non-executive board member of the UK Department for Transport until 31 December 2014.

Background

Laidlaw is a qualified solicitor and has a Master's degree in Business Administration from INSEAD.

Career

Other previous roles include Executive Vice President of Chevron Corporation; non-executive director of Hanson PLC; Chief Executive Officer of Enterprise Oil plc; and President and Chief Operating Officer of Amerada Hess Corporation.

He was also a member of the UK Prime Minister’s Business Advisory Group.

Affiliations

• HSBC appointed in 2008 as Independent non-executive director, member of the Group Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee

Lobbyists

• Bell Pottinger (circa 2013)