Sam Laidlaw

Laidlaw as CEO of Centrica at a CBI Higher Education taskforce meeting, London, July 2009

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.

He is a non-executive director of bankers HSBC.

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 is also a former 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 Public Affairs (circa February 2013)