UKPIA - Refining Britain's Fuels - Council & Secretariat

Council & Secretariat

The secretariat of UKPIA is a team of six people under the direction of the Director General.

Strategy and policy is decided by a Council consisting of members appointed by the member companies.

The work of the secretariat is augmented by a number of standing committees covering the key policy areas and operations of the industry. Membership is drawn from employees of the member companies.

President

Gary Haywood

Gary Haywood is CEO of the PetroChina-INEOS Refining JV, responsible for refining operations at the UK and French refineries.

Gary has over 30 years' experience in the oil industry, primarily within the Refining business, but also including roles in the Chemicals and Upstream segments. Gary began his career with BP in Australia and held a variety of technical, commercial and operational roles in Australia and the UK over his 26 years with BP.

In 2006, Gary joined INEOS Refining as the Refining Commercial Director, based at the Grangemouth complex.

Director General

Chris Hunt

Chris Hunt was appointed Director General on 25th March 2004. Chris joined UKPIA in 1997 and has many years of experience at a senior level within the downstream oil industry, heading up Elf's retail operations in the UK prior to joining UKPIA. Chris also has responsibility for a number of UKPIA Committees including Retail.