Didier Baudrand

Executive Vice President Downstream and Executive Director

Mr Baudrand has a master of Physics from the University of Paris and graduated as a Chemical Engineer at the Ecole Normale Superieure de Chime de Paris.

Mr Baudrand is joining TNK-BP from BP where he held the position of Senior Vice President, BP Refining and Marketing Special Projects. Before that he enjoyed a long and successful career at various BP locations specializing in refining, marketing and petrochemicals. 

Mr Baudrand joined BP in France in 1979. He held a series of managerial positions in BP’s lubricants, refining and marketing business in France, the UK and China.

Mr Baudrand had performed a number of senior management roles in the Petrochemicals sector, with a particular experience in leading joint ventures. In 2006 he was posted to Shanghai to serve as Chairman of SECCO, a 50/50 joint venture between BP and Sinopec, and BP’s biggest investment in China.