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Michael Gibbs is an Independent Director of Infosys. He is the former Group CIO for BP, PLC having responsibility for setting and implementing BPā€™s IT strategy and providing computing and telecommunications technology services worldwide.

As CIO, Michael led a transformation of the IT function at BP, reorganizing the function and operating model. He led improvements in Cyber Security and the application of emerging digital technologies including plans for a migration of legacy data centers to the cloud.

Michael served as CIO for various businesses including Conoco Refining & Marketing, Europe and Asia, based in London and ConocoPhillips Supply and Trading, Corporate Functions and Global Downstream, based in Houston. In 2008, Michael returned to London joining BP as VP/CIO, Refining & Marketing, before becoming Group CIO in 2013.

Currently, Michael does occasional business consulting and speaking. He has chaired several church and missions boards and currently serves as Vice-Chair of ā€œA Childā€™s Hope ā€“ Haitiā€ serving the orphans of Haiti.

Michael graduated summa cum laude from Oklahoma State University with a degree in Management Science. He completed the Executive Management Program at Penn State University in 1997 and the Concours/Cash CIO Leadership Program in 2004. In 2015 he was named to CIO magazineā€™s list of the most influential Global CIOs and ranked as I-CIOā€™s 2nd most powerful IT executive in Europe.