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Sir Frank Chapman has worked in the international oil and gas industry for more than 40 years, with BP, Shell, and British Gas, which he joined in 1996. This culminated with his appointment in 2000 as Chief Executive of BG Group plc. Under Sir Frank’s leadership, the Group became a $60 billion international integrated oil and gas enterprise, with profits growing from c. $50 million in 1996 to more than $8 billion in 2012. Sir Frank retired from BG Group in 2013 at age 60. Today he serves as a non-executive Director of Rolls-Royce, where he is Chairman of the Safety, Ethics and Sustainability Committee. He is a Director of the NASDAQ-listed Next Decade Corporation, and is also a Trustee of the Myeloma UK charity. He was knighted in the Queen’s 2011 honours list for services to the oil and gas industry.