Mr Mike Daly | Executive Vice President, Exploration Division
BP

Key Accountabilities: Mike is accountable for the leadership of BP’s access, exploration and resource appraisal activities and the long-term replacement of BP’s resource base. Education: Dr. Daly graduated from the University College of Wales in geology, and after several years as a field geologist in Africa he completed a Ph.D. at Leeds University. He is an alumnus of Harvard Business School. Career: Dr. Daly joined BP Exploration in 1986, working as a technical specialist in structural geology. In the early 1990’s he joined BP’s global basin analysis group that set the direction of BP’s exploration strategy. This work has underpinned BP’s exploration and reserves replacement performance for two decades. Following this strategic work he has occupied a series of exploration business and functional roles in South America, the North Sea and new business development globally. In 2000 he became the President for BP’s Middle East and South Asia businesses. In July 2006, Dr. Daly was appointed BP’s Head of Exploration and New Business Development and in October 2010 was appointed Executive Vice President, Exploration and a member of the BP Executive Team. External Roles: Dr. Daly currently serves on the British Geological Survey advisory committee. Previous roles include the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) National Capability Advisory Group, and council member of The Geological Society.