12 Facts About Paul Waterman

Paul Waterman received a Bachelor of Science in Packaging Engineering from Michigan State University in 1987.

Paul Waterman began his career in consumer marketing in 1987, holding brand management roles at Reckitt Benckiser and Kraft Foods.

Paul Waterman joined Castrol in 1994, taking on marketing, retail and Vice president roles.

Paul Waterman latterly integrated into BP after it acquired Burmah-Castrol in 2000.

In 2005 Paul Waterman became the incident Crisis Manager after the BP Texas City refinery explosion.

Paul Waterman coordinated BP response to the industrial accident which killed 15 employees and injured 170 others.

BP Australasia president Paul Waterman said the cost of doing business would have to go down or Australia would lose out.

In 2011 whilst in his role as CEO there were market rumours that Paul Waterman was being targeted by Australia's second-largest oil and gas producer, Woodside, for the role of CEO.

In July 2012 Paul Waterman was appointed Global Chief Executive of BP Lubricants and led the company through a period of growth.

Two years later Paul Waterman announced his resignation from BP to take up the position of Group Chief Executive of Elementis Plc a constituent of the FTSE 250 Index.

Paul Waterman co-founded the NotForgotten Digital Preservation library in 2018 and is an owner of the Philip Herd Nature Reserve - a 12,000 Ha nature reserve within the UNESCO Vhembe Biosphere Reserve in the Limpopo Province, South Africa.

In 2023 Paul Waterman acquired ownership of the Library Restaurant - in the historic Rockingham Hotel and The Fisherman's Catch in Wells, Maine.