Andrew Gould (businessman)

Andrew Gould
Andrew Gould
Born	17 December 1946 (age 78); United Kingdom
Nationality	British
Alma mater	University of Wales, Cardiff
Occupation(s)	Partner at CSL Capital Management and Member of the Board at Saudi Aramco

Andrew Frederick James Gould (born 17 December 1946) is a British businessman, the former chairman and CEO of Schlumberger.^[1]^[2]

Education

Gould received his degree in Economic History from the University of Wales, Cardiff.^[3]

Career

Early career

Gould started his career at Ernst & Young.^[3]

Schlumberger

In 1975, he joined the international oilfield services company Schlumberger in the company's Internal Audit department in Paris. In a series of earlier assignments, he was treasurer of Schlumberger Limited, and president of Sedco Forex, Wireline & Testing, and Oilfield Services Products, and executive vice president, Schlumberger Oilfield Services. Gould served as the CEO of Schlumberger from February 2003 to August 2011.^[4] Gould retired from his role of chief executive officer on 1 August 2011 and served as chairman until the company's annual shareholder meeting in April 2012.

Post-Schlumberger Career

Following his retirement from Schlumberger Ltd., Gould was serving as non-executive chairman of the British oil company BG Group until their merger with Shell in 2015.^[5]^[6]^[7]

Until May 2012, Gould was a member of the Board and Lead Independent Director of Rio Tinto plc. and Rio Tinto Ltd. and led their remuneration committee.

As of 2023, he is the chairman of the advisory board of Paris-based energy research start-up, Kayrros [1] .,^[8] a Board member of the Saudi Arabian national oil company Saudi Aramco and a partner of the venture capital firm CSL Capital Management. He also serves as a member of the Board of Trustees of The King Abdullah University of Science and Technology in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.^[9]

Honors and awards

In 2014, the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) awarded Gould the Charles F. Rand Memorial Gold Medal.

Gould holds an honorary Doctorate in Engineering from the Colorado School of Mines and is an honorary Fellow of Cardiff University.^[9]

References

^ "Andrew Gould, Schlumberger". Schlumberger. Archived from the original on 25 February 2010.
^ "Schlumberger Announces Management Succession, Paris, Jul 21, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE)". Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2012.
^ ^a ^b "Andrew F. J. Gould BA, FCA - Executive Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
^ "Schlumberger CEO to retire; COO to take job". Associated Press. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2016 – via Yahoo! News.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ Rowley, Emma (1 November 2011). "BG Group names former Schlumberger chief Andrew Gould as new chairman". The Daily Telegraph.
^ "Andrew Frederick James Gould director information. Free company director check". www.cbetta.com. Retrieved 18 April 2016.
^ uhe/cjc (4 August 2015). "Shell acquires BG Group". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 11 January 2023.
^ "Oil veterans' new frontier". Financial Times. 14 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2018.
^ ^a ^b "Andrew Gould". Jones Graduate School of Business Alumni. Rice University. Retrieved 11 January 2023.

[1] "Andrew Gould, Schlumberger". Schlumberger. Archived from the original on 25 February 2010.

[2] "Schlumberger Announces Management Succession, Paris, Jul 21, 2011 (BUSINESS WIRE)". Archived from the original on 19 October 2015. Retrieved 27 April 2012.

[:0-3] "Andrew F. J. Gould BA, FCA - Executive Profile and Biography". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 18 April 2016.

[4] "Schlumberger CEO to retire; COO to take job". Associated Press. 21 July 2011. Retrieved 17 April 2016 – via Yahoo! News.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[5] Rowley, Emma (1 November 2011). "BG Group names former Schlumberger chief Andrew Gould as new chairman". The Daily Telegraph.

[6] "Andrew Frederick James Gould director information. Free company director check". www.cbetta.com. Retrieved 18 April 2016.

[7] uhe/cjc (4 August 2015). "Shell acquires BG Group". Deutsche Welle. Retrieved 11 January 2023.

[8] "Oil veterans' new frontier". Financial Times. 14 June 2016. Archived from the original on 10 December 2022. Retrieved 7 April 2018.

[Rice-9] "Andrew Gould". Jones Graduate School of Business Alumni. Rice University. Retrieved 11 January 2023.

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