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john buchanan oil executive wikipedia jump to content main menu main menu move to sidebar hide navigation main page contents current events random article about wikipedia contact us contribute help learn to edit community portal recent changes upload file special pages search search appearance donate create account log in personal tools donate create account log in contents move to sidebar hide top 1 references toggle the table of contents john buchanan oil executive 1 language فارسی edit links article talk english read edit view history tools tools move to sidebar hide actions read edit view history general what links here related changes upload file permanent link page information cite this page get shortened url switch to legacy parser print export download as pdf printable version in other projects wikidata item appearance move to sidebar hide from wikipedia the free encyclopedia new zealand scientist sir john buchanan born john gordon st clair buchanan 1943 06 09 9 june 1943 auckland new zealand died 13 july 2015 2015 07 13 aged 72 education university of auckland bsc msc phd occupations businessman chemist years active 1970 2014 known for former cfo of bp children 2 sir john gordon st clair buchanan 9 june 1943 13 july 2015 was a new zealand born scientist and director buchanan was born in auckland in june 1943 1 and grew up in papatoetoe 2 he received his education at auckland grammar school 3 and at the university of auckland bsc msc phd in chemistry 1 and at oxford and harvard universities 4 the title of this 1967 doctoral thesis at auckland university was the clemmensen reduction of 1 4 diketones and diterpenoid transformations 5 buchanan joined bp in 1970 where he progressed through the ranks and eventually was appointed by john browne baron browne of madingley as the group s top finance executive which caused surprise given that his background is in science and not in accountancy 3 he retired from bp in 2002 as the company has a strict retirement policy set at 60 years 3 for the next 12 years buchanan was with bhp where he was an independent director 1 february 2003 to july 2015 4 he was a director of alliance boots december 1997 to 2003 4 he was deputy chairman of vodafone 25 july 2006 to 24 july 2012 4 he was chairman of arm holdings 3 may 2012 until 1 may 2014 6 and a director of astrazeneca 25 april 2002 to 29 april 2010 4 buchanan became chairman of smith nephew in april 2006 and remained in that position until his death he was chairman of the uk chapter of the international chamber of commerce from may 2008 until his death following the 2011 christchurch earthquake he was founding chairman of the christchurch earthquake appeal trust uk that he set up with the help of the new zealand high commission in london 7 in the 2012 new year honours buchanan was knighted for his services to industry 8 buchanan had pancreatic cancer from about 2011 9 he became unwell in late 2014 and relinquished some of his roles 7 buchanan died on 13 july 2015 and was survived by his wife son and daughter 3 references edit 1 2 buchanan dr john pdf bhp retrieved 22 july 2015 rotherham fiona 8 february 2012 another accolade for best connected businessman the dominion post retrieved 22 july 2015 1 2 3 4 cramb gordon 14 july 2015 sir john buchanan scientist and finance chief 1943 2015 financial times retrieved 22 july 2015 1 2 3 4 5 john g s buchanan bsc msc hons 1 ph d bloomberg businessweek july 2015 retrieved 22 july 2015 buchanan john 1967 the clemmensen reduction of 1 4 diketones and diterpenoid transformations doctoral thesis researchspace auckland university of auckland hdl 2292 755 appointment of new chairman arm retrieved 9 september 2025 1 2 stewart ashleigh 13 february 2015 expats funnel 6 million into christchurch rebuild the press retrieved 22 july 2015 no 60009 the london gazette 1st supplement 31 december 2011 p 1 chambers matt 14 july 2015 bhp director john buchanan dead the australian retrieved 22 july 2015 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