| Chris Finlayson | |
| Birth Name: | Christopher Geoffrey Finlayson |
| Birth Date: | April 1956 |
| Nationality: | British |
| Alma Mater: | University of Manchester |
| Occupation: | Businessman |
| Years Active: | 1977–present |
| former CEO of BG Group plc (from 1 January 2013) | |
| Term: | 2013–2014 |
| Predecessor: | Sir Frank Chapman |
| Successor: | Andrew Gould |
| Boards: | BG Group |
Christopher Geoffrey Finlayson (born April 1956) is a British businessman who was the chief executive of BG Group plc,[1] a British multinational oil and gas company, for 16 months until 28 April 2014.[2] [3]
Christopher Geoffrey Finlayson was born in April 1956.[4] He graduated in 1977 from the University of Manchester with a BSc in Physics and Geology.[5]
Finlayson joined BG Group in August 2010, and has been Managing Director of BG Advance and a main board director of BG Group since 15 November 2011. He succeeded Sir Frank Chapman as Group Chief Executive on 1 January 2013. He was previously employed by Shell for over 30 years, rising to Executive Vice President of Global Solutions Upstream, Royal Dutch Shell plc.[6]
He resigned on 28 April 2014, and has been replaced on an interim basis by the current Chairman Andrew Gould.