Stephen Cook, previously chief commercial officer of group technology for BP, has moved to senior vice-president of its Launchpad and Ventures subsidiary.

Stephen Cook, chief commercial officer for group technology at UK-based oil and gas supplier BP, has been promoted to senior vice-president of its Launchpad and Ventures unit.

The move follows the retirement of David Gilmour, who had set up Launchpad as a private equity-style investment unit to complement the corporate venturing team at BP Ventures.

Cook said on his LinkedIn profile he would be “discovering, building and scaling new digital and physical energy businesses for a net-zero carbon future. Leading…

James Mawson

James Mawson is founder and chief executive of Global Venturing.