Sasol appoints Stephen Cornell as Executive VP

South African Sasol has appointed Stephen Cornell as Executive Vice President, International Operations, with effect from 1 February 2014, based in Houston. Cornell, who is currently the Chief Operating Officer for US Fuels and Global Head of Major Projects at BP plc, will directly report to Sasol’s Chief Executive Officer, David Constable.
 
In November 2013, the new Group Executive Committee (GEC) structure was announced, which will be effective from 1 July 2014. At the time, Sasol indicated that given the growing importance of its international businesses, particularly in the US, a focused operations position at the GEC level had been created. In the context of Sasol’s redesigned operating model, this role will be accountable for the group’s operations outside of Southern Africa, including Sasol’s US mega-projects in Lake Charles, Louisiana.
 
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Cornell has extensive US domestic and international experience in petrochemicals, refining and logistics, having worked in the industry in the US, Europe, the Middle East and Asia. He has significant business improvement experience, having reshaped BP’s US fuels business over a six-year period, through improved work processes, divestiture of key assets and by driving the significant expansion of the 4,13,000 barrels per day BP Whiting refinery. In addition, within often complex operating environments, Cornell has first-hand experience in large-scale capital projects, ensuring substantial safety improvements and in embedding manufacturing excellence.