John Buchanan (oil executive)

Sir John Gordon St Clair Buchanan (9 June 1943 – 13 July 2015) was a New Zealand-born scientist and director.[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.[4] Buchanan became chairman of Smith & Nephew in April 2006 and remained in that position until his death.[6] Buchanan died on 13 July 2015 and was survived by his wife, son, and daughter.
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