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Ms. Van Deursen currently divides her time between entrepreneurial activities (advising and investing in start-up companies) and non-executive director roles (Petroleum Geo-Services, Anson Industries and a not-for-profit school). She served as a member of BP plc�s top-forty executive team, as Group Vice President Petrochemicals from 2003-2005 and Group Vice President Strategy from 2001-2003. Prior to these executive leadership positions, Ms. Van Deursen held a variety of senior roles with BP and Amoco Corporation in Chicago, London and Hong Kong. She has previously been on the Board of the American Chemistry Council, as well as Amoco joint ventures in Korea, Taiwan and Japan. Ms. Van Deursen holds a BSc in Chemical Engineering from the University of Kansas and an MBA from the University of Michigan. | 