Dick Olver

Sir Richard Lake Olver FREng[1] (born 2 January 1947) was the chairman of BAE Systems,[2] one of the world's largest defence contractors.

He studied at City University London, where he gained a first class honours degree in Civil Engineering.

His early career involved a wide range of oil, gas and refining projects in Britain, Canada, Scotland, the Middle East and Norway.

In 1985, he became divisional manager of corporate planning and led the strategic team on the acquisition by BP of Standard Oil in the United States.

He was then appointed deputy CEO in January 2003 and served in that role until his departure for BAE Systems plc in July 2004.

He replaced Sir Richard Evans, who had served with BAE Systems and its predecessor companies for over 30 years.