Baxter was educated at Strathclyde University, reading mechanical engineering.
His subsequent career with the United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority included running the Dounreay and Windscale nuclear sites, and forming Hunting BRAE plc which ran the UK Atomic Weapon plants.
Prior to BP he was the Group Engineering Director of the UK electricity utility Powergen plc.
[1] Baxter was appointed Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in the 2016 New Year Honours for services to engineering, education, and the energy sector.
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