Inclusion, Belonging and Safety Performance - with Dr Fawaz K Bitar

We're joined this episode by a distinguished guest and global expert: Senior Vice President Health, Safety, Environment & Carbon at bp, Dr Fawaz K Bitar, known to many as "Fuzzy." Together, we explore the supportive relationship between a culture of inclusion and belonging and safety performance. Fuzzy has been with bp for over 30 years and worked in the UK, US, Azerbaijan, Colombia, Egypt and Indonesia. More recently, he held the position of Head of the Upstream Executive Office and prior to this he was bp’s Head of Global Operations, Upstream for eight years. In March 2020 he was appointed Senior Vice President for HSE & carbon. Fuzzy has a Doctor of Engineering degree from the University of Aberdeen and a Bachelor of Engineering degree from Newcastle University. He is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, Chairman of the International Association of Oil and Gas Producers (IOGP) and is an Honorary Professor in the School of Engineering at the University of Aberdeen. He also serves as a member of the McKinsey Crisis Advisory Board.Along with these many accomplishments, he has also championed Diversity, Equity and Inclusion as part of the fabric of his organizations and has seen first-hand the interconnected relationship between trust and safety. This is a special that is quite dear to our hearts, chock full of lessons for leadership and life.