Thomas Blewitt Email & Phone Number

Thomas M Blewitt, CPA FINANCE EXPERIENCEFinance Manager - Gulf Coast Restoration 2010Retired 2009Vice President, TransformationHoustonMarch 2008 to 2009Regional Controller North America Exploration and Production 2008 – 2005Completed implementation of IFRS reporting in BP Head of Center of ExpertiseHouston2005 -2003Lead effort to build a Center of Expertise (CoE) moving non- standard Finance activity out of Business Performance Units and into a central team using standard process and systems. Head of Control, North America UpstreamHouston2003 - 2002 Served on the global team implementing and Sarbanes Oxley 404 leading a team documenting controls. Regional Controller, L48 UpstreamHouston2002 to 1999Regional Chief Controller, US Downstream Cleveland1999 to 1994 Managed Finance group in Financial Reporting and forecasting.Accounting Lead M&A / DownstreamLondon, England1994 to 1992Acted as Finance lead on several major acquisitions and divestments Corporate Controller – Standard Oil of OhioCleveland1992 to 1987 Manager of External Financial Reporting – Standard Oil of Ohio oversight of SEC filings, annual report and other statutory reporting.Grant Thornton, The fifth largest global accounting firmCincinnati office1983 to 1976Financial and banking practiceSEC practiceWorked with the DOE on reporting requirementsEDUCATION:The University of Cincinnati, BBA with concentration in Accounting, June 1976. Completed five year accounting programRice University, Executive program in Leadership 2003University of Michigan, Executive program in Managing Critical Issues 1994Member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the Ohio Society of Certified Public AccountantsMember of the American Petroleum Institute Accounting CommitteeHave lectured State Accounting Societies on International Accounting Standards and implementation of IFRS.

Listed skills include Mergers, Due Diligence, Financial Reporting, Financial Analysis, and 15 others.