Neville Gass

Captain Sir Neville Archibald Gass KBE MC (14 June 1893 – 23 September 1965) was a British businessman. He was the third chairman of the board of British Petroleum from 1957 to 1960.[1][2][3]

Captain Sir Neville Gass KBE MC
Born	Neville Archibald Gass (1893-05-14)14 May 1893 Madras, British India
Died	23 September 1965(1965-09-23) (aged 72) London, England
Education	Tonbridge School McGill University
Military career
Allegiance	United Kingdom
Service/branch	British Army
Years of service	1914–1919
Rank	Captain
Unit	Royal Field Artillery Royal Horse Artillery
Battles/wars	World War I
3rd Chairman of British Petroleum
In office 1957–1960
Preceded by	Basil Jackson
Succeeded by	Sir Maurice Bridgeman

Gass was born in Madras, British India, to Horace Archibald Campbell Gass, who worked in the Forest Department,[4] and Gertrude Louisa Martin.[5] He was educated at Tonbridge School and at McGill University in Montreal. In the First World War, he served in the Royal Field Artillery and later in the Royal Horse Artillery, and for his services was awarded the Military Cross and the Belgian Croix de Guerre.[2]

Shortly after the war, he joined the British Petroleum Company, working first in London and then until 1934 in Persia. He was appointed managing director of BP in 1939, deputy chairman in 1956, and chairman in 1957. In 1960, he was succeeded by Maurice Bridgeman as chairman.[2]

He was appointed a Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) in 1953, and in 1958 was knighted (KBE) in the same order.[2]

Gass died at the King Edward VII's Hospital for Officers, London, on 23 September 1965.[1]