George has had an international career in the oil and chemicals industry, most of it with BP, during which, among other things, he developed a global LPG new markets entry strategy for the company and was then was responsible for the development of its Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG) business in China (US$200m) and in Poland (US$50m).
He has also played a part in business development in Columbia, India and Vietnam. He returned to South Africa to successfully turn around the BP Resellers division.
George has setup and run an LPG business in South Africa.