CORRECTED-BG names industry veteran Finlayson as CEO

(Corrects Finlayson's current role)

LONDON, Dec 13 (Reuters) - BG Group named its new

chief executive as Chris Finlayson, currently managing director

for BG Advance.

Finlayson, an oil industry veteran who joined BG from Royal

Dutch Shell in 2010, will take over at the beginning of

January, BG said on Thursday.

He replaces Frank Chapman, who has had a 12-year tenure at

the helm of BG.

(Reporting by Rosalba O'Brien)