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The company intends to offload the business for an undisclosed sum to LS Power as part of plan to shed US$20 billion in assets.

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Though new to the energy sector, Manifold is seen as a capable turnaround executive with experience in portfolio restructuring and cost discipline. The move comes after BP backed away from aggressive ...

BP named a new board chair after activist shareholders pressured the company to move in a new direction.

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Albert Manifold, the former chief executive of building materials company CRH, will join the BP board in September and take ...

BP on Monday said it has appointed former CRH PLC chief executive Albert Manifold as its next chair, succeeding Helge Lund after a seven-year tenure.