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Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailOil and gas are 'part of the solution,' not the problem, former BP chief saysOil and gas are "part of the solution," not the problem, BeyondNetZero Chairman John Browne, who once led BP, tells CNBC's Steve Sedgwick at COP28 in Dubai.
Persons: John Browne, Steve Sedgwick Organizations: Email, BP Locations: COP28, Dubai
Bernard Looney resigned as CEO of BP on Tuesday over undisclosed relationships with colleagues. His ex-wife, Jacqueline Hurst, wrote in her 2021 book he ended their marriage in a text message. The author and life coach, who married Looney in 2017, said that the way he ended their marriage was "unbelievable". Looney resigned as CEO of BP after less than four years in the role. AdvertisementAdvertisementIt's not the first sudden resignation by a BP CEO.
Persons: Bernard Looney, Jacqueline Hurst, Looney, hadn't, Hurst, he'd, it's, John Browne, Steve Easterbrook, McDonald's, Looney didn't Organizations: BP, Service, Evening, Financial Times, Reuters Locations: Wall, Silicon, Mexico
BP succession fail puts spotlight on its board
  + stars: | 2023-09-14 | by ( George Hay | ) www.reuters.com   time to read: +4 min
But the surprise departure of former leader Bernard Looney the previous day reflects poorly on the company’s board. Looney’s resignation, after failing to fully disclose details of past relationships with colleagues, appears to have caught BP by surprise. That’s embarrassing for the board, whose responsibilities include planning for succession in case something happens to the CEO. Auchincloss told staff in a brief town hall meeting on Sept. 13 that the company’s aims were unchanged. And our focus remains on performance – quarter by quarter,” Auchincloss, who was previously chief financial officer, told staff, according to a company spokesperson.
Persons: Dado Ruvic, Murray Auchincloss, Helge Lund, Bernard Looney, Debra Crew, Ivan Menezes, Looney, John Browne’s, Browne, Tony Hayward, Hayward, Lund, Bernard Looney’s, Auchincloss, hasn’t, ” Auchincloss, Peter Thal Larsen, Oliver Taslic Organizations: REUTERS, Reuters, Interim, Diageo, BP, Irish, Thomson Locations: British
Former BP CEO John Browne on Europe's growing green energy bill
  + stars: | 2023-02-13 | by ( ) www.cnbc.com   time to read: 1 min
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFormer BP CEO John Browne on Europe's growing green energy billJohn Browne, chairman of BeyondNetZero and former BP CEO, discusses Europe's shift to greener energy sources, which is being met by some pushback from Germany and other EU members.
Share Share Article via Facebook Share Article via Twitter Share Article via LinkedIn Share Article via EmailFormer BP CEO says it is right to tax windfall profits — so long as they are designed correctlyFormer BP CEO John Browne discusses growing calls for governments to impose higher taxes on Big Oil following record annual earnings. He says it is a balancing act for policymakers, adding that “the important thing about a windfall profit tax is if you put them on, you have to take them off.”
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