Bernard Looney
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| Gender | Male |
|---|---|
| Age | 55 |
| Born | Kerry |
| Ireland | |
| Spouse | Jacqueline Hurst |
| Education | University College Dublin |
| Stanford Graduate School of Business | |
| Term | February 2020- |
| Date of birth | January 1,1970 |
| Nationality | Irish |
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| Date of Upd. | |
| ID | 3323181 |
Bernard Looney Life story
Bernard Looney FREng is an Irish businessman and CEO of BP. During Looney's tenure as CEO of BP, he promised to end BP's relationship with Rosneft, the Russian state-owned energy giant, amid Russia's 2022 invasion of Ukraine. Looney was a member of Rosneft's board until February 2022.
BP posts profits of $3. 3bn as oil prices rise again
... BP s latest results are the first to be released after Bernard Looney resigned as the company s chief executive in September following a review of his personal relationships with colleagues...
BP boss resigns amid review of 'personal relationships'
... The company said Bernard Looney, who had led the company since 2020, was stepping down with immediate effect...
Big firm bosses' pay rose 16% as workers squeezed
... 7m, and BP s Bernard Looney securing £10...
Climate change: UN to unmask fossil fuel lobbyists at climate talks
... " Observers say that the new requirement might prevent a recurrence of what happened last year when BP chair Bernard Looney as a delegate of Mauritania, a poor African country where the company has major investments...
BP faces rebel shareholders over new climate goals
... BP chief executive Bernard Looney said this was in response to increased concerns about energy security following the invasion of Ukraine...
Why are BP, Shell, and other oil giants making so much money right now?
... BP boss Bernard Looney said the British company was " helping provide the energy the world needs" while investing the transition to green energy...
Energy firm windfall tax has not been ruled out
... in the first three months of this year BP boss Bernard Looney, who famously described the company as a " cash machine" told journalists that it would proceed with all of their UK investments with or without a windfall tax...
Ukraine conflict: BP under pressure to sell stake in Russian firm
... Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng spoke to BP boss Bernard Looney on Friday following Russia s invasion of Ukraine...
BP boss resigns amid review of 'personal relationships'
The Head of oil giant BP has resigned as chief executive amid a review of his personal relationships with colleagues.
The Company said Bernard Looney , who had led The Company since 2020, was stepping down with immediate effect.
BP said it had recently started an investigation into alleged relationships Mr Looney had with colleagues, The Second such review in two years.
The Firm said Mr Looney had admitted he was not " fully transparent" initially.
" The Company has strong values and the board expects everyone at The Company to behave in accordance with those values, " a spokesman said.
" All leaders in particular are expected to act as Role Models and to exercise good judgement in a way that earns The Trust of others. "
BP said it had not made any decisions related to severance pay for Mr Looney. Chief financial officer Murray Auchincloss will act as chief executive on an interim basis.
The Company said that Mr Looney had admitted to not being " fully transparent" during a 2022 review of his relationships with colleagues, which was launched after an anonymous tip-off.
At The Time , The Company said Mr Looney disclosed " a small number of historical relationships with colleagues prior to becoming CEO" and it found no breach of company conduct.
The board said it had received similar allegations " recently" and launched an investigation.
Mr Looney " did not provide details of all relationships and accepts he was obligated to make more complete disclosure" BP said.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com
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