Big oil companies are forecast to post their lowest quarterly profits in four years after geopolitics whipsawed prices and ...

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. The London-based ...

The UK stock market’s flagship index hit a new high this morning, but with investor confidence in the UK waning, will the FTSE 100 maintain its new highs?

Muted market response to former CRH chief’s appointment belies reputation as ‘shrewd operator’ and ‘man on a mission’ ...

The bank’s FTSE 100 peer BP has had a little more luck with its search for a new chair, which came to a close on Monday. BP is contending with an activist campaign from Elliott Management, a ...

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.

Elliott Management wants BP's incoming chairman to urgently improve the cost base and capital allocation, after naming former ...

BP has appointed Albert Manifold as its new chairman, selecting the former CRH chief executive to lead the board at a time of ...