BP seeks to end years of boardroom turmoil with appointment of new chair

BP has had three chairs and three chief executives in the last five years. Photograph: Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters

BP has appointed a new chair after a months-long search triggered by the controversial ousting of Albert Manifold, seeking to draw a line under years of boardroom turmoil at the UK oil and gas company.

Ian Tyler, who has served as the interim chair and has sat on the BP board as a non-executive director since April 2025, will assume the role on a permanent basis immediately.