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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Lawson

BP boss Bernard Looney resigns after failing to reveal relationships with colleagues

Bernard Looney, the outgoing chief executive officer at BP
Bernard Looney became chief executive at BP in 2020, having first joined the company in 1991. Photograph: Amr Abdallah Dalsh/Reuters

The chief executive of BP has resigned less than four years into his tenure after admitting that he failed to fully detail relationships with colleagues.

Bernard Looney, who has spent his entire career with BP, has departed the £88bn company immediately in a surprise move. On Tuesday night, the company informed investors that Looney “did not provide details of all relationships and accepts he was obliged to make more complete disclosure”.

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