bp has appointed Murray Auchincloss as chief executive officer with immediate effect. Murray has served as interim chief executive officer since mid-September 2023 when former chief executive Bernard Looney resigned following a conduct review (OGJ Online, Sept. 12, 2023).
Auchincloss had previously served in the role of chief financial officer (OGJ Online, Jan. 21, 2020). In September 2023, bp named Kate Thomson as interim chief financial officer (OGJ Online, Sept. 19, 2023).
In a Jan. 17 release, bp said Auchincloss’s appointment was made following “a robust and competitive search process” carried out over the past 4 months with support from international search advisers. The search included consideration of a range of candidates, including candidates external to bp.