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BP P.L.C.

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Official record Companies House · updated 20th September 2026 · Sources

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Previous officers 82

  1. Carol-Lee Howle 2025–2026 Director View profile
  2. Simon Peter Henry 2025–2026 Director View profile
  3. Albert Jude Manifold 2025–2026 Director View profile
  4. Karen Ann Richardson 2021–2026 Director View profile
  5. Murray Michael Auchincloss 2020–2025 Director View profile
  6. Bernard Looney 2020–2023 Director View profile
  7. Helge Lund 2018–2025 Director View profile
  8. Pamela Daley 2018–2025 Director View profile
  9. Dame Alison Jane Carnwath 2018–2021 Director View profile
  10. Melody Boone Meyer 2017–2026 Director View profile
  11. Nils Smedegaard Andersen 2016–2020 Director View profile
  12. Paula Rosput Reynolds 2015–2024 Director View profile
  13. Sir Robert John Sawers 2015–2024 Director View profile
  14. Alan Boeckmann 2014–2019 Director View profile
  15. Professor Dame Ann Patricia Dowling 2012–2021 Director View profile
  16. Andrew Barkley Shilston 2012–2017 Director View profile
  17. Dr Brian Gilvary 2012–2020 Director View profile
  18. Freedom Phuthuma Nhleko 2011–2016 Director View profile
  19. Bowman, Frank Lee ("Skip"), Admiral, Us Navy (Retired) 2010–2019 Director View profile
  20. Brendan Robert Nelson 2010–2021 Director View profile
  21. Sir Ian Edward Lamert Davis 2010–2020 Director View profile
  22. Paul Milton Anderson 2010–2018 Director View profile
  23. Carl-Henric Svanberg 2009–2018 Director View profile
  24. Robert Warren Dudley 2009–2020 Director View profile
  25. George Alfred Lawrence David 2008–2015 Director View profile
  26. Cynthia Blum Carroll 2007–2017 Director View profile
  27. Andrew George Inglis 2007–2010 Director View profile
  28. Sir William Martin Castell 2006–2012 Director View profile
  29. Douglas Jardine Flint 2005–2011 Director View profile
  30. Iain Cameron Conn 2004–2014 Director View profile
  31. Sir Thomas Fulton Wilson Mckillop 2004–2009 Director View profile
  32. Antony Burgmans 2004–2016 Director View profile
  33. Anthony Bryan Hayward 2003–2010 Director View profile
  34. Dr David Christopher Allen 2003–2008 Director View profile
  35. John Alexander Manzoni 2003–2007 Director View profile
  36. Dame Deanne Shirley Julius 2001–2011 Director View profile
  37. Dr Byron Elmer Grote 2000–2013 Director View profile
  38. William Douglas Ford 2000–2002 Director View profile
  39. Harry Laurence Fuller 1998–2000 Director View profile
  40. William Lowrie 1998–1999 Director View profile
  41. Richard Ferris 1998–2001 Director View profile
  42. Floris Anton Maljers 1998–2004 Director View profile
  43. Erroll Brown Davis Jr 1998–2010 Director View profile
  44. Dr Walter Eugene Massey 1998–2008 Director View profile
  45. John Henry Bryan 1998–2007 Director View profile
  46. Michael Holcombe Wilson 1998–2006 Director View profile
  47. Ruth Block 1998–2001 Director View profile
  48. Sir Robert Peter Wilson 1998–2002 Director View profile
  49. Sir Richard Lake Olver 1998–2004 Director View profile
  50. Dr Christopher Shaw Gibson Smith 1997–2001 Director View profile
  51. Sir Ian Maurice Gray Prosser 1997–2010 Director View profile
  52. Sir John Gordon Sinclair Buchanan 1996–2002 Director View profile
  53. Dr Rolf Wilhelm Heinrich Stomberg 1995–1997 Director View profile
  54. Peter Denis Sutherland 1995–2009 Director View profile
  55. Henry Michael Pearson Miles 1994–2006 Director View profile
  56. Sir Robert Baynes Horton 1992 Director View profile
  57. Wright, Patrick Richard Henry, Lord Wright of Richmond 2001 Director View profile
  58. Lord David Simon 1997 Director View profile
  59. Lord Edmund John Phillip Browne 2007 Director View profile
  60. Sanderson, Bryan Kaye, Mr. 2000 Director View profile
  61. John Francis Harcourt Ashburton 1995 Director View profile
  62. Stephen James Ahearne 1996 Director View profile
  63. Karl Russell Seal 1997 Director View profile
  64. Hugh Edward Norton 1995 Director View profile
  65. Sir James Malcolm Glover 1998 Director View profile
  66. Dr Carl H. Hahn 1996 Director View profile
  67. Dr Karen Nicholson Horn 1998 Director View profile
  68. Sir Patrick Sheehy 1998 Director View profile
  69. Rodney Frank Chase 2003 Director View profile
  70. Sir Robin Buchanan Nicholson 2005 Director View profile
  71. Charles Field Knight 2005 Director View profile
  72. John Green Odada 2020–2022 Secretary View profile
  73. Nicholas Bucksey 2020–2021 Secretary View profile
  74. Emily Carey 2017–2018 Secretary View profile
  75. Denise Dillon 2017–2020 Secretary View profile
  76. Jens Bertelsen 2012–2019 Secretary View profile
  77. Hannah Ashdown 2012–2020 Secretary View profile
  78. David John Jackson 2003–2018 Secretary View profile
  79. David John Pearl 2001–2012 Secretary View profile
  80. Paula Jean Clayton 1999–2001 Secretary View profile
  81. Judith Christine Hanratty Cvo OBE 1994–2003 Secretary View profile
  82. Richard Charles Grayson 1994 Secretary View profile

Directors and secretaries as filed at Companies House.

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About

Incorporated
14/04/1909

Group

No further corporate or individual controller is recorded above BP P.L.C. on the PSC register - it appears to be the top of its group.

465 other companies in this group

Ownership paths are calculated from Companies House persons-with-significant-control filings. Each step shows the filed nature of control and dates; a step marked "ceased" is historical, not current.

Board analysis for researchers

Board DNA

How this board is put together, from the Companies House officer record and Charity Commission trustee records - deterministic, no AI.iBoard compositionCounted from the dated Companies House officer record: the current directors only, past directors excluded.

9 directors on the board

3y median 3.4y
average tenure
5.9y
longest tenure

Directors past 6 years

First-time vs portfolio directors

First-time (6)

Portfolio (3)

0
also govern a charity

Left in the last 12 months

Where else this board sits iWhere else this board sitsThe charitable fields these directors govern in elsewhere, by Charity Commission classification. Excludes this company and any charity it is the legal face of.

Professional services 4Finance 2Mining 1Tech and media 1

The sectors these directors govern in elsewhere. This company, and any charity it is the legal face of, are excluded - counting them would just tell you what you are already looking at.

Gaps to watch

  • Narrow spread of sectors across the board

Where to look Suggested search: directors from a wider range of sectors.

Sources

Official record from Companies House. Governance Register calculates the connections.

Record details
Company number
00102498
Status
Active
Type
Public Limited Company
Edition
Register edition compiled 20th September 2026
Labels
Official record from Companies House · Calculated derived by Governance Register.

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