April 26 (LNGJ) - US energy major BP named former Statoil and BG Group Chief Executive Helge Lund to succeed Carl-Henric Svanberg as its new Chairman. “Lund will join the BP Board as chairman designate and a non-executive director on 1 September 2018. BP said he would take over as Chairman in January 2019 and be based in London. BP added that Lund, aged 55 and who is also chairman of Novo Nordisk AS in Denmark, would stand down with immediate effect from his directorship at Schlumberger, the global oil services group. “BP is a great company. Now as a non-executive, it is a huge privilege for me to be asked to lead an experienced and diverse board,” said Lund.
BP Chairman named
Written by John McKay
Thursday, 26 April 2018
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