Shake-up: BP’s Chief technology officer Leigh-Ann Russell is departing after 18 years
Two female executives are leaving BP in the first reshuffle since former boss Bernard Looney stepped down for not disclosing relationships with colleagues.
Leigh-Ann Russell, chief technology officer, is departing after 18 years at the oil giant, while Anja-Isabel Dotzenrath is standing down after two years leading the firm’s gas and low carbon division. Both will be replaced by men.
The move marks the first major leadership change made by Murray Auchincloss, who took over from Looney after his sudden resignation in September.
BP was plunged into crisis when it emerged Looney failed to fully disclose to the board relationships he had with colleagues before becoming chief executive in 2020.
It concluded he knowingly misled the board and he was sacked without notice. Looney was stripped of £32million in pay and bonuses.
BP now no longer has more women than men on its top team.