The bp Board has appointed Meg O’Neill as bp’s next CEO effective April 1m 2026.Murray Auchincloss is stepping down from his position as CEO and director of the Board, effective December 18.
The bp Board has appointed Meg O’Neill as bp’s next CEO effective April 1m 2026.
Murray Auchincloss is stepping down from his position as CEO and director of the Board, effective December 18. Carol Howle, current executive vice president, supply, trading & shipping of bp, will serve as interim CEO.
O'Neill is the first CEO to be appointed by BP from outside of the company and the first female to lead any of the top five oil companies in the world. The company began a major shift in strategy earlier this year. It cut billions of dollars from planned renewable energy projects and shifted its focus to traditional oil and gas.
O’Neill currently serves as CEO of Woodside Energy. Since her appointment as CEO in 2021, she has grown Woodside Energy into the largest energy company listed on the Australian Securities Exchange. Among her many accomplishments at Woodside Energy, she oversaw the transformative acquisition of BHP Petroleum International, creating a geographically diverse business with a portfolio of high-quality oil and gas assets. Before joining Woodside Energy in 2018, she spent 23 years at ExxonMobil in technical, operational and leadership positions around the world.
Albert Manifold, Chair of bp, said: “We
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