BP names new chairman after removing Albert Manifold over conduct

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1. Wed, 2 September 2026

   4 reports
   • fenlandcitizen.co.uk06:02first to report
     BP names new chairman after removing Albert Manifold over conduct

     Former Balfour Beatty boss Ian Tyler has been the interim chairman since May and joined the BP board as a non-executive director last year.

   • The Guardian World07:59edited after publishing
     BP seeks to end years of boardroom turmoil with appointment of new chair

     previouslyBP appoints new chair after contentious ousting of Albert Manifold in May

     Ian Tyler, already in role on an interim basis, is tasked with shifting strategy to refocus on fossil fuel extraction BP has appointed a new chair after a months-long search triggered by the controversial ousting of Albert Manifold , seeking to draw a line under years of boardroom turmoil at the UK oil and gas company. Ian Tyler, who has served as the interim chair and has sat on the BP board as a non-executive director since April 2025, will assume the role on a permanent basis immediately....

   • zawya.com08:46
     BP appoints former Balfour Beatty CEO Ian Tyler as chair

     Board member Amanda Blanc will not seek re-election

   • upi.com14:09
     BP names Ian Tyler as its third chair in less than a year

     British oil giant BP named its new chair four months after Albert Manifold was fired over governance failings and allegations regarding his conduct .