Bernard Looney
Bernard Looney | |
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| Born | 1970 (age 53–54) County Kerry, Ireland |
| Education | University College Dublin Stanford Graduate School of Business |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Title | CEO, BP |
| Term | February 2020- |
| Predecessor | Bob Dudley |
| Spouse | Jacqueline Hurst[1] (divorced in 2019) |
Bernard Looney FREng (born 1970) is an Irish businessman and the CEO of BP.
Early life
Looney was born in County Kerry, and was raised on a small dairy farm in Ashgrove, near Kenmare. He was the first in his family to attend a university.[2][3] Looney earned a degree in electrical engineering from University College Dublin and a master's in management from Stanford Graduate School of Business.[3] Looney is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and a fellow of the Energy Institute.[3]
Career
Looney, who has spent his entire career at BP, worked in core production and drilling roles in the North Sea, Vietnam and Mexico, serving in other executive roles before taking over the upstream division in 2016.[4] [2]
In October 2019, it was announced that Looney would succeed Bob Dudley as group chief executive[3] in February 2020.[5][6]
He sold BP shares worth £7.8 million in February and April 2019.[7][8][9]
Personal life
Looney lives in central London, England.[10]
References
- ^ Millard, Rachel (1 February 2020). "Can a new leader really help oil giant BP navigate the climate crisis?". The Telegraph.
- ^ a b "How this Kerry farmer's son is a rising star at oil giant BP". independent.
- ^ a b c d Taylor, Charlie (4 October 2019). "Irishman Bernard Looney named as chief executive of BP". Irish Times. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ Millard, Rachel (1 February 2020). "Can a new leader really help oil giant BP navigate the climate crisis?". The Telegraph – via www.telegraph.co.uk.
- ^ Meredith, Sam (4 October 2019). "BP CEO Bob Dudley to step down, Bernard Looney will succeed". CNBC. Retrieved 4 October 2019.
- ^ "BP chief executive Bob Dudley to retire, to be succeeded by Bernard Looney | News and insights | Home". BP global. Retrieved 22 October 2019.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link) - ^ "PRESS: New BP Chief Bernard Looney Sells Nearly GBP8 Million In Share". MorningstarUK. 9 December 2019. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ "Director/PDMR Shareholding". otp.investis.com.
- ^ "Director/PDMR Shareholding". otp.investis.com.
- ^ "How this Kerry farmer's son is a rising star at oil giant BP". Irish Independent. 28 October 2018. Retrieved 4 October 2019.