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BP appoints former Shell CFO to its board
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Posted on July 7, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
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Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on July 7, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
BP appoints Simon Henry, ex-Shell CFO, to its board effective September 1, enhancing leadership. Pamela Daley steps down for personal reasons.
(Reuters) -BP on Monday appointed Simon Henry, former finance chief of Shell, to its board as a non-executive director effective September 1.
Henry, who worked at Shell for over three decades, was its chief financial officer between 2009 and 2017 and is currently a non-executive director at Rio Tinto, from where he will step down in the second half of the year.
Under Henry's watch as Shell CFO, the oil giant acquired BG Group in a $54 billion deal, making it one of the world's largest liquefied natural gas (LNG) traders.
Pamela Daley, non-executive director, will stepdown from the BP board for personal reasons effective immediately, the British firm added.
(Reporting by Prerna Bedi in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber)
Simon Henry, the former finance chief of Shell, has been appointed as a non-executive director on BP's board effective September 1.
Simon Henry served as the chief financial officer at Shell from 2009 to 2017 and worked at the company for over three decades.
Under Simon Henry's watch as CFO, Shell acquired BG Group in a $54 billion deal, making it one of the largest liquefied natural gas traders globally.
Pamela Daley is stepping down from the BP board for personal reasons, effective immediately.
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