BP seeks to end years of boardroom turmoil with appointment of new chair

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.