4 Dec 2018 12:17
press release
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4 December 2018
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BP company secretary change
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The BP plc Board announces that Ben Mathews is to be BP's new company secretary. David Jackson, the current company secretary, will retire at the end of 2018.
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Mr Mathews will take up his post in the Spring. For the interim and with effect from 1 January 2019, Jens Bertelsen, currently deputy secretary, will serve as company secretary. The Board expects to formally appoint Mr Mathews ahead of the company's AGM in May.
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Mr Mathews is currently the Group Company Secretary of HSBC Holdings plc, a post that he has held for nearly six years. He was previously the Group Company Secretary of Rio Tinto and, prior to that, of BG Group plc.
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Helge Lund, who will chair the BP Board from 1 Jan 2019, said:
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"Ben has a strong track record as a company secretary, shares our values and is a great advocate of corporate governance. He has extensive experience in our industry and in global business, having worked with Rio Tinto and BG. I and all the Board look forward to working with him.
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"We would all like to thank David Jackson for his many services to the BP Board since his appointment in 2003."
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Further information:
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BP press office, London: +44 (0)20 7496 4076, bppress@bp.com
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