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Can former building giant CRH boss Albert Manifold bring clarity to struggling BP?
It comes as the energy giant struggles with debt, strategic confusion, and activist investor pressure
Albert Manifold will not indulge sacred cows or ‘box ticking’ as incoming BP chairman
Former CRH boss faces myriad of issues at UK oil major
Albert Manifold, Irish cement veteran hired to chair BP for pivot back to oil and gas
Muted market response to former CRH chief’s appointment belies reputation as ‘shrewd operator’ and ‘man on a mission’
BP appoints Irishman Albert Manifold as new chairman
Former CRH chief executive to succeed Helge Lund as chair of the UK oil major
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Staff told it is not ‘commercially viable’ to keep unit dedicated to low-emissions vehicles
BP’s chief aims to more than double market value to $200bn
Murray Auchincloss predicts ‘tremendous’ demand for oil and gas beyond 2050
BP to slash renewables spending in pivot back to oil and gas
Shift follows pressure from activist hedge fund Elliott Management
BP to abandon pledge to cut oil and gas output as chief fights for group’s survival
Auchincloss must convince activist investor Elliott Management he can turn around troubled oil major
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