Bob Dudley
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BP uses Irishman to help navigate Iran deals amid US sanctions
- Energy & Resources
- November 22, 2016, 11:03
BP has tapped Irishman Bernard Looney and four other top non-US executives to steer efforts by the oil giant to explore for business in Iran without b(...)

Oil near $46 a barrel after biggest surge in seven months
- Energy & Resources
- November 16, 2016, 07:58
Oil extended gains near $46 a barrel after its biggest surge in seven months as OPEC boosted efforts to finalise a deal to cut production agreed at a (...)

Third of WPP investors refuse to back CEO Sorrell’s pay deal
- Media & Marketing
- June 8, 2016, 13:41
A third of investors in Martin Sorrell’s WPP failed to back the advertising boss’s £70 million pay package on Wednesday, one of the biggest payouts in(...)

BP eyes more spending cuts after 80% profit drop
- Energy & Resources
- April 26, 2016, 09:48
BP said on Tuesday it could cut capital spending further after reporting an 80 per cent drop in profits in the first quarter of the year, when oil pr(...)

Perils of paying CEOs too much: When shareholders say no
- Personal Finance
- April 26, 2016, 06:00
Chief executives’ outsized pay packages are again coming under scrutiny, following a host of controversial pay awards in recent weeks. A fortnight ago(...)

London briefing: Sorrell pay advertises sense of self-worth
- Work
- April 20, 2016, 01:00
Martin Sorrell, the septuagenarian boss of advertising giant WPP, doesn’t like the word “pay”. Instead, it seems, he prefers the term “reward” to desc(...)

BP shareholders protest over chief executive’s 20% pay rise
- Energy & Resources
- April 15, 2016, 01:00
Angry shareholders mounted an unprecedented protest against BP yesterday, rebelling against a 20 per cent pay rise for chief executive Bob Dudley desp(...)

BP shareholders reject chief’s $20m pay package
- Energy & Resources
- April 14, 2016, 14:19
A majority of BP shareholders voted on Thursday against paying chief executive Bob Dudley a $20 million (€17.7m) pay package for for 2015, in a rare m(...)

BP backlash intensifies over chief’s $19m pay
- Energy & Resources
- April 11, 2016, 18:53
BP faces further opposition to its pay at its annual meeting on Thursday after British shareholder advisory group ShareSoc recommended its members vot(...)

Shell chief executive had pay cut by 77% to €5.6m
- Energy & Resources
- March 10, 2016, 18:17
The chief executive of oil giant Royal Dutch Shell saw his annual pay cut after the tumbling cost of crude took its toll on the group. Shell’s latest (...)