LONDON: BP CEO Bernard Looney’s abrupt resignation has thrown the British oil major into a leadership crisis with no groomed front-runner to succeed him, company and industry sources said on Wednesday.
Several current and former BP insiders were seen as potential candidates to succeed Looney, who resigned as CEO on Tuesday after failing to fully disclose past personal relationships with employees, according to the sources.
Looney’s exit after three and a half years at the helm and a lifelong career with the 114-year-old energy major prompted BP’s board to name Chief Financial Officer Murray Auchincloss as interim CEO.
