Anglo American CEO Appointed To BP Board

BP appointed Anglo American Chief Executive Cynthia Carroll as a non-executive
director on its board, as the reshuffle at the helm of the U.K. oil giant continues.

The appointment, with immediate effect, comes after BP non-executive director John Bryan retired in April, although it is not strictly a replacement, a BP spokesman said.

The move comes after BP said last week that its head of refining, John Manzoni, was stepping down from his position to take the helm of Talisman Energy in September and after Chief Executive John Browne was replaced by Tony Hayward over a month ago.

Before becoming chief executive of U.K. diamonds, platinum and gold giant Anglo American, Carroll, 50, previously worked for Alcan, latterly as the president and chief executive of Alcan’s primary metal group. She is also a non-executive director of Sara Lee.