BP has appointed Lamar McKay as chief executive of its Upstream business.
McKay will be heading the exploration, development and productions divisions along with the upstream strategy and integration team.
The upstream functional division, which was formed in late 2010 after a major re-organisation of BP’s upstream segment designed to improve risk management and implementation of global standards currently reports directly to BP group chief executive Bob Dudley.
The company’s structure and management teams will remain unaffected by this change in segment leadership.
“Lamar is an outstanding leader, with a proven record of strong operational effectiveness and strategic success. His leadership of BP America over the past three years has been exemplary, during a most difficult period for our company. His long and deep experience in the upstream, and of the US and Russia, will be invaluable as we deliver our Upstream strategy worldwide,” said Dudley.
McKay, who will be based in London and will report to Bob Dudley, is already part of the company’s executive management team. He has served as chairman and president of BP America since 2009, and as chief representative in the United States.
