By Jaime Llinares Taboada

 

BP PLC said Tuesday that it has appointed Amanda Blanc, the former chief executive officer of insurance group Aviva PLC, as nonexecutive director.

Ms. Blanc is co-chair of the Transition Plan Taskforce, a body launched by the U.K. government to develop a gold standard for financial and corporate climate-transition plans.

The multinational energy company said that Ms. Blanc will enhance the board's ability to support the transformation of BP.

The appointment will take effect from Sept. 1.

 

Write to Jaime Llinares Taboada at jaime.llinares@wsj.com; @JaimeLlinaresT

 

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

August 02, 2022 07:31 ET (11:31 GMT)

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