BP’s C-suite milestone: Women in both the CEO and CFO seats
Fortune·2025-12-19 12:51

Good morning. BP makes history in its C-suite. Fortune's energy editor, Jordan Blum, reported that BP hired Woodside Energy leader Meg O'Neill as CEO, effective April 1. Current BP CEO Murray Auchincloss stepped down on Thursday but will serve in an advisory role through 2026, while Carol Howle, BP's EVP of supply, trading, and shipping, will serve as interim CEO. O'Neill will become the first-ever woman chief executive of a Big Oil giant—typically defined as BP, Shell, Exxon Mobil, Chevron, and TotalEnergi ...