BP set to nominate Kate Thomson as its first feminine finance chief

Finance boss: BP is about to nominate Kate Thomson (pictured) as chief monetary officer

BP is about to nominate its first feminine finance chief – making her essentially the most highly effective girl to work for the corporate in its 115-year historical past.

The FTSE 100 oil big is predicted to call Kate Thomson (pictured) as chief monetary officer because it completes a management reshuffle within the wake of Bernard Looney’s departure.

Thomson was handed the job on a brief foundation when the incumbent Murray Auchincloss took Looney’s position after he stepped down in September for failing to reveal his relationships with employees. 

Auchincloss, 53, was named everlasting chief government final week and the board is predicted to resolve on the full-time appointment of Thomson, 55, earlier than BP stories its full 12 months outcomes on February 6, in accordance with Reuters.

That would make her essentially the most highly effective girl in BP’s historical past and one of many world’s most senior feminine oil executives. 

BP has by no means had a feminine chairman, chief government of finance chief.

BP’s web site praises her ‘deep technical knowledge, a detailed understanding of BP, and a first-class leadership record’.