Amanda Blanc, an independent director, is tasked by BP to head the search for the next chairman.

Ian 'Tyler, the BP interim chair said that BP had asked Amanda Blanc, a senior independent -director to lead the scouting for the next chairman.

Tyler stated that "as with previous searches, this will be an intense process involving all members of the Board. The final decision will reflect the collective opinion we have."

The Financial Times was the first to report this news.

Multiple London financial figures, including major?investors and the former chairman of the oil giant, Albert Manifold was ousted just eight months after his appointment.

Blanc, who is also the CEO of British insurer Aviva?, oversaw Manifold’s appointment last October.

BP's Board last week removed Manifold, expressing serious concerns over his governance standards and oversight, as well as conduct. This drove its share price down by as much as 10 percent.

The firing came after years of management turnover at BP. Former BP 'CEO Bernard Looney, who was fired in 2023 after lying to the board about his personal relationships with co-workers. Murray Auchincloss was his successor. He left abruptly without explanation in December 2025. Former Woodside 'CEO Meg O'Neill immediately took over.

She is BP’s fifth 'CEO' since 2020 and will 'accelerate the company's'shift away from renewables to refocus' on oil and natural gas. (Reporting from Kanjyik Ghosh and Gnaneshwarrajan in Barcelona, Editing by Nick Zieminski.)

(source: Reuters)