{"id":492,"date":"2026-05-30T14:42:46","date_gmt":"2026-05-30T14:42:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=492"},"modified":"2026-05-30T14:42:46","modified_gmt":"2026-05-30T14:42:46","slug":"bps-ousted-chairman-manifold-clashed-with-director-over-deal-talks-wsj-reports","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=492","title":{"rendered":"BP&#8217;s ousted chairman Manifold clashed with director over deal talks, WSJ reports"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li>Companies<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<ul>\n<li><svg><\/svg>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div><button><span><span>Follow<\/span><\/span><\/button><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>May 29 (Reuters) &#8211; BP&#8217;s (BP.L)<svg><\/svg><span>, opens new tab<\/span> recently ousted \u200bchairman Albert Manifold clashed with \u200cfellow director Simon Henry earlier this year over the handling of sensitive talks related to \u200ba potential deal, the Wall \u200bStreet Journal reported on Friday, citing people \u2060familiar with the matter.<\/div>\n<div>BP ousted Manifold on \u200bTuesday and expressed serious concerns about \u200bhis governance standards, oversight and conduct. Manifold said he was removed without warning and disputed the \u200bcharacterisation of his conduct.<\/div>\n<div>The Journal reported \u200bthat Manifold privately accused Henry of overstepping his \u200cauthority \u2060and excluding other directors from communications, while Henry denied any mishandling of talks, arguing that Manifold was mischaracterising conversations.<\/div>\n<div>Henry, \u200bwho joined \u200bBP in \u2060September, was among those who left under Manifold as his \u200bboard shrank.<\/div>\n<div>There were also tensions \u200blast \u2060year between Manifold and then-CEO Murray Auchincloss, the Journal said.<\/div>\n<div>BP declined to comment, \u2060while \u200bManifold, Henry and Auchincloss \u200bcould not be reached for comment.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=490\">Tiny Guyana poised for big Iran oil gains and growth strains<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=488\">Yen back in danger zone as Tokyo officials keep investors on edge<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Read more <a href=\"https:\/\/reliablemovingcrews.com\/?p=486\">WHO chief rallies community in Congo\u2019s Ebola response, calls for more funding<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BP expressed serious concerns about the ousted chairman&#8217;s governance standards.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":491,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[75,52],"class_list":["post-492","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-boards","tag-refining"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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