（彭博社）英国石油公司任命石油行业资深人士戴夫·哈格 (Dave Hager) 加入董事会，加强其重新关注化石燃料并赢得投资者支持的努力。
哈格在该行业工作了 40 多年，最近担任美国页岩生产商 Devon Energy Corp. 的首席执行官，随后担任执行董事长。
他将为目前缺乏石油和天然气专业知识的董事会带来新的活力。此前，首席执行官穆雷·奥金克洛斯承诺将重心转向英国石油的核心业务。多年来，英国石油业绩不佳，这在很大程度上源于其前任倡导的净零战略。
董事长海尔格·伦德 (Helge Lund) 周五在一份声明中表示，哈格“对美国上游石油和天然气行业有着深厚的了解。他的战略重点加上他在推动运营业绩和资本效率方面的经验，将成为董事会的宝贵资产。”
隆德本人于今年4月宣布了辞职计划，此前他曾密切关注英国石油公司失败的低碳战略。这一决定是在包括激进投资者埃利奥特投资管理公司在内的投资者施加的巨大变革压力下做出的。
(Bloomberg) – bp Plc appointed oil industry veteran Dave Hager to the board, bolstering its efforts to refocus on fossil fuels and keep investors on side.
Hager has been in the sector for more than 40 years, recently leading U.S. shale producer Devon Energy Corp. as chief executive and then executive chairman.
He’ll bring oil and gas expertise to a board that currently features little of it. His appointment follows a pledge by CEO Murray Auchincloss to pivot back to bp’s core business following years of underperformance, which stemmed in large part from the net zero strategy championed by his predecessor.
Hager “brings deep-rooted knowledge of the U.S. upstream oil and gas industry,” Chairman Helge Lund said Friday in a statement. “His strategic focus combined with his experience in driving operational results and capital efficiency will be an asset to the board.”
Lund himself announced plans to step down in April, having been closely aligned with BP’s failed low-carbon strategy. The decision came amid intense pressure for change from investors including activist Elliott Investment Management.