英国石油公司（BP）任命阿尔伯特·曼尼福德（Albert Manifold）接替海尔格·伦德（Helge Lund）担任公司董事长。他将于9月1日以非执行董事兼候任董事长的身份加入公司董事会，并于10月1日接任董事长一职。届时，海尔格·伦德将卸任董事长及BP董事会董事职务。

阿尔伯特于 2014 年 1 月至 2024 年 12 月期间担任 CRH 的首席执行官。他还是在纽约证券交易所上市的全球化学品生产商利安德巴塞尔 (LyondellBasell) 的非执行董事，以及私营工程咨询公司 Mercury Engineering 的非执行董事。

Albert是一名注册会计师、特许会计师，拥有都柏林城市大学工商管理硕士和商业研究硕士学位。他目前担任CRH董事会特别顾问，同时也是Clayton Dubilier & Rice律师事务所的顾问。

BP appointed Albert Manifold to succeed Helge Lund as chair of the company. He will join the company’s board on 1 September as non-executive director and chair-elect, and will take over as chair on 1 October. At that point, Helge Lund will step down as chair and as a director of the BP board.

Albert was the Chief Executive Officer of CRH from January 2014 until December 2024. He is also a non-executive director at LyondellBasell, a global chemicals producer listed on the New York Stock Exchange, and a non-executive director at Mercury Engineering, a privately-owned engineering consultancy.

Albert is a Certified Public Accountant, a Chartered Accountant, and holds a Master of Business Administration and a Master in Business Studies, both from Dublin City University. He remains a special adviser to the board of CRH and is also an adviser at Clayton Dubilier & Rice.