BP names former Shell head of finance to board

BP has named Simon Henry as a non-executive director on its board.

Mr Henry is currently a non-executive director of Rio Tinto and Harbour Energy. Rio Tinto announced in February 2025 he would be stepping down from those roles in the second half of 2025, and Harbour Energy announced his departure from its board alongside the BP announcement.

In its announcement, BP cited Mr Henry’s "wide-ranging expertise and experience in global finance, strategy, governance and management", gained across the energy industry internationally. In a career of 35 years with Shell, he held senior finance and management roles internationally and was chief financial officer and a member of the board from 2009 until 2017. 

"Within the past five years, Simon resigned as a director from Lloyds Banking Group plc and PetroChina Ltd in September 2020 and May 2022, respectively. There are no additional matters that require disclosure under 6.4.8R of the UK Listing Rules," the company said.

BP also announced that current non-executive director Pamela Daley would step down from its board "for personal reasons with effect from 7 July 2025".

BP board chair Helge Lund said, “On behalf of the board, I would like to thank Pam for her outstanding service over the past seven years," and "I am delighted to welcome Simon to BP. The board will benefit from his deep and broad experience of the global upstream and downstream energy industry and his financial and commercial understanding of global markets, together with his extensive and varied board experience."