Hailing from Templeogue and an accountant by trade, Manifold spent 11 years as CRH chief executive and was appointed BP chairman last October

The board of British energy major BP on Tuesday announced it had unanimously decided to remove Chairman Albert Manifold with immediate effect, citing governance oversight and…

Albert Manifold has been ousted with immediate effect

British oil giant BP has removed Albert Manifold as chairman less than a year after he took over the role, citing what it described as "serious concerns" over governance,…

Manifold was appointed to the position less than a year ago when the company was undergoing severe leadership turmoil.

Former CRH chief lasted eight months in role but goes shortly after 18% of investors voted against his election at AGM last month

BP stock fell as much as 9% in London after the board said it had unanimously removed Albert Manifold with immediate effect

BP has removed its Chair, Albert Manifold, with immediate effect. The company cited serious concerns regarding governance oversight and conduct. This decision comes just months…

Amanda Blanc, senior independent director at BP, said the board deemed his conduct to be ‘unacceptable’.

The chairman of oil giant BP has been given the boot after less than a year in the top job - the sudden departure of Albert Manifold prompted a drop in share price

The surprise move was made over 'serious concerns' related to governance and oversight

Albert Manifold is the third senior BP leader to exit under a cloud in three years, as the British energy giant's boardroom turmoil shows no sign of abating.

BP Plc’s board removed Chairman Albert Manifold from his role with due to serious concerns about governance standards. Read more.

The removal of Albert Manifold comes just months after he was appointed, and adds to a period of leadership turmoil at the energy giant.

British oil giant BP announced the departure of chairman Albert Manifold just months after his appointment on 'serious' governance and conduct concerns.

BP has taken decisive action by removing chair Albert Manifold due to unacceptable governance oversight. The board has appointed Ian Tyler as interim chair as the company…

BP has dismissed its chair, Albert Manifold, citing serious concerns about governance standards and conduct

Albert Manifold is out over governance and conduct failures, leaving BP with an interim chair and a new CEO as net income fell 86% last year.

The company said the move was prompted by “concerns” related to “important governance standards, oversight and conduct” — but gave no further details.

BP removed chair Albert Manifold over serious governance and conduct concerns, deepening investor unease over the energy major’s leadership instability.

British oil giant BP unexpectedly removed Albert Manifold as chairman on Tuesday after less than one year in the role, citing "serious concerns" about governance standards,…