The Board of BP p.l.c. announced that with effect from the close of the AGM on 21 May 2018, Mr. Paul Anderson has retired as a Non-Executive Director and Dame Alison Carnwath has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director. On joining the Board, Dame Alison will also be appointed to the audit committee. Dame Alison Carnwath practiced as a chartered accountant before going on to hold a number of senior financial advisory roles with Schroder Wagg & Co and the Phoenix Partnership. Dame Alison has worked as a senior advisor at Evercore Partners (previously Lexicon) since 2005 and has been involved with Livingbridge LLP as chairman of the investment committee and chairman of the strategic advisory board. She is currently a non-executive chairman of Land Securities Group plc and will be stepping down from this role in July 2018. She is also a non-executive director of PACCAR Inc. and Broadwell Capital Limited, and a non-executive director and chairman of the audit committee of both Zurich Insurance Company Ltd. and BASF SE.