BP Names Shell's Emma Lewis as Head of Downstream Business
By Adam Whittaker
British energy major BP named Emma Lewis as head of its downstream business, completing its organizational restructuring intended to simplify how it operates and speed up decision making.
Lewis will head the unit that houses refining and terminals, as well as BP's mobility and convenience, and fuels businesses.
In the midst of a turnaround, BP has refocused on its core oil and gas business and restructured its business into a two-segment operating model. BP now consists of its downstream unit, and an upstream unit headed by Gordon Birrell.
In its pivot to renewable forms of energy under former chief executive Bernard Looney, BP had a separate gas and low-carbon energy unit. Now, the renewable businesses, which include solar and offshore wind, are being rolled into the company's technology function.
BP has said the restructuring will clarify accountabilities and enable faster decision making.
Lewis joins from British peer Shell, where she led its chemicals unit, and replaces Richard Harding, who held the role on an interim basis.
Write to Adam Whittaker at adam.whittaker@wsj.com
(END) Dow Jones Newswires
November 04, 2026 03:09 ET (08:09 GMT)
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