BP and others have been targeted, with US activists looking overseas at companies with comparatively lower valuations.

Tyler, currently chair of Grafton Group, will join the board of the oil and gas multinational with effect from 1 April.

The BP and Legal & General board member has become an independent non-executive director of the UK telecoms group.

The ex-chief executive of the UK Civil Service is set to take over from Javier Ferrán when Ferrán retires from the role next year.

Supply chain warning; Japan improves corporate governance; FRC drops proposals; BP penalises Looney; US investors resist high pay.

Back in the office ‘by 2026’; personal conduct is a growing risk; how to be a CFO; avoiding corporate scandals.

BP CEO Bernard Looney steps down over work relationships; ACCA pushes for internal controls data; only 12% of fund managers are women.

BP’s share buybacks inflame IPPR; Financial Reporting Council’s thematic review into climate disclosures; the Farage fiasco continues.

The days of ‘Never apologise, never explain’ are gone: a leader’s well-positioned apology has become a crucial corporate communications tool.

NZ boosts ESG in governance code; bid to oust BP chair; Exxon challenged; KPMG and EY audits; female directors mean better forecasting.