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

Ex-Schlumberger VP will also join the oil and gas company’s safety and sustainability committee upon his appointment next year.

This year’s winners include a hospital foundation chair, a diversity leader and a chair at the heart of efforts on a Covid vaccine.

Reports suggest that oil giant BP is preparing to start the search for a new chairman, to replace Carl-Henric Svanberg.