BP PLC — Board/Management Information 2007

Feb 1, 2007

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BP p.l.c.: Directorate Change

BP p.l.c. / Change of Personnel

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February 1, 2007

      ANDY INGLIS JOINS BP BOARD AND SUCCEEDS TONY HAYWARD AS HEAD 
                   OF EXPLORATION & PRODUCTION

The board of BP p.l.c. today announced that it has appointed Andy Inglis as
a managing director of the BP Group. He also succeeds Tony Hayward as chief
executive of BP's Exploration & Production (E&P) business. Both
appointments are with immediate effect.

Mr Inglis joined BP in 1980 and has held a number of E&P posts. He was most
recently deputy chief executive of E&P and a member of BP's Group Executive
team.

Commenting on the appointment, BP chairman Peter Sutherland said: 'I am
pleased to welcome Andy Inglis to the board. He will now be responsible for
all of the Group's E&P business. This will allow Tony Hayward, as Group
CEO-designate, to focus on the transition, working closely with John Browne
in the period to the end of July.'

Lord Browne said: 'Aside from his great strategic sense and business track
record, Andy brings deep technical strengths to the board. He is joining a
refreshed executive team which I expect to bring renewed momentum to BP's
future performance.'

Biography of Andrew G. Inglis

Andy Inglis (47) has been BP executive vice president and deputy chief
executive of E&P since 2004, with responsibility for BP's growth areas,
including Azerbaijan, Angola, Algeria, the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Egypt,
Trinidad, and the Asia-Pacific region.

Mr. Inglis received an MA in Engineering from Pembroke College, Cambridge
University and joined BP in 1980. He is a Chartered Mechanical Enineer, a
Fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and a Fellow of the Institute
of Mechanical Engineers.

He began his career in BP as a mechanical engineer, working on various
North Sea projects. In the late 1980s, he moved to a series of commercial
roles in BP Exploration in Aberdeen and London. After a period in the
upstream executive office, in 1994 he moved to Alaska to serve as the
manager for the Kuparuk field. He returned to London in 1996 as chief of
staff for the upstream business. From 1997 until 1999, he was responsible
for leading BP's activities in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

In January 1999, following the merger of BP and Amoco, he became vice
president, US Western

Gas business unit. In September 2000, he joined the upstream executive
committee as a group vice president and was appointed executive vice
president in 2004.

He is married with five children aged between 14 years and 11 months
(twins).
His interests include golf, sailing and skiing.

Note to editors:

-A photograph of Andy Inglis is available from the BP press office or
from www.bp.com

Further information:

BP press office, London: +44 (0)20 7496 4076

DGAP 01.02.2007

Language: English
Issuer: BP p.l.c.
1 St James's Square
SW1Y 4PD London Großbritannien
Phone: +44 (0) 207-496-4000
Fax: +44 (0) 207-496-4570
E-mail: ir@bp.com
WWW: www.bp.com
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WKN: 850517
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