SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE
COMMISSION
Washington, D.C.
20549
Form 6-K
Report of Foreign
Issuer
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of
1934
for
the period ended November, 2016
BP p.l.c.
(Translation
of registrant's name into English)
1 ST JAMES'S SQUARE, LONDON, SW1Y 4PD, ENGLAND
(Address
of principal executive offices)
Indicate
by check mark whether the registrant files or
will file annual
reports
under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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20-F
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40-F
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pursuant to Rule 12g3-2(b) under the Securities Exchange Act
of
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Yes
No |X|
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press
release
1
November 2016
Nils Andersen to join the BP Board
The
board of BP p.l.c announced today that it has appointed Mr. Nils
Smedegaard Andersen as a Non-Executive Director with immediate
effect; as well as serving on the Board, he will join the Audit
Committee
Mr.
Andersen was Group Chief Executive of A.P. Møller - Mærsk
A/S until 2016 and had previously been President and Chief
Executive Officer of Carlsberg A/S and Carlsberg Breweries
A/S.
Carl-Henric
Svanberg, Chairman of BP said "I am delighted to welcome Nils
Anderson to the BP Board. Nils brings broad experience from the
energy, shipping and consumer goods industries. His depth of
knowledge and insight from his long career will bring an added
perspective to the work of the Board."
Nils Andersen:
Mr.
Nils S. Andersen, 58, was Group Chief Executive of A.P. Møller
- Mærsk from 2007 to June 2016. Prior to this he was Executive
Vice President of Carlsberg A/S and Carlsberg Breweries A/S from
1999-2001, becoming President and Chief Executive Officer from
2001-2007.
He is a
Non-Executive Director at Unilever Plc and Unilever NV, where he
serves on the Audit Committee. Mr Andersen is also Chairman of
Dansk Supermarked Group A/S.
Previous roles
include Non-Executive Director of Inditex S.A. and William Demant
A/S. He has also served as Managing Director of Union Cervecera,
Hannen Brauerei and Chief Executive Officer of the Drinks Division
of the Hero Group.
Mr
Andersen is a Danish citizen and received his graduate degree from
the University of Aarhus.
A
photograph of Mr Andersen is available from the BP press
office
Further information:
BP
press office: +44 (0)20 7496 4076
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SIGNATURES
Pursuant
to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
BP
p.l.c.
(Registrant)
Dated: 01
November 2016
/s/
J. BERTELSEN
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J.
BERTELSEN
Deputy
Company Secretary