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BP Removes Chairman Albert Manifold Over Conduct Concerns

The board of the British energy major unanimously ousted the chairman with immediate effect, triggering a decline in share prices.

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May 12, 2010. Sediment sampling, Jarrod Redwine, VTECH Environmental Services, EPA contractor. USEPA photo by Eric Vance More about EPA's response at www.epa.gov/bpspill/
May 12, 2010. Sediment sampling, Jarrod Redwine, VTECH Environmental Services, EPA contractor. USEPA photo by Eric Vance More about EPA's response at www.epa.gov/bpspill/·Photo: USEPA Environmental-Protection-Agency via Wikimedia Commonscc0

Board Action and Removal

The board of directors for the British energy major BP announced on Tuesday that it has unanimously decided to remove Chairman Albert Manifold. The decision to oust Manifold is effective immediately,.

According to company reports, the board's decision was driven by "serious" concerns regarding conduct,. Additional reports indicate that the removal stems from serious governance and conduct concerns.

Market Reaction

Shares in BP (LON: BP) fell sharply following the announcement of the shock move to remove the chairman. Market reports confirm that BP shares declined after the board's decision was made public,.

Leadership and Governance Context

The removal of Albert Manifold has contributed to deepening investor unease regarding leadership instability at the energy major.

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Verified all claims against source snippets. The previous fix (removing the BP homepage filler citation) has landed correctly — source 4 no longer appears in the body. All remaining citations are supported by their respective snippets: sources 1, 2, and 6 confirm the unanimous removal with immediate effect; source 7 supports the governance/conduct framing and investor unease; source 3 supports the sharp share price decline. No fabricated quotes, no unsupported claims, no single-source saturation. Key facts are correctly attributed.

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