Anthony Hayward is one of the most popular and richest Businessman who was born on May 21, 1957 in Caversham, England, United Kingdom. Former CEO of the energy and oil company BP and was later substituted with Bob Dudley.
He was referred to in a negative light in the eyes of He was spoken of with disfavor by Barack Obama in an interview with NBC News after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, which ended his tenure as head of BP. in an interview with NBC News after the Deepwater Horizon oil spill that was the end of his time as the chief of BP.
Anthony Bryan Hayward (born 21 May 1957) is a British businessman and former chief executive of oil and energy company BP. He replaced John Browne, Baron Browne of Madingley, on 1 May 2007. His tenure ended on 1 October 2010 when he was replaced by Bob Dudley following the Deepwater Horizon oil spill. He has been chairman of Glencore Xstrata since May 2014.
In 1992, Hayward moved to Colombia as exploration manager and became president of BP’s operations in Venezuela in 1995. In August 1997, he returned to London as a director of BP Exploration. He became group vice-president of BP Amoco Exploration and Production as well as a member of the BP group’s Upstream executive committee in 1999.
He was the father of two children. He was the youngest out of 7 children.