Tony looked like a strong, smart capable there but for the grace of god go anyone else guy. Do you think the Chairman who no one new until this week should have stayed behind the curtain and left his Hayward punching bag nailed up there awhile longer, or has he judged it just right and can ride in and be the hero? We’ll see. As good as any reality show and BP is paying all the production costs. Well the gulf coast and 11 oil workers and their family’s are paying too, but what price entertainment.
Tony Hayward Benched, BP Says
According to Sky News, BP’s Chairman Carl-Henric Svanberg has said BP CEO Tony Hayward has been relieved of command of day to day operations in the Gulf.
This comes just hours after Hayward had to stand trial before the U.S. House of Representatives for his firm’s errors in the build up to the Deepwater Horizon oil disaster.
Hayward has been under increasing public scrutiny for how he has handled the crisis, particularly in terms of PR.
BP’s stock is rising on the news.
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