The board of bp announced that Kate Thomson has been appointed bp chief financial officer with immediate effect. Kate has been interim chief financial officer since September 2023. Before taking on the role of interim CFO, Kate had been bp's senior vice president, finance for production & operations, responsible for the financial stewardship of and commercial partnering with the business globally.

She has been with bp since 2004, previously holding a number of senior financial roles, including group treasurer and group head of tax. Before joining bp, Kate had worked in professional services firms including with Ernst & Young in M&A tax and as group head of tax for Charter plc. She has been a member of the board of Aker BP since 2016 and also serves on the boards of a number of bp Group companies.

She is a qualified chartered accountant and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).