13 Facts About Bernard Looney

Bernard Looney was a member of Rosneft's board until February 2022.

Bernard Looney was born in County Kerry, and was raised on a small dairy farm in Ashgrove, near Kenmare.

Bernard Looney was the first in his family to attend a university.

Bernard Looney earned a degree in electrical engineering from University College Dublin and a master's in management from Stanford Graduate School of Business.

Bernard Looney is a fellow of the Royal Academy of Engineering, and a fellow of the Energy Institute.

Bernard Looney, who had spent his entire career at BP, worked in core production and drilling roles in the North Sea, Vietnam and Mexico, working in other executive roles before taking over the upstream division in 2016.

In October 2019, it was announced that Bernard Looney would succeed Bob Dudley as group chief executive in February 2020.

Bernard Looney was one of five BP employees who attended COP27 as delegates of Mauritania, where BP has made significant investments.

Bernard Looney said Looney and the others attended for a signing ceremony; however, Looney's attendance was criticised by activists who were unhappy at the influence of executives from fossil fuel companies at the conference.

In September 2023, Bernard Looney resigned abruptly from his position for failing to fully disclose details of his past personal relationships with colleagues.

Bernard Looney was appointed chairman of American data centre startup Prometheus Hyperscale in November 2024.

On 25 February 2022, Bernard Looney engaged in talks with the British Secretary of State for Business, Kwasi Kwarteng.

Bernard Looney married British life coach Jacqueline Hurst in October 2017.