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BP Chief Exec Hayward is going to quit in 10 weeks.
He has handled the oil spill as badly as Obama. Good riddance.
BP chief executive Tony Hayward is to step down within 10 weeks in a bid to help the British-based oil firm recover from the Gulf of Mexico spill, The Times newspaper said, citing sources close to BP.
The daily said the 53-year-old would resign before October 1, assuming the ruptured Macondo well had been permanently sealed by then.
Its sources said there was a growing expectation that Hayward would announce his departure in late August or September.
The Times quoted one insider as saying: "People may not blame this situation on Tony Hayward, but you would be hard-pushed to find anyone within the company who does not think he is irreparably damaged -- both by his own performance and the event itself." ...
BP chief Hayward to quit: report
He has handled the oil spill as badly as Obama. Good riddance.
BP chief executive Tony Hayward is to step down within 10 weeks in a bid to help the British-based oil firm recover from the Gulf of Mexico spill, The Times newspaper said, citing sources close to BP.
The daily said the 53-year-old would resign before October 1, assuming the ruptured Macondo well had been permanently sealed by then.
Its sources said there was a growing expectation that Hayward would announce his departure in late August or September.
The Times quoted one insider as saying: "People may not blame this situation on Tony Hayward, but you would be hard-pushed to find anyone within the company who does not think he is irreparably damaged -- both by his own performance and the event itself." ...
BP chief Hayward to quit: report