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Energy News // 1 decade ago

BP, Rosneft in talks over TNK-BP

British supermajor BP may take on shares in Russian state oil company Rosneft in a share swap that could involve part of TNK-BP, an authority said.

Energy News // 1 decade ago

Shake-up stirs TNK-BP

Investors said the latest shake-up at the board of Russia's joint venture with BP suggests a breakup could be in the works.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

BP chief defends handling of oil spill

BP PLC's 80,000 employees will pause for a minute of silence on the first anniversary of the Gulf of Mexico drilling rig explosion that killed 11 workers.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

BP: Hayward still in charge

BP Chief Executive Officer Tony Hayward is still the person in charge of managing the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico, the company said Saturday.

U.S. News // 1 decade ago

BP chairman: New man in charge of spill

Tony Hayward, the controversial BP chief executive, has been removed from his role responding to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, BP's chairman said Friday.

Daily Briefing // 1 decade ago

A day after a White House meeting, BP officials head again to Capitol Hill to talk about the Gulf of Mexico oil spill.

Energy News // 1 decade ago

BP appoints Ericsson's Svanberg as chair

BP announced Thursday its choice of Carl-Henric Svanberg of Swedish telecommunications giant Ericsson as its next board chairman, replacing Peter Sutherland.

Business News // 1 decade ago

Ericsson lands big Japanese contract

Japanese mobile operator Emobile has hired Swedish telecom firm Ericsson to supply its new 3G network.

Science News // 1 decade ago

Ericsson completes Marconi purchase

Ericsson said Tuesday it has completed acquiring all key assets of Marconi's telecommunications business.

Business News // 1 decade ago

Ericsson lands big British contract

Sweden's Ericsson AB, the world's biggest cell phone network company, won a contract to manage the mobile network of 3, a British company.

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Carl-Henric Svanberg (born May 29, 1952) is a Swedish businessman and current Chairman of BP.

Svanberg holds a Master's degree in Applied Physics from the Linköping Institute of Technology and a Bachelor's degree in Business Administration from Uppsala University. Svanberg holds honorary doctorates from Luleå University of Technology and Linköping University.

Svanberg served as CEO of telecom company Ericsson from April 8, 2003 to December 31, 2009. Following his resignation as CEO, he remained on the board of Ericsson and holds 3,234,441 shares in the company.

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