Home Business BP to make Bernard Looney CEO as climate challenge looms Business BP to make Bernard Looney CEO as climate challenge looms By Genpie - October 4, 2019 181 0 Facebook Twitter Google+ Pinterest WhatsApp Bernard Looney, who will replace Bob Dudley as chief executive of BP when he retires next year, faces the tricky task of navigating the energy major through a rising tide of environmentalism and the move to a low-carbon economy.