Its chairman is Swedish, a growing chunk of its revenue comes from Russia and its incoming chief executive speaks with an American accent. So goes the Britishness in the company once known as British Petroleum.
BP PLC’s appointment of Managing Director Robert Dudley to replace luckless Briton Tony Hayward as CEO has drawn a muted reaction in Britain, however. While residents of Paris or Rome might be chagrined to see a foreigner running one of their country’s corporate giants, politicians and the public here appear relaxed about it.
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