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Kate Thomson

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Group CFO at bp
📍 United Kingdom

Kate Thomson serves as the Group CFO at bp, leveraging over two decades of experience within the company. A prize-winning Chartered Accountant, she has held senior finance roles across bps operations and treasury, focusing on maximizing value and steering the companys financial strategy.

She is a prize-winner from her 1991 Chartered Accountant (ACA) qualification with the ICAEW.

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Experience
5 Years
Current Role
Group CFO
Job Level
Leadership
Location
United Kingdom
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Priorities

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Energy Transition Finance
As CFO, she is responsible for managing the capital allocation and financial strategy for bp's pivot to an integrated energy company.
Financial Discipline
In public statements, she emphasizes a pragmatic approach to the energy transition, focusing on delivering value and maintaining investor confidence through disciplined spending.
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Career

Work history

2-2024
Group CFO
bp
9-2023 - 2-2024
Interim CFO
bp
3-2022 - 10-2023
Senior vice president finance - production & operations
bp plc
2-2021 - 2-2022
Senior Vice President Finance for Other Businesses & Corporate
bp plc
7-2020 - 2-2021
Senior vice president treasury and senior vice president finance for OB&C
bp plc
In the press

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Kate Thomson appointed bp chief financial officer and joins board. Featured in BP – News & Insights (Press Release)
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bp's Kate Thomson Named Chief Financial Officer. Featured in CSP Daily News
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Education
1978 - 1986
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Wolverhampton Girls High School
ACA 1991 - first time passes and prize winner
ICAEW
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