About Lord Browne’s Early Resignation from BP
Browne’s premature resignation from BP is a very lucky break for the “Corporate Social Responsibility” (CSR) movement.
History will probably forget that Browne moved up his planned retirement to the end of June 2007 as a result of safety missteps and other problems at BP that many, including myself, believe were an indirect but very real result of his apparent obsession with pleasing enviros and CSR crusaders.
Now that personal scandal (and perhaps much worse) has caused him to resign even earlier, the originally announced resignation, and its reasons, will likely go down the memory hole.
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Selected Previous Posts:
- Feb. 13 — From the ‘It’s Not Easy Being Green’ Department
- Jan. 17, 2007 — This Would Explain Why Browne Is Stepping Down Early
- Sept. 14, 2006 — BP CEO Lord John Browne Should Resign, Says Group
Will this now be referred to as pulling a McGreevey? The former governor of New Jersey resigned for hiring an unqualified boyfriend as state homeland security DH. However, all anyone talked about was him coming out of the closet while ignoring all the corruption in his administration.
Comment by largebill — May 4, 2007 @ 6:01 pm
#1, That ought to enter the lexicon.
At least Lord Browne probably won’t decide to enroll in an Anglican seminary, as McGreevey reportedly has.
Comment by TBlumer — May 4, 2007 @ 7:23 pm