Outgoing chief executive Bob Dudley increases dividend in final gift to shareholders
The outgoing BP chief executive, Bob Dudley, has agreed to bump up shareholder payouts despite a sharp fall in the company’s profits last year as he prepares to retire after a decade at the helm.
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