Cairn boss Gammell hands over CEO reins
Cairn Energy boss Sir Bill Gammell is to relinquish executive control, some 30 years after he founded the company.
Moving upstairs: Investors give blessing to chief Sir Bill Gammell becoming chairman
The Scottish chief executive will become chairman, with legal and commercial director Simon Thomson - who has led the firm's exploration programme in Greenland - taking over.
The UK corporate governance code recommends against chief executives being kicked upstairs to become chairman of the same company.
Firms that opt for this route are usually ordered to comply with the guideline or explain to shareholders why they have not.
But a spokesman for the company said senior non-executive Iain McLaren has secured the blessing of investors for the succession plan, believing a need for continuity outweighs any governance concerns.
Gammell will remain chairman of Cairn India, in order to oversee the stalled sale of a £6bn stake in the venture to Vedanta.
Shares fell 7.6p to 403.3p.
Most watched Money videos
- Skoda reveals Skoda Epiq as part of an all-electric car portfolio
- Mini Cooper SE: The British icon gets an all-electric makeover
- BMW meets Swarovski and releases BMW i7 Crystal Headlights Iconic Glow
- 'Now even better': Nissan Qashqai gets a facelift for 2024 version
- Tesla unveils new Model 3 Performance - it's the fastest ever!
- Mercedes has finally unveiled its new electric G-Class
- How to invest for income and growth: SAINTS' James Dow
- Mail Online takes a tour of Gatwick's modern EV charging station
- 2025 Aston Martin DBX707: More luxury but comes with a higher price
- Land Rover unveil newest all-electric Range Rover SUV
- Blue Whale fund manager on the best of the Magnificent 7
- Mini celebrates the release of brand new all-electric car Mini Aceman
- Don't ditch name and shame plan - it has the City running...
- We do need to resolve inequality admits £8m-a-year...
- Banks should be forced to disclose why they debank small...
- Air Mauritius lost my luggage and it ruined my holiday:...
- Millions kept in the dark over City watchdog's mystery...
- TSB to close one in six branches: More than 6,000 shut by...
- ITV hit by Hollywood strikes as it pins hopes on Euros...
- Hedge fund tycoon's £34m silver salvage claim sunk at the...
- Watches of Switzerland buys Italy's Roberto Coin for £104m
- Snoop Dogg cannabis firm to ditch London after losing 97%...
- Oil industry engineer Wood Group rejects £1.4bn Dubai...
- Minis new electric Cooper SE tested: Can BMW harness the...
- MARKET REPORT: IAG leads Footsie higher as airline shares...
- BAE Systems tools-up for growth as Britain plots defence...
- Investors pull cash out of UK equity funds for the 35th...
- JLR offering £150 a month towards the cost of insuring...
- Controversial Brewdog founder James Watt steps downs
- Spring property bounce is a damp squib - Rics estate...