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Government energy adviser quits BP after ‘conflict of interest’ fears revealed

Peter Mather was appointed to the government’s BEIS board despite being paid to chair a BP shareholders’ group

By Adam Bychawski
Government energy adviser quits BP after ‘conflict of interest’ fears revealed
Former BP UK boss Peter Mather joined the BEIS board in March. | BEIS
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A government energy mandarin has stepped down from his paid role chairing BP Europe’s board after openDemocracy revealed concerns over a potential conflict of interest.

BP’s former UK head, Peter Mather, was appointed to the board of the Department of Business, Energy and Industry Strategy (BEIS) as a non-executive board member in March 2022.

The department, which is responsible for the UK’s strategy to reach net zero carbon emissions by 2050, said Mather’s role would “be vital in shaping government policy” at the time. 

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