BP Names Dotzenrath to Lead Renewables Growth After Sanyal Departure

BP Names Dotzenrath to Lead Renewables Growth After Sanyal Departure
A BP sign is viewed at a gas station in Brooklyn in New York City on Feb. 2, 2016. Spencer Platt/Getty Images
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LONDON—BP named Anja-Isabel Dotzenrath, a former chief executive of RWE Renewables, to oversee the British company’s rapid expansion into renewable energy following the unexpected departure of BP’s head of low carbon and natural gas Dev Sanyal.

Dotzenrath’s appointment comes at a time when BP, under the leadership of CEO Bernard Looney, seeks to rapidly grow its renewables business and shift away from oil.