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Tony Hayward makes his mark on BP

An Iraqi oil worker walks by at an oil field in the southern Rumaila area

When Tony Hayward took over at BP two and a half years ago, he knew things were bad. He just didn’t know how bad. One of the first calls the new chief executive made was to Bain & Company. Full Article at Times Online

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  7. SALOU, SPAIN - OCTOBER 01:  Khalid Al Qassimi of United Arabian Emirates and Michael Orr of Great Britain compete in their BP Abu Dhabi Ford Focus during the Shakedown of the WRC Rally de Espana on October 1, 2009 in Salou, Spain.
  8. KINGSCLIFF, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 06:  Khalid Al Qassimi of United Arab Emirates and Michael Orr of Great Britian compete in their BP Abu Dhabi Ford Focus during the Repco Rally of Australia Special Stage 32 on September 6, 2009 in Kingscliff, Australia.
  9. KINGSCLIFF, AUSTRALIA - SEPTEMBER 05:  Mikko Hirvonen of Finland and Jarmo Lehtinen of Finland compete in their BP Abu Dhabi Ford Focus during  day two of the WRC Repco Rally of Australia on September 5  in Kingscliff, Australia.

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