BP CEO To Resign This Week By Hortense Smith | July 25, 2010 | 6:10pm Latest Copy to clipboard × Copy Link Facebook Reddit Bluesky Email ! Tony Hayward, chief executive of BP, is set to resign on Tuesday. As a source tells the Times: “”It is in the best interest of the company to go forward with fresh leadership.” [NYTimes] Most Popular Inside the Mind of the Influencer Who Thinks You Should Be Rude to Waitstaff Kristi Noem Accidentally Low-Key Suggested That Trump Might Be to Blame for Deadly Texas Flooding So...Anne Hathaway's Next Movie Sounds Insane More from JezebelKristi Noem Fucked Up FEMA's Response to Texas FloodsWill Poulter Is Being Criminally Underused on 'The Bear'In Defense of Hugh Grant Falling Asleep at Wimbledon Join the discussion... GET JEZEBEL RIGHT IN YOUR INBOX Still here. Still without airbrushing. Still with teeth. Sign Up Leave this field empty if you're human: