Emma Lewis

Emma Lewis has been appointed Executive Vice President, Downstream, at BP and will become a member of the bp leadership team, joining the company on January 4, 2027. In her new role, Lewis will oversee BP's Downstream segment, which includes refining, terminals and pipelines, mobility and convenience, aviation, and bioenergy businesses.

Lewis is a chemical engineer with more than 25 years' experience across chemicals, refining, manufacturing, commercial operations, supply chains and strategy. She has held senior leadership positions at Shell and ExxonMobil in Europe, Asia and North America.

Career history

• Executive Vice President, Chemicals, at Shell (2012-2026), where she led the company's global chemicals business, including its operating assets, commercial activities, polymers interests and joint ventures
• Operational, manufacturing, commercial, product-management and supply-chain roles at ExxonMobil (1999-2012, approximately 13 years)
• Held operational and commercial roles in the UK, Belgium, and the United States at ExxonMobil, including responsibility for manufacturing operations at Mont Belvieu in Texas, chemicals supply and logistics across the Americas, and sales management for the polyolefins business

Emma holds a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering from the University of Leeds.

What Emma Lewis could bring to Executive Vice President, Downstream at BP: Lewis brings deep operational expertise in chemicals, refining, and supply chain management from her tenure leading Shell's global chemicals division and 13 years at ExxonMobil managing manufacturing operations and logistics across multiple continents. Her track record of leading complex, integrated downstream operations and her background strengthening performance and managing large organizations through change position her to enhance BP's downstream business integration and operational resilience across its refining, terminals, mobility and convenience, and bioenergy segments.