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BP names former MI6 chief Sawers as non-executive director

LONDON, May 14 (Reuters) - BP has appointed John Sawers, former head of Britain's MI6 secret intelligence service, to its board as a non-executive director, the energy company said on Thursday.

Sawers completed a 5-year tenure at the head of MI6 in November 2014 and is currently chairman and partner of Macro (Shenzhen: 000533.SZ - news) Advisory Partners.

He had previously served as Britain's ambassador to the United Nations and has held a number of senior government roles in the Middle East, including in Egypt and Iraq.

BP also named energy sector veteran Paula Rosput Reynolds as a non-executive director. (Reporting by Ron Bousso; editing by Jason Neely)