BP poaches Boots exec Tracey Clements to lead European forecourts business

The oil and gas giant, which owns more than 1,200 petrol forecourts across the UK, said Clements would help BP as it “redefines its convenience business through differentiated customer offers, scaling up new mobility solutions including electrification and investing in digital and data analytics”.

Clements, who ran Tesco’s convenience division prior to joining Boots as chief operating officer in March 2019, will become BP chief executive of convenience Europe in the spring. 

Her appointment comes at a time when BP has been developing its own food brands, such as Wild Bean Cafe, and partnering with a number of retailers including Marks & Spencer and Rewe To Go to improve its convenience proposition. 

Clements has spent the last two years at Boots UK and Ireland, following 17 years with the UK’s largest grocer Tesco. As well as leading the supermarket giant’s c-store division, Clements also served as customer strategy and insight director on its Clubcard loyalty scheme. 

BP’s chief executive of mobility and convenience in Europe and Southern Africa, Alex Jensen said: “We are delighted Tracey is joining the BP team to play a leading role in helping BP redefine the role it plays in the journeys people make, and in our role in food on the move and food for later.

“We see huge opportunities through our own and partners’ brands, through digital and in the transition to electric.”

Clements added: “I am looking forward to joining our team and partners, and embracing new ideas, technologies and challenges.

“Together we will provide the services and experience customers want in the retail sites of the future – transforming our convenience and mobility offer and supporting the energy transition.”