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.