Directors & officers
| Name | Title | Compensation | Age | Officer since | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
JacquesNasser | Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board | 1.10m USD | 64 | 2006 | |
Mr. Jacques Nasser is Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board of BHP Billiton Plc, effective 31 March 2010. Following a 33-year career with Ford Motor Company in various leadership positions in Europe, Australia, Asia, South America and the United States, Mr Nasser served as a member of the Board of Directors and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Ford Motor Company from 1998 to 2001. Mr Nasser has more than 30 years’ experience in global businesses and a decade of private equity investment. He is currently a Non-executive Director of British Sky Broadcasting Group plc and a Non-executive advisory partner of One Equity Partners ‘JPMorgan Chase & Co’s Private Equity Business’. He is also a member of the International Advisory Council of Allianz Aktiengesellschaft. | |||||
MariusKloppers | Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director | 2.31m USD | 50 | 2006 | |
Dr. Marius J. Kloppers, Ph.D., is no longer a Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director of BHP Billiton Plc., effective May 10, 2013. Mr. Kloppers has knowledge of the mining industry and of BHP Billiton’s operations. Active in the mining and resources industry since 1993, he was appointed Chief Commercial Officer in December 2003 and Group President Non-Ferrous Materials and Executive Director in January 2006. Mr. Kloppers was previously Chief Marketing Officer, Group Executive of Billiton Plc, Chief Executive of Samancor Manganese and held various positions at Billiton Aluminium, including Chief Operating Officer and General Manager of Hillside Aluminium. | |||||
GrahamKerr | Group Executive, Chief Financial Officer | 1.27m USD | 41 | 2012 | |
Mr. Graham Kerr has been appointed as Group Executive, Chief Financial Officer of BHP Billiton Plc., effective February 2012. Mr. Kerr joined the Group in 1994 and was appointed Chief Financial Officer in November 2011. Prior to this, he was President of Diamonds and Specialty Products. Mr Kerr has worked in a wide range of finance, treasury and operational roles across the Group, and has held the positions of Chief Financial Officer of Stainless Steel Materials, Vice President Finance – BHP Billiton Diamonds and Finance Director for EKATI. In 2004, Mr Kerr left BHP Billiton for a two-year period when he was General Manager Commercial for Iluka Resources Ltd. | |||||
AlbertoCalderon | Group Executive and Chief Executive - Aluminium, Nickel & Corporate Development | 1.97m USD | 52 | 2006 | |
Dr. Alberto Calderon, Ph.D., is no longer a Group Executive and Chief Executive - Aluminium, Nickel & Corporate Development of BHP Billiton Plc., effective May 10, 2013. He joined BHP Billiton as President Diamonds and Specialty Products in February 2006 and was appointed Group Executive and Chief Commercial Officer in July 2007. In December 2011, he was appointed to his current position, Group Executive and Chief Executive Aluminium, Nickel & Corporate Development. Prior to joining BHP Billiton, Mr Calderon was Chief Executive Officer of Cerrejón Coal Company and Chief Executive Officer of Colombian oil company, Ecopetrol. He has held senior roles in investment banking, the Colombian Government and the International Monetary Fund. | |||||
AndrewMackenzie | Chief Executive Officer, Director | 1.83m USD | 56 | 2008 | |
Dr. Andrew Mackenzie, Ph.D., has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Director of BHP Billiton Plc., effective May 10, 2013. As a scientist, he published over 50 research papers and was a research fellow with the British Geological Society and as a Humboldt Fellow, he worked at the Nuclear Research Centre in Julich, Germany. In 1986 he received the President's Award from the Geological Society and in 2002 the Aberconway Medal by the Geological Society. In 1983 Andrew joined BP's research arm, introducing and refining many of the techniques he had created within a commercial environment. Putting theory into practice, he was a key member of the teams that discovered oil and gas fields in Norway and Indonesia that are still producing today. Fast-tracked to BP Finance, Andrew wrote the algorithmic software that allowed BP to manage its interest-rate exposure better than its competitors, then as Head of Capital Markets helped restore BP's balance sheet by restructuring its debt book, making asset disposals and a share repurchase programme. During his 22-year career with BP, Andrew also ran research at BP Chemicals and was Chief Reservoir Engineer where he pioneered extraction techniques in the North Sea, which significantly improved extraction rates and are standard practice today. As Chief Technology Officer, he founded the BP Institute in Cambridge as well as institutes in Princeton, Berkeley and Caltech, whose research to this day contributes to BP's ability to attract world-class talent. His final role with BP was in the USA as Group Vice President Petrochemicals where he oversaw the merger with Amoco's chemical businesses and returned the combined plastics and solvents business to profitability. | |||||
MarcusRandolph | Group Executive, Chief Executive - Ferrous and Coal | 2.22m USD | 56 | 2007 | |
Mr. Marcus P. Randolph is no longer a Group Executive and Chief Executive - Ferrous and Coal of BHP Billiton Plc., effective May 10, 2013. He was previously Chief Organisation Development Officer, President Diamonds and Specialty Products, Chief Development Officer Minerals and Chief Strategic Officer Minerals for BHP Billiton. Mr Randolph’s prior career includes Chief Executive Officer, First Dynasty Mines, Mining and Minerals Executive, Rio Tinto Plc, Director of Acquisitions and Strategy, Kennecott Inc, and various mine operating positions in the United States and Peru with Asarco Inc. Mr Randolph has been in his current position as Chief Executive – Ferrous & Coal since July 2007. | |||||
J. MichaelYeager | Group Executive, Chief Executive - Petroleum | 1.41m USD | 59 | 2006 | |
Mr. J. Michael Yeager is no longer a Group Executive, Chief Executive - Petroleum of BHP Billiton Plc., effective July 1, 2013. He joined the Group in April 2006 as Chief Executive Petroleum after 25 years with Mobil and later ExxonMobil. Mr Yeager was previously Vice President, ExxonMobil Development Company, and held the roles of Senior Vice President, Imperial Oil Ltd and Chief Executive Officer, Imperial Oil Resources, Vice President Africa, ExxonMobil Production Company, Vice President Europe, ExxonMobil Production Company and President, Mobil Exploration and Production in the United States. | |||||
MikeHenry | Group Executive, Chief Marketing Officer, President - HSEC, Marketing and Technology | 1.17m USD | 46 | 2011 | |
Mr. Mike Henry is the Group Executive, Chief Marketing Officer, President - HSEC, Marketing and Technology of BHP Billiton Plc. He has been appointed as President - HSEC, Marketing and Technology of the Company effective May 10, 2013. Prior to this, he was President Marketing. Mr Henry’s earlier career with BHP Billiton included various business development and marketing roles, including Marketing Director for Petroleum, Marketing Director for Energy Coal & Freight and Vice President Business Development for the Energy Coal Customer Sector Group. Prior to joining BHP Billiton, Mr Henry worked for Mitsubishi Corporation, where he held a number of commercial roles. | |||||
KarenWood | President - People and Public Affairs | 1.58m USD | 56 | 2001 | |
Ms. Karen J. Wood has been appointed as President - People and Public Affairs of BHP Billiton Plc., effective May 10, 2013. She joined BHP Billiton in 2001. Ms Wood’s previous positions were Chief Governance Officer, Special Adviser and Head of Group Secretariat and Group Company Secretary. Ms Wood was appointed Chief People Officer in 2007 and in 2010 assumed responsibility for Public Affairs. Before joining BHP Billiton, she was General Counsel and Company Secretary for Bonlac Foods Limited. Ms Wood is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries. | |||||
JaneMcAloon | President - Governance, Group Company Secretary | -- | 48 | 2006 | |
Ms. Jane F. McAloon is President - Governance, Group Company Secretary of BHP Billiton Plc. She has been appointed as President - Governance of the Company effective May 10, 2013. Jane joined BHP Billiton in 2006 as Company Secretary, BHP Billiton Limited. Prior to joining BHP Billiton, Jane held the position of Company Secretary and Group Manager External and Regulatory Services in the Australian Gas Light Company. She previously held various State and Commonwealth government positions, including Director General of the NSW Ministry of Energy and Utilities and Deputy Director General for the NSW Cabinet Office, as well as working in private legal practice. Jane has a Bachelor of Economics with Honours and a Bachelor of Laws from Monash University, and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance. | |||||
MalcolmBroomhead | Non-Executive Independent Director | -- | 60 | 2010 | |
Mr. Malcolm W. Broomhead has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of BHP Billiton Plc with effect from March 31, 2010. He has experience in running industrial and mining companies with a global footprint and broad global experience in project development in many of the countries in which BHP Billiton operates. Mr Broomhead was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Orica Limited from 2001 until September 2005. Prior to joining Orica, Mr. Broomhead held a number of senior positions at North Limited, including Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer and, prior to that, held senior management positions with Halcrow (UK), MIM Holdings, Peko Wallsend and Industrial Equity. He is Chairman of Asciano Limited (since October 2009), Director of Coates Group Holdings Pty Ltd (since January 2008). | |||||
JohnBuchanan | Senior Non-Executive Independent Director | -- | 69 | 2003 | |
Dr. John G. Buchanan, Ph.D., is Senior Non-Executive Independent Director of BHP Billiton Plc. Sir John Educated at Auckland, Oxford and Harvard, Sir John has broad international business experience gained in complex international businesses. He has substantial experience in the petroleum industry and knowledge of the international investor community. He has held various leadership roles in strategic, financial, operational and marketing positions, including executive experience in different countries. He is a former Executive Director and Group Chief Financial Officer of BP, Treasurer and Chief Executive of BP Finance and Chief Operating Officer of BP Chemicals. He is Chairman of ARM Holdings Plc (UK) (since May 2012). Chairman of Smith & Nephew Plc (since April 2006) and former Deputy Chairman (from February 2005 to April 2006). Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (UK) (since May 2008). Member of Advisory Board of Ondra Bank (since June 2009). Chairman of the UK Trustees for the Christchurch Earthquake appeal. Former Senior Independent Director and Deputy Chairman of Vodafone Group Plc (from July 2006 to July 2012) and Director (from April 2003 to July 2012). Former Director of AstraZeneca Plc (from April 2002 to April 2010). | |||||
CarlosCordeiro | Non-Executive Independent Director | -- | 56 | 2005 | |
Mr. Carlos Cordeiro is Non-Executive Independent Director of BHP Billiton Plc. He brings to the Board more than 30 years’ experience in providing strategic and financial advice to corporations, financial institutions and governments around the world. Mr Cordeiro was previously Partner and Managing Director of Goldman Sachs Group Inc and Executive Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs (Asia) LLC. | |||||
DavidCrawford | Non-Executive Independent Director | -- | 68 | 2001 | |
Mr. David Alexander Crawford is Non-Executive Independent Director of BHP Billiton Plc, since June 2001. He has been a Director of BHP Limited since May 1994. David has experience in risk management and business reorganisation. He has acted as a consultant, scheme manager, receiver and manager and liquidator to complex groups of companies. He was previously Australian National Chairman of KPMG, Chartered Accountants. He is Chairman of Australia Pacific Airports Corporation Limited (since May 2012). Chairman of Lend Lease Corporation Limited (since May 2003) and Director (since July 2001). Former Chairman (from November 2007 to December 2011) and former Director (from August 2001 to December 2011) of Foster’s Group Limited. Former Director of Westpac Banking Corporation (from May 2002 to December 2007). Former Chairman of National Foods Limited (Director from November 2001 to June 2005). | |||||
LawrenceDavies | Independent Non-Executive Director | -- | 61 | 2012 | |
Mr. Lawrence Patrick Adrian Davies has been appointed as Independent Non-Executive Director of BHP Billiton Plc., with effect from 1 June 2012. He has experience in the natural resources sector across a number of geographies, commodities and markets. From July 2005 until June 2011, Mr Davies was Chief Executive of Sasol Limited, an international energy, chemical and mining company with operations in 38 countries and listings on the Johannesburg and New York stock exchanges. He began his career at Sasol in 1975 and held a number of diverse roles, including managing the group’s oil and gas businesses, before becoming Chief Executive in July 2005. Mr Davies is a former Director of various Sasol Group companies and joint ventures.. He obtained a BSc mechanical engineering degree, cum laude, from the University of Natal in 1975 and attended the Harvard Business School PMD in 1986. He served as Director (from August 1997 to June 2011) and Chief Executive (from July 2005 to June 2011) of Sasol Limited. | |||||
CarolynHewson | Non-Executive Independent Director | -- | 58 | 2010 | |
Ms. Carolyn Judith Hewson has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of BHP Billiton Plc with effect from March 31, 2010. She is a former investment banker and has over 30 years’ experience in the finance sector. Ms. Hewson was previously an Executive Director of Schroders Australia Limited and has financial markets, risk management and investment management experience. Ms. Hewson is a Non-executive Director of Stockland Group and BT Investment Management Limited. Ms Hewson previously served as a Director on the boards of Westpac Banking Corporation, AMP Limited, CSR Limited, AGL Energy Limited, the Australian Gas Light Company, South Australia Water and the Economic Development Board of South Australia. Ms. Hewson is currently a member of the Advisory Board of Nanosonics Limited, a Director of the Australian Charities Fund Pty Limited, Patron and a Director of the Neurosurgical Research Foundation and Chair of the Westpac Foundation. | |||||
LindsayMaxsted | Non-Executive Independent Director | -- | 58 | 2011 | |
Mr. Lindsay Philip Maxsted has been appointed as Non-Executive Independent Director of BHP Billiton Plc, with effect from 23 March 2011. Lindsay is a corporate recovery specialist who has managed a number of Australia's corporate insolvency and restructuring engagements and, until recently, continued to undertake consultancy work in the restructuring advisory field. He was the Chief Executive Officer of KPMG Australia between 2001 and 2007. Lindsay is currently Chairman of Westpac Banking Corporation and of Transurban Group. Lindsay was on the Board of the Public Transport Corporation from 1995 to 2001 and in his capacity as Chairman from 1997 to 2001 had the responsibility of guiding the Public Transport Corporation through the final stages of a reform process. He is Chairman of Westpac Banking Corporation (since December 2011) and a Director (since March 2008). Chairman of Transurban Group (since August 2010) and a Director (since March 2008). Director and Honorary Treasurer of Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute (since June 2005). Former KPMG Australia Chief Executive Officer (from January 2001 to December 2007). | |||||
WayneMurdy | Non-Executive Independent Director | -- | 68 | 2009 | |
Mr. Wayne W. Murdy, CPA, is Non-Executive Independent Director of BHP Billiton Plc. He has a background in finance and accounting, where he gained comprehensive experience in the financial management of mining, oil and gas companies during his career with Getty Oil, Apache Corporation and Newmont Mining Corporation. Mr. Murdy served as the Chief Executive Officer of Newmont Mining Corporation from 2001 to 2007 and Chairman of Newmont from 2002 to 2007. Mr Murdy is also a former Chairman of the International Council on Mining and Metals, a former Director of the US National Mining Association and a former member of the Manufacturing Council of the US Department of Commerce. | |||||
KeithRumble | Non-Executive Independent Director | -- | 58 | 2008 | |
Mr. Keith Christopher Rumble is a Non-Executive Independent Director of BHP Billiton Plc. He was previously Chief Executive Officer of SUN Mining, a wholly owned entity of the SUN Group, a principal investor and private equity fund manager in Russia, India and other emerging and transforming markets. Mr Rumble has over 30 years’ experience in the resources industry, specifically in titanium and platinum mining, and is a former Chief Executive Officer of Impala Platinum (Pty) Ltd and former Chief Executive Officer of Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium Inc in Canada. He began his career at Richards Bay Minerals in 1980 and held various management positions before becoming Chief Executive Officer in 1996. | |||||
JohnSchubert | Non-Executive Independent Director | -- | 69 | 2001 | |
Dr. John M. Schubert, Ph.D., has been Non-Executive Independent Director of BHP Billiton PLC. He has considerable experience in the international oil industry, including at Chief Executive Officer level. Dr Schubert has had executive mining and financial responsibilities and was Chief Executive Officer of Pioneer International Limited for six years, where he operated in the building materials industry in 16 countries. Dr Schubert has experience in mergers, acquisitions and divestments, project analysis and management. Dr Schubert was previously Chairman and Managing Director of Esso Australia Limited and President of the Business Council of Australia. | |||||
ShritiVadera | Non-Executive Independent Director | -- | 50 | 2011 | |
Baroness Shriti Vadera is Non-Executive Independent Director of BHP Billiton Plc effective 1 January, 2011. She brings wide-ranging experience in finance, economics and public policy, as well as experience of emerging markets and international institutions. In recent years, Ms Vadera has undertaken a number of international assignments, including advising the G20 chair under the Republic of Korea, Temasek Holdings, Singapore on strategy and the Government of Dubai on the restructuring of Dubai World. Ms Vadera was a Minister in the British Government from 2007 to 2009 in the Department for International Development, the Business Department and the Cabinet Office, where she was responsible for the response to the global financial crisis. Ms Vadera was on the Council of Economic Advisers, H M Treasury from 1999 to 2007 focusing on business and international economic issues. Prior to her time in the British Government, Ms Vadera spent 14 years in investment banking at UBS Warburg, where she specialised in advisory work in emerging markets. | |||||
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Director dealings
Directors have sold an average of -1.74k shares during each of the last thirty-six months. Director sales are not usually meaningful unless they are significantly larger than normal.
As of 01 May 2013
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| Dealing date | Name & title | Shares | Per share (GBX) | Deal size (GBP) |
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Purchase 22 Feb 2013 | P Davies | 20,000 | 2,120.92 | 424.18k |
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