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BHP Billiton Plc - Senior Management Appointments
BHP Billiton Plc
Code: BIL
Isin: GB0000566504
NEWS RELEASE
8 December 2005
SENIOR MANAGEMENT APPOINTMENTS AT BHP BILLITON
BHP Billiton announced today that Mike Salamon, currently Group President with
responsibility for the non-ferrous businesses, will be appointed as Executive
President of BHP Billiton with effect from 1 January. Mike will assume
responsibility for Marketing, Strategy and Business Development (corporate
development activities), Integrated Business Development (regional project
development), Exploration, and Technology. He will assume country
responsibility for China and will continue to have responsibility for South
Africa and BHP Billiton"s overall Health, Safety, Environment and Community
activities. Mike will continue to report to the Chief Executive Officer and
remain a member of the Office of Chief Executive. He will also continue as an
Executive Director.
Marius Kloppers will move from the role of Chief Commercial Officer into the
position of Group President vacated by Mike with effect from 1 January. Marius
will assume responsibility for the Aluminium, Base Metals, Stainless Steel
Materials and Diamonds and Specialty Products Customer Sector Groups. He will
continue to report to the Chief Executive Officer and remain a member of the
Office of Chief Executive.
Karen Wood, previously Company Secretary for the Group, will join the OCE as
Special Advisor and Head of Group Secretariat. Karen will continue to have
responsibility for the Company Secretariat of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP
Billiton Plc and continue to report to the Chairman in that capacity. She will
assume management responsibility for the administration of authorities delegated
to the CEO and special projects determined by the CEO and, in this capacity,
will report to the CEO.
Phil Aiken, John Fast, Bob Kirkby, Chris Lynch and Marcus Randolph will continue
in their current roles and remain members of the Office of Chief Executive. Bob
Kirkby will be Chairman of the Executive Committee.
Chip Goodyear, Chief Executive Officer, said: "Since the merger of BHP and
Billiton, now nearly four and a half years ago, we have had outstanding
performance from a strong executive team that has broadly occupied the same
roles throughout this period. We are committed to developing our executives and
see this as an ideal time to broaden the experience of some of our top people
and facilitate smooth succession planning in the future. The process started
with Marcus Randolph"s appointment as Chief Organisation Development Officer and
continues with the appointments announced today. We think this is an effective
way to continue to challenge our senior people and develop additional
organisational capability while ensuring continuity of our business
initiatives".
BHP Billiton Chairman, Mr Don Argus, also announced today that from 1 January
Marius Kloppers and Chris Lynch would join the Board as Executive Directors (see
related announcement).
The Office of Chief Executive will now comprise:
Chief Executive Officer - Chip Goodyear (OCE Chairman)
Executive President - Mike Salamon
Group President - Phil Aiken
Chief Legal Counsel and Head of External Affairs - John Fast
Group President - Bob Kirkby
Group President - Marius Kloppers
Chief Financial Officer - Chris Lynch
Chief Organisation Development Officer - Marcus Randolph
Special Advisor and Head of Group Secretariat - Karen Wood
Biographical details:
Mike Salamon
BSc Mining Eng, MBA, 50
Executive Director and Group President Non-Ferrous Materials. From 1 January
2006 Executive President.
Member of the Office of Chief Executive.
Appointed an Executive Director in February 2003 and Group President Non-Ferrous
Materials (consisting of Aluminium, Base Metals and Stainless Steel Materials)
in March 2004 and Chairman of WMC Resources Ltd in June 2005. He is Chairman of
Samancor and a Director of Richards Bay Minerals, Cerro Matoso and Escondida.
From July 1997 to June 2001 he was an executive Director of Billiton Plc with
responsibilities for nickel, chrome, manganese, stainless steel and titanium.
Marius Kloppers
BE (Chem), MBA, PhD (Materials Science), 43
Chief Commercial Officer. From 1 January 2006 Group President (Non Ferrous)
Member of the Office of Chief Executive.
Joined the Group in 1993 and appointed Chief Commercial Officer in December
2003. He was previously Chief Marketing Officer, Group Executive of Billiton
Plc, Chief Executive of Samancor Manganese, and held various positions at
Billiton Aluminium, amongst them Chief Operating Officer and General Manager of
Hillside Aluminium.
Karen Wood
Bed, LLB (Hons), FCIS, 49
Special Advisor and Head of Group Secretariat
Member of the Office of Chief Executive.
Joined the Group in 2001 as Company Secretary of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP
Billiton Plc. Previously a lawyer practising in commercial law, she was General
Counsel and Company Secretary for Bonlac Foods Limited prior to joining BHP
Billiton.
Photographs available on request.
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our Internet site:
www.bhpbilliton.com
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Date: 08/12/2005 07:46:00 AM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
