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Ken MacKenzie to become BHP Chairman
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Date 16 June 2017
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Ken MacKenzie to become BHP Chairman effective 1 September 2017
The BHP Board has elected Ken MacKenzie to succeed Jac Nasser as Chairman.
Mr MacKenzie will assume the role of Chairman effective 1 September 2017,
following Mr Nasser’s retirement as both Chairman and a Non-executive Director.
The appointment follows a formal Chairman succession process led by Senior
Independent Director, Shriti Vadera.
Mr MacKenzie joined the BHP Board as a Non-executive Director in September 2016
and is a member of the Board’s Sustainability Committee.
He has extensive international business experience gained during his 23 years at
Amcor, a global packaging company with operations in over 40 countries. Mr
MacKenzie served as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer for 10 of those
23 years.
Senior Independent Director, Shriti Vadera, said “As we announce the election of a
new Chairman, the BHP Board would like to recognise the outstanding contribution of
our retiring Chairman, Jac Nasser. Jac has been a Director for 11 years, the last
seven as Chairman, and has led the Company during a period of extraordinary
change in the resources industry. We thank him for his long and distinguished service
to BHP.
"With the assistance of Heidrick & Struggles, a leading international recruitment firm,
the Board undertook a rigorous search and assessment of potential external and
internal candidates against clear skills and performance criteria.
“Ken MacKenzie brings extensive global executive experience and a strategic
approach. He has a proven track record of delivering value for shareholders. He has
the operational and financial capabilities as well as the rigour necessary to effectively
oversee BHP’s capital allocation framework.”
Outgoing Chairman, Jac Nasser, said “It has been an honour to serve as a Director
and as Chairman of BHP. BHP is a great company with world-class assets and
talented people. In particular, I would like to thank Andrew Mackenzie and his team
for their vision and hard work to help deliver significant change over the past four
years. Ken MacKenzie is an excellent choice as leader of the Board, and I wish him
every success in the role.”
Chairman-elect, Ken MacKenzie, said “It is an honour and a privilege to succeed Jac
Nasser as Chairman of BHP. Under his leadership, BHP has been transformed into a
simpler, more productive and more resilient company. As incoming Chairman, I look
forward to engaging with shareholders and other stakeholders over the coming
weeks to understand their perspectives. I am committed to the creation of long-term
value for all of our shareholders and will work tirelessly with the Board and
management to achieve this.”
KEN MACKENZIE – BIOGRAPHY
Ken MacKenzie, 53, has been a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc
since September 2016 and is a member of the Board’s Sustainability Committee.
From 2005 until 2015, he served as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
of Amcor Limited (Amcor), a global packaging company with operations in over 40
countries. During his 23 year career with Amcor in various senior executive positions,
Ken gained extensive experience across all of Amcor’s major business segments in
developed and emerging markets in the Americas, Australia, Asia and Europe.
During his tenure as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Amcor, Mr
MacKenzie successfully oversaw a period of industry consolidation, executing over 30
mergers and acquisition transactions to further improve scale and industry structure.
He rationalised Amcor’s portfolio, focusing on segments with strong market positions,
and increased Amcor’s market capitalisation from $US4.5 billion to $US12.5 billion.
Amcor now derives the majority of its annual revenues from overseas markets and is
cited as one of the few blue-chip Australian companies to successfully expand
offshore.
Ken MacKenzie grew up in Canada and holds a Bachelor of Engineering from McGill
University. He started his career as a manufacturing strategy consultant at global
consulting firm Accenture’s North American operations. During his career, he has lived
and worked in the Americas, Europe and Australasia and currently resides in
Melbourne.
He is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the
Australian Institute of Engineers.
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