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Executive Leadership Team
BHP Group Plc
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Date 28 February 2019
Release Number 06/19
Executive Leadership Team
BHP Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Mackenzie, today announced changes to
the BHP Executive Leadership Team to reflect BHP’s simplified portfolio and
transformation agenda.
Joining the Executive Leadership Team are:
Geraldine Slattery, President Operations Petroleum
Vandita Pant, Chief Commercial Officer
Jonathan Price, Chief Transformation Officer
Laura Tyler, Chief Geoscientist
They join Peter Beaven, Geoff Healy, Mike Henry, Diane Jurgens, Danny
Malchuk and Athalie Williams on the Executive Leadership Team.
Geraldine Slattery will lead BHP’s Petroleum business which includes oil and gas
interests and development and exploration programs in the US, Australia, Mexico
and Canada, effective 18 March 2019. Geraldine has 25 years’ of experience
with BHP, most recently as Asset President Conventional and has led a number
of teams across the Petroleum business. She brings a strong combination of in-
field technical experience and global leadership experience gained in the UK,
Australia and the US.
Vandita Pant will assume the position of Chief Commercial Officer from 1 July
2019. Vandita brings strong global financial market and business development
experience to the role. As Group Treasurer and Head of Europe, she has played
a critical role in the execution of BHP’s capital allocation framework,
strengthened BHP’s balance sheet and led the successful capital management
program to return to shareholders the US$10.4 billion of net proceeds from the
sale of BHP’s US Onshore assets. Prior to BHP, Vandita held roles within ABN
Amro and Royal Bank of Scotland and has lived and worked in Singapore, India
and Japan.
Jonathan Price, currently Transformation Director, will assume the role of Chief
Transformation Officer effective 1 March 2019 and join the Executive Leadership
Team. Jonathan has held senior roles within BHP in Nickel, Marketing, Iron Ore
and Finance where he has worked with governments, joint venture partners,
customers, industry peers, investors and advisors. He will bring this global
business experience and a track record of delivery and change management to
this new role.
Laura Tyler will continue in her current role as Asset President Olympic Dam
based in Adelaide reporting to Mike Henry. In addition to her direct responsibility
for Olympic Dam, Laura will re-join the Executive Leadership Team from 1 March
2019 as Chief Geoscientist and bring a focus on geoscience and resource
engineering risk management. She will lead technical experts to meet current
and future requirements, given the importance of exploration and strategic
resource management to BHP’s transformation agenda.
Arnoud Balhuizen will return to the Netherlands after 25 years with Billiton and
BHP. During Arnoud’s time as Chief Commercial Officer, he led the successful
integration of BHP’s Marketing and Supply groups into one global commercial
team. Through his leadership and vision, BHP’s commercial function has
developed strong global partnerships and created significant value.
Following the successful completion of the sale of BHP’s US Onshore assets,
Steve Pastor, has decided to leave BHP. Steve’s leadership and oil and gas
industry expertise, as President Operations Petroleum, has delivered a world
class, strategically focused business.
Andrew Mackenzie said “These management changes are an important step as
we plan for the future of BHP. The elevation of geoscience and transformation to
the Executive Leadership Team demonstrates the determination we have to
advance the best science, technology and people to make our operations safer
and more productive.
“I thank Arnoud and Steve for their significant contribution to BHP. Their expertise,
integrity and commitment will leave a strong legacy in their respective areas of the
business and across the company more broadly.”
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