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BIL - BHP Billiton Plc - Appointment Of Andrew Mackenzie
BHP Billiton Plc
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
Date: 20 November 2007
APPOINTMENT OF ANDREW MACKENZIE
BHP Billiton announced today that it has appointed Andrew Mackenzie as Group
Executive and Chief Executive Non Ferrous. Mr Mackenzie will be a member of the
Group Management Committee.
Mr Mackenzie will assume the role following the succession of Marius Kloppers
from the position of Group President Non Ferrous to Chief Executive Officer on 1
October this year.
Mr Mackenzie, 50 and British, has around 30 years working experience in
minerals, metals, oil and gas. He joins BHP Billiton from Rio Tinto, where he
was Chief Executive, Diamonds and Industrial Minerals. Previously he was Group
Vice President, BP Petrochemicals. He spent 22 years with BP, primarily in the
UK and North America in senior positions including head of Capital Markets in BP
Finance, chief reservoir engineer with oversight of oil and gas reserves and
production, head of Government and Public Affairs worldwide and Group Vice-
President Technology. Mr Mackenzie is a non-executive director of Centrica.
BHP Billiton Chief Executive Officer Marius Kloppers today welcomed Mr Mackenzie
to the Group Management Committee. "Andrew has extensive experience in our
sector and will be a valuable addition to our executive team. I look forward to
working with him as we strive to meet the growing demand for our commodities,"
Mr Kloppers said.
Mr Mackenzie will be based in London. No start date has yet been fixed. His
employment contract with Rio Tinto contains obligations in relation to a period
of notice that he will observe.
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our Internet site:
www.bhpbilliton.com
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