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BHP Billiton Plc - Bhp Billiton Appoints New Executive Committee Member
BHP Billiton Plc
Registration number 3196209
Registered in England and Wales
Share Code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
Date: 27 April 2006
BHP BILLITON APPOINTS NEW EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEMBER
BHP Billiton announced today the appointment of Mr Ian Ashby, President and
Chief Operating Officer, Western Australian Iron Ore to the BHP Billiton
Executive Committee. This appointment reflects the increasing importance of
Western Australian Iron Ore in the BHP Billiton portfolio by separating the
management of our extensive production and development activities in Western
Australia from iron ore development activities in other regions. Ian will
continue to be based in Perth and will report to Chris Lynch, Group President of
Carbon Steel Materials.
Biographical details:
Ian Ashby
B Eng Mining. 48
Ian has a B Eng Mining from the Melbourne University.
Joined the group in 1987 and appointed President and Chief Operating Officer for
Western Australian Iron Ore in December 2004. He was previously Chief Operating
Officer for BHP Billiton"s Base Metals CSG based in Houston and prior to this
held a number of operating and project development roles within the Base Metals
and Carbon Steel Materials CSGs.
Ian is a Vice President of the Chamber of Minerals & Energy of Western Australia
and a Member of AusIMM.
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our Internet site:
www.bhpbilliton.com
Contacts:
Australia United Kingdom
Jane Belcher, Investor Relations Mark Lidiard, Investor & Media
Tel: +61 3 9609 3952 Mobile: +61 417 Relations
031 653 Tel: +44 20 7802 4156 Mobile: +44
email: Jane.H.Belcher@bhpbilliton.com 7769 934 942
email: Mark.Lidiard@bhpbilliton.com
Samantha Evans, Media Relations Illtud Harri, Media Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 2898 Mobile: +61 400 Tel: +44 20 7802 4195 Mobile: +44
693 915 7920 237 246
email: Samantha.Evans@bhpbilliton.com email: Illtud.Harri@bhpbilliton.com
United States South Africa
Tracey Whitehead, Investor & Media Alison Gilbert, Investor Relations
Relations Tel: SA +27 11 376 2121 or UK +44 20
Tel: US +1 713 599 6100 or UK +44 20 7802 4183
7802 4031 email:
Mobile: +44 7917 648 093 Alison.Gilbert@bhpbilliton.com
email: Tracey.Whitehead@bhpbilliton.com
Date: 28/04/2006 07:49:48 AM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
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