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BHP Billiton Plc - Mike Salamon To Retire From Bhp Billiton
BHP Billiton Plc
Share code: BIL
ISIN: GB0000566504
NEWS RELEASE
Date: 1 August 2006
MIKE SALAMON TO RETIRE FROM BHP BILLITON
BHP Billiton announced today Mike Salamon"s intention to retire from BHP
Billiton after this year"s Annual General Meeting in London. Mr Salamon is
currently Executive President of BHP Billiton and a member of the Office of the
Chief Executive and the BHP Billiton Board of Directors.
Over a career spanning 21 years with BHP Billiton and its predecessor companies,
Mike has held a number of leadership roles. He was a member of the Board of
Directors of Billiton Plc and a key player in the 2001 merger between BHP and
Billiton. In 2004 he was appointed Group President Non-Ferrous Materials with
responsibility for BHP Billiton"s aluminium, base metals and stainless steel
materials customer sector groups. He became Executive President of BHP Billiton
in early 2006 with responsibility for a range of functions including Marketing,
Strategy and Business Development, Health, Safety and Environment, Sustainable
Development, Exploration and Technology as well as several country offices.
BHP Billiton Chief Executive Officer, Chip Goodyear, thanked Mike for his
invaluable service to the Group for over two decades.
"Mike has been a key leader and tireless contributor to our organisation for
over 20 years. In the five years since the merger we have bedded down the joint
company and created the leader in the resources industry. We have reported a
series of record results and have in place a high quality management team. Mike
has helped make all of these outcomes possible. We understand Mike"s desire to
take some time off and to eventually move into some new challenges, but will
greatly miss his enthusiasm and wise counsel".
BHP Billiton"s Chairman, Don Argus, also thanked Mike for his service on the
Board and said that his Board colleagues would miss Mike"s insightful
contributions.
"We wish him continued success in the years ahead," he said.
Mr Salamon said that while there was never a perfect time to retire he felt
privileged to have played a part in the creation of the world"s largest
diversified mining group.
"BHP Billiton is an outstanding organisation and I feel honoured to have been
part of its success over the past 20 years. With its depth of quality assets
and first class people it is well positioned for future success."
On retirement, Mr. Salamon"s responsibilities will be allocated to existing
members of the Office of the Chief Executive. Exploration and Technology will
report to Marcus Randolph; Health, Safety and Environment, Sustainable
Development and the China office will report to Chris Lynch; South Africa and
Russia will report to Marius Kloppers; and, Strategy and Business Development
and Marketing will both report directly to the CEO.
Further information on BHP Billiton can be found on our Internet site:
www.bhpbilliton.com
Australia United Kingdom
Samantha Evans, Media Relations Mark Lidiard, Investor & Media
Tel: +61 3 9609 2898 Mobile: +61 Relations
400 693 915 Tel: +44 20 7802 4156 Mobile: +44
email: 7769 934 942
Samantha.Evans@bhpbilliton.com email: Mark.Lidiard@bhpbilliton.com
Jane Belcher, Investor Relations Illtud Harri, Media Relations
Tel: +61 3 9609 3952 Mobile: +61 Tel: +44 20 7802 4195 Mobile: +44
417 031 653 7920 237 246
email: email: Illtud.Harri@bhpbilliton.com
Jane.H.Belcher@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 7802 4183
20 7802 4031 email:
Mobile: +44 7917 648 093 Alison.Gilbert@bhpbilliton.com
email:
Tracey.Whitehead@bhpbilliton.com
Date: 01/08/2006 08:44:31 AM Produced by the JSE SENS Department
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