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Paul is the managing director of CAP Leverage Proprietary Limited. He is a former chief executive officer and managing director of the Development Bank of Southern Africa. Paul also served as chief executive officer and managing director of DBSA Development Fund. Paul has spent 30 years in the financial services sector, with both Standard Bank… read more »

David Edward Cleasby was financial director of Rennies Terminals when Bidvest acquired Rennies group in 1998. In 2001, he joined the Bidvest corporate office where he was involved in both group corporate finance and investor relations. David Edward Cleasby was appointed as Bidvest financial director on July 9 2007. David managed Bidvest’s interests in the… read more »

Since 1996, Bernard Larry Berson has been involved in all aspects of the development of Bidcorp’s foodservice business in Australia, New Zealand and Asia, and in 2010 assumed responsibility for Bidcorps’ global foodservice businesses, including its operations in the UK and Europe. Over the past 21 years Bernard has been involved in all material acquisitions… read more »

Stephen Koseff is chief executive officer of Investec Limited (Investec) which has dual listing on both the London Stock Exchange and the JSE. Stephen has been with Investec for 37 years in various capacities and has been in his current role as chief executive officer since 1996. Stephen is a qualified chartered accountant and holds… read more »

Athalie Williams joined BHP in 2007 and was appointed to the Group Management Committee as President, Human Resources in January 2015. Ms Williams’ title changed to Chief People Officer effective 1 July 2015. She has previously held senior Human Resources positions including Vice President Human Resources Marketing, Vice President Human Resources for the Uranium business… read more »

Steve Pastor joined BHP in 2001 and was appointed President Petroleum Operations in February 2016. Steve Pastor is responsible for the Company’s global oil and gas operations and exploration program. Over his career with the Company, Steve has served as Asset President Conventional and he has held leadership roles in deepwater and shale operations. Prior… read more »

Daniel Malchuk was appointed President, Copper in March 2015. Previously he was the President of the Aluminium, Manganese & Nickel Business and prior to that appointment in May 2013, President of Minerals Exploration. He worked for the Company between 1996 and 1998 in BHP Copper in the USA and has held a number of roles… read more »

Diane Jurgens joined BHP in 2015 and was appointed Chief Technology Officer in February, 2016.  Prior to joining the company, Diane Jurgens was based in China for nearly 10 years, serving as Board Member and Managing Director of Shanghai OnStar Telematics Company in addition to prior roles as Chief Information Officer and Strategy Board member… read more »

Mike Henry joined BHP in 2003 and served as President, Coal from January 2015 to February 2016 when he was appointed President Operations, Minerals Australia. Prior to January 2015, Mike Henry was President, HSE, Marketing & Technology. His earlier career with BHP included a number of commercial roles covering both Minerals and Petroleum, including the… read more »

Geoff joined BHP as Chief Legal Counsel in June 2013.  Prior to BHP, Geoff was a partner at Herbert Smith Freehills for 16 years and worked widely across its network of Australian and international offices.  His core field of expertise is complex corporate and regulatory advisory work, risk management, investigations and disputes. Geoff has been… read more »

Peter Beaven was appointed Chief Financial Officer in October 2014.  Previously he was the President of Copper and prior to that appointment in May 2013, President of Base Metals, President of Manganese, and Vice President and Chief Development Officer for Carbon Steel Materials.  Peter Beaven has wide experience across a range of regions and businesses… read more »

Arnoud Balhuizen was appointed Chief Commercial Officer in March 2017. Prior to this, he was President Marketing and Supply from 2016. Arnoud Balhuizen started his career with Billiton in 1994 working for the Marketing and Trading division in the Netherlands and since then he has held various marketing roles, including General Manager Marketing for Copper… read more »

Shriti has been a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc since January 2011 and the Senior Independent Director of BHP Billiton Plc since 14 August 2015. Skills and experience: Shriti brings wide-ranging experience in finance, economics and public policy as well as extensive experience of emerging markets and international institutions. Shriti is… read more »

Wayne has been a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc since June 2009. Skills and experience: Wayne has a background in finance and accounting, where he has gained comprehensive experience in the financial management of mining, oil and gas companies during his career with Getty Oil, Apache Corporation and Newmont Mining Corporation…. read more »

John has been a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc since October 2017. Skills and experience: John has extensive oil and gas knowledge and transformational strategy leadership experience, having worked in the oil and gas industry for over forty years. John spent the majority of his career in various leadership, technical and… read more »