Our Board

See below for qualification abbreviations.

Jacques Nasser AO, BBus, Hon DT

Board Jacques Nasser
Term of office:
Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc since 6 June 2006. Appointed Chairman of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc with effect from 31 March 2010. Mr Nasser was last re-elected in 2008.
Independent:
Yes
Skills and experience:
Following a 33 year career with Ford in various leadership positions in Europe, Australia, Asia, South America and the US, Jacques Nasser served as a member of the Board of Directors and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Ford Motor Company from 1998 to 2001. He has more than 30 years’ experience in large-scale global businesses.
Other directorships and offices (current and recent):
  • Director of British Sky Broadcasting Ltd (since November 2002)
  • Partner of One Equity Partners 'JPMorgan Chase & Co's Private Equity Business' (since November 2002)
  • Member of the International Advisory Council of Allianz Aktiengesellschaft (since February 2001)
  • Former Director of Brambles Limited (from March 2004 to January 2008)
Board Committee membership:
  • Chairman of the Nomination Committee

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Marius Kloppers BE (Chem), MBA, PhD (Materials Science)

Board Marius Kloppers
Term of office:
Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc since January 2006. Mr Kloppers was appointed Chief Executive Officer on 1 October 2007. He was appointed Group President Non-Ferrous Materials and executive Director in January 2006 and was previously Chief Commercial Officer. Mr Kloppers was last re-elected in 2009.
Independent:
No
Skills and experience:
Marius Kloppers has extensive knowledge of the mining industry and of BHP Billiton’s operations. Active in the mining and resources industry since 1993, he was appointed Chief Commercial Officer in December 2003. He was previously Chief Marketing Officer, Group Executive of Billiton Plc, Chief Executive of Samancor Manganese and held various positions at Billiton Aluminium, including Chief Operating Officer and General Manager of Hillside Aluminium.
Other directorships and offices (current and recent):
None
Board Committee membership:
None

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Alan Boeckmann BE (Electrical Eng)

Board Alan Boeckmann
Term of office:
Appointed a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc in September 2008. Mr Boeckmann was elected at the 2008 Annual General Meetings.
Independent:
Yes
Skills and experience:
Alan Boeckmann is currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fluor Corporation, USA, having originally joined Fluor in 1974. He is a non-executive director of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation. Mr Boeckmann has extensive experience in running large-scale international industrial companies and experience in the oil and gas industry. He has global experience in engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance and project management across a range of industries, including resources and petroleum.
Other directorships and offices (current and recent):
  • Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fluor Corporation (since February 2002)
  • Director of Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corporation (since September 2001)
  • Former Director of Archer Daniels Midland Company (from November 2007 to November 2008)
Board Committee membership:
  • Member of the Remuneration Committee 

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Malcolm Broomhead MBA, BE, FIE (Aus), FAusIMM, FAIM, MICE (UK), FAICD

Malcolm Broomhead
Term of office:
Appointed a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc with effect from 31 March 2010.
Independent:
Yes
Skills and experience:
Malcolm Broomhead was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Orica Limited from 2001 until September 2005, where he oversaw a strongly performing global business that controlled interests in more than 45 countries. Prior to joining Orica, Mr Broomhead held a number of senior positions at North Limited, including Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer and prior to that, held senior management positions with Halcrow (UK), MIM Holdings, Peko Wallsend and Industrial Equity. Mr Broomhead has extensive experience in running industrial and mining companies with a global footprint and broad global experience in project development in many of the countries in which BHP Billiton operates. Mr Broomhead is currently non executive Chairman of Asciano Limited and a non executive Director of the Coates Group Holdings Pty Ltd.
Other directorships and offices (current and recent):
  • Chairman of Asciano Limited (since 2009)
  • Director of Coates Group Holdings Pty Ltd (since 2008)
Board Committee membership:
  • Member of the Sustainability Committee

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John Buchanan BSc, MSc (Hons 1), PhD

Board John Buchanan
Term of office:
Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc since February 2003. Dr Buchanan has been designated as the Senior Independent Director of BHP Billiton Plc since his appointment. He was last re-elected in 2008.
Independent:
Yes
Skills and experience:
Educated at Auckland, Oxford and Harvard, John Buchanan has broad international business experience gained in large and complex international businesses. He has substantial experience in the petroleum industry and knowledge of the international investor community. He has held various leadership roles in strategic, financial, operational and marketing positions, including executive experience in different countries. He is a former executive Director and Group Chief Financial Officer of BP, serving on the BP Board for six years.
Other directorships and offices (current and recent):
  • Chairman of Smith & Nephew Plc (since April 2006) and former Deputy Chairman (from February 2005 to April 2006)
  • Chairman of the International Chamber of Commerce (UK) (since May 2008)
  • Senior Independent Director and Deputy Chairman of Vodafone Group Plc (since July 2006) and Director (since April 2003)
  • Member of Advisory Board of Ondra Bank (since June 2009)
  • Former Director of AstraZeneca Plc (from April 2002 to April 2010)
Board Committee membership:
  • Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
  • Member of the Nomination Committee

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Carlos Cordeiro AB, MBA

Board Carlos Cordeiro
Term of office:
Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc since February 2005. Mr Cordeiro was last re-elected in 2009.
Independent:
Yes
Skills and experience:
Carlos Cordeiro brings to the Board more than 25 years’ experience in providing strategic and financial advice to corporations, financial institutions and governments around the world. He was previously Partner and Managing Director of Goldman Sachs Group Inc.
Other directorships and offices (current and recent):
  • Non-executive Advisory Director of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc (since December 2001)
  • Non-executive Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs (Asia) (since December 2001)
Board Committee membership:
  • Member of the Remuneration Committee

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David Crawford AO, BComm, LLB, FCA, FCPA, FAICD

Board David Crawford
Term of office:
Director of BHP Limited since May 1994. Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc since June 2001. Mr Crawford was last re-elected in 2009.
Independent:
Yes
Skills and experience:
David Crawford has extensive experience in risk management and business reorganisation. He has acted as a consultant, scheme manager, receiver and manager and liquidator to very large and complex groups of companies. He was previously Australian National Chairman of KPMG, Chartered Accountants. The Board has nominated Mr Crawford as the financial expert of the Risk and Audit Committee for the purposes of the US Securities and Exchange Commission Rules and is satisfied that he has recent and relevant financial experience for the purposes of the UK Listing Authority’s Combined Code.
Other directorships and offices (current and recent):
  • Chairman of Lend Lease Corporation Limited (since May 2003) and Director (since July 2001)
  • Chairman of Foster’s Group Limited (since November 2007) and Director of Foster’s Group Limited (since August 2001)
  • Member of the Advisory Board of Bank of America Merrill Lynch Australia (since June 2010)
  • Former Director of Westpac Banking Corporation (from May 2002 to December 2007)
  • Former Chairman of National Foods Limited (Director from November 2001 to June 2005)
Board Committee membership:
  • Chairman of the Risk and Audit Committee

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Carolyn Hewson AO, BEc (Hons), MA (Econ)

Carolyn Hewson
Term of office:
Appointed a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc with effect from 31 March 2010.
Independent:
Yes
Skills and experience:
Carolyn Hewson is a former investment banker and has over 25 years experience in the finance sector. Ms Hewson was previously an Executive Director of Schroders Australia Limited and has extensive financial markets, risk management and investment management expertise. Ms Hewson is a non-executive director of Stockland Corporation Limited, Westpac Banking Corporation, BT Investment Management Limited, and previously served as a director on the boards of AMP Limited, CSR Limited, AGL Energy Limited, the Australian Gas Light Company, South Australia Water and the Economic Development Board of South Australia. She has current board or advisory roles with Nanosonics Limited, the Australian Charities Fund and the Neurosurgical Research Foundation.
Other directorships and offices (current and recent):
  • Director of Stockland Corporation Limited (since 2009)
  • Director of BT Investment Management Limited (since 2007)
  • Director of Westpac Banking Corporation (since 2003)
  • Member of the Advisory Board of Nanosonics Limited (since 2007)
  • Director of the Australian Charities Fund (since 2002)
  • Member of the Neurosurgical Research Foundation Council (since 1993)
  • Former Director of AGL Energy Limited (from 2006 to 2009)
Board Committee membership:
  • Member of the Risk and Audit Committee

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Wayne Murdy BSc (Business Administration), CPA

Wayne Murdy
Term of office:
Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc since 18 June 2009. Mr Murdy was elected at the 2009 Annual General Meetings.
Independent:
Yes
Skills and experience:
Wayne Murdy served as the Chief Executive Officer of Newmont Mining Corporation from January 2001 to June 2007 and Chairman of Newmont from January 2002 to December 2007. His background is 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. Mr Murdy is also a former Chairman of the International Council on Mining and Metals, a former Director of the National Mining Association and a former member of the Manufacturing Council of the US Department of Commerce.
Other directorships and offices (current and recent):
  • Director of Weyerhaeuser Company (since January 2009)
  • Director of Qwest Communications International Inc. (since September 2005)
  • Former Chief Executive Officer (January 2001 to June 2007) and Chairman (January 2002 to December 2007) of Newmont Mining Corporation
  • Former Chairman of the International Council of Mining and Metals (from 2004 to 2006)
  • Former Director of the National Mining Association (from 2002 to 2007)
Board Committee membership:
  • Member of the Risk and Audit Committee

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Keith Rumble BSc, MSc (Geochemistry)

Board Keith Rumble
Term of office:
Appointed a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc in September 2008. Mr Rumble was elected at the 2008 Annual General Meetings.
Independent:
Yes
Skills and experience:
Keith was until recently Chief Executive Officer of SUN Mining, a wholly-owned entity of the Sun Group, a principal investor and private equity fund manager in Russia, India and other emerging and transforming markets. He has over 30 years' experience in the resources industry, specifically in titanium and platinum mining, and is a former Chief Executive Officer of Impala Platinum (Pty) Ltd and former Chief Executive Officer of Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium Inc. He began his career at Richards Bay Minerals in 1980, and held various management positions, before becoming Chief Executive Officer in 1996.
Other directorships and offices (current and recent):
  • Board of Governors of Rhodes University (since 2005)
  • Trustee of the World Wildlife Fund, South Africa (since 2006)
  • Director of The Aveng Group (since September 2009)
Board Committee membership:
  • Member of the Sustainability Committee 

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John Schubert BCh Eng, PhD (Chem Eng), FIEAust, FTSE

Board John Schubert
Term of office:
Director of BHP Limited since June 2000 and a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc since June 2001. Dr Schubert was last re-elected in 2008.
Independent:
Yes
Skills and experience:
John Schubert has considerable experience in the international oil industry, including at Chief Executive Officer level. He has had executive mining and financial responsibilities and was Chief Executive Officer of Pioneer International Limited for six years, where he operated in the building materials industry in 16 countries. He has experience in mergers, acquisitions and divestments, project analysis and management. He was previously Chairman and Managing Director of Esso Australia Limited and President of the Business Council of Australia.
Other directorships and offices (current and recent):
  • Director of Qantas Airways Limited (since October 2000)
  • Chairman of G2 Therapies Limited (since November 2000)
  • Former Chairman (from November 2004 to February 2010) and Director (from October 1991 to February 2010) of Commonwealth Bank of Australia
  • Former Chairman and Director of Worley Parsons Limited (from November 2002 until February 2005)
Board Committee membership:
  • Chairman of the Sustainability Committee
  • Member of the Nomination Committee
  • Member of the Remuneration Committee

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Jane McAloon (Group Company Secretary) BEc (Hons), LLB, GDipGov, FCIS

Board Jane McAloon
Term of office:
Jane McAloon was appointed Group Company Secretary in July 2007 and joined the BHP Billiton Group in September 2006 as Company Secretary for BHP Billiton Limited.
Skills and experience:
Prior to joining BHP Billiton, Jane McAloon held the position of Company Secretary and Group Manager External and Regulatory Services in the Australian Gas Light Company. She previously held various State and Commonwealth government positions, including Director General of the NSW Ministry of Energy and Utilities and Deputy Director General for the NSW Cabinet Office, as well as working in private legal practice. She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries.

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Qualification Abbreviations

AC
Companion of the Order of Australia
AO
Officer of the Order of Australia
AB/BA
Bachelor of Arts
BBus
Bachelor of Business
BComm
Bachelor of Commerce
BEc
Bachelor of Economics
BE
Bachelor of Engineering
BS (Mech Eng)
Bachelor of Science (Mechanical Engineering)
BSc
Bachelor of Science
FAICD
Fellow Australian Institute of Company Directors
FAIM
Fellow Australian Institute of Management
FAusIMM
Fellow Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy
FCA
Fellow Institute of Chartered Accountants
FCIS
Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Secretaries
FCPA
Fellow Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants
FIEAust
Fellow Institution of Engineers, Australia
FTSE
Fellow Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering
Hon DT
Honorary Doctorate of Technology
LLB
Bachelor of Laws
MA(Econ)
Master of Arts in Economics
MBA
Master of Business Administration
MICE
Member of the Institution of Civil Engineers
MSc
Master of Science
SF Fin
Senior Fellow Finance

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