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IMMEDIATE
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28 February 2019
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06/19
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Executive Leadership Team
BHP Chief Executive Officer, Andrew Mackenzie, today announced changes to the BHP Executive Leadership Team to reflect BHPs simplified portfolio and
transformation agenda.
Joining the Executive Leadership Team are:
Geraldine Slattery
, President Operations Petroleum
Vandita Pant
, Chief Commercial Officer
Jonathan
Price,
Chief Transformation Officer
Laura Tyler,
Chief Geoscientist
They join Peter Beaven, Geoff Healy, Mike Henry, Diane Jurgens, Danny Malchuk and Athalie Williams on the Executive Leadership Team.
Geraldine Slattery will lead BHPs Petroleum business which includes oil and gas interests and development and exploration programs in the US, Australia,
Mexico and Canada, effective 18 March 2019. Geraldine has 25 years of experience with BHP, most recently as Asset President Conventional and has led a number of teams across the Petroleum business. She brings a strong combination of in- field
technical experience and global leadership experience gained in the UK, Australia and the US.
Vandita Pant will assume the position of Chief Commercial
Officer from 1 July 2019. Vandita brings strong global financial market and business development experience to the role. As Group Treasurer and Head of Europe, she has played a critical role in the execution of BHPs capital allocation
framework, strengthened BHPs balance sheet and led the successful capital management program to return to shareholders the US$10.4 billion of net proceeds from the sale of BHPs US Onshore assets. Prior to BHP, Vandita held roles
within ABN Amro and Royal Bank of Scotland and has lived and worked in Singapore, India and Japan.
Jonathan Price, currently Transformation Director,
will assume the role of Chief Transformation Officer effective 1 March 2019 and join the Executive Leadership Team. Jonathan has held senior roles within BHP in Nickel, Marketing, Iron Ore and Finance where he has worked with governments, joint
venture partners, customers, industry peers, investors and advisors. He will bring this global business experience and a track record of delivery and change management to this new role.
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