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BHP Group Limited — Board/Management Information 2008
Aug 13, 2008
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NEWS RELEASE
Release Time IMMEDIATE Date 14 August 2008 Number 29/08
BHP BILLITON BOARD APPOINTMENTS
BHP Billiton Chairman Don Argus today announced the appointment of two new nonexecutive directors, Alan Boeckmann and Keith Rumble, to the BHP Billiton Board, effective 1 September 2008.
Mr Boeckmann is currently the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fluor Corporation, USA. He holds non-executive directorships with Archer Daniels Midland, Burlington Northern Santa Fe Corp and the National Petroleum Council.
Mr Rumble was until recently the Chief Executive Officer of SUN Mining and has more than 30 years experience in the resources industry, specifically in titanium and platinum mining and processing. Prior to joining SUN Mining, he was the Chief Executive Officer of Impala Platinum Holdings Limited in South Africa.
Mr Argus said that both appointments would be invaluable additions to the BHP Billiton Board, bringing with them a wealth of experience in the international mining, industrial and oil and gas industries.
“Alan brings with him extensive experience in running large scale international industrial companies and his experience in the oil and gas industry will make a very attractive addition to our Board. He has deep global experience in engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance and project management across a range of industries including resources and petroleum.
“Keith has more than 30 years experience in the mining industry and is highly regarded in the international mining community. His depth of senior management experience and knowledge of the industry will be an asset to the company.
“Both Alan and Keith will be excellent additions to our Board and we are very pleased that they have agreed to join us.”
Mr Argus said that the appointment of Mr Boeckmann and Mr Rumble would bring the number of BHP Billiton directors to 13. The Group’s established process of continually reviewing the mix of skills and competencies of directors will continue to ensure that the Board is made up of members best able to promote shareholder interests and effectively govern the Group.
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Australia
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United States
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Alan Boeckmann
BE (Electrical Eng), 59
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Alan Boeckmann is Chairman of the Board and CEO of Fluor Corporation, one of the world's largest publicly owned engineering, procurement, construction, maintenance and project management companies. Fluor is a Fortune 500 company with more than 41,000 employees in more than 25 countries across six continents.
Prior to assuming his current position in February 2002, Mr Boeckmann served as President and Chief Operating Officer of Fluor since January 2001. He has served as President and Chief Executive Officer of Fluor Daniel, the engineering and construction unit of Fluor Corporation, and President of Fluor Daniel’s Energy & Chemicals Group, Fluor Daniel’s Chemicals, Plastics & Fibers operating company, and the Chemical Processes & Industrial business group. Prior to that, he served as Vice President of the Company’s business unit that formed its DuPont alliance and as the Functional Leader of Engineering.
Since joining Fluor in 1974 as an engineer, Mr Boeckmann has held various management positions, including assignments in California, Texas, South Carolina, South Africa and Venezuela.
Active in a variety of business and professional organisations, Mr Boeckmann serves as a Director on the Boards of Archer Daniels Midland Company, Burlington Northern Santa Fe, National Petroleum Council, Boys and Girls Clubs of America and Southern Methodist University’s Cox School of Business. He is a member of the Business Roundtable, the World Economic Forum and the University of Arizona’s College of Engineering’s Industry Advisory Council.
Mr Boeckmann graduated from the University of Arizona with a degree in electrical engineering.
Keith Rumble
BSc, MSc (Geochemistry), 54
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Mr Rumble was until recently CEO 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.
Mr Rumble has over 30 years' experience in the mining industry, specifically in the titanium and platinum markets. Prior to SUN, he spent six years as Chief Executive Officer of Impala Platinum (Pty) Ltd, a significant global platinum and PGM producer, based in South Africa.
Mr Rumble began his career at Richards Bay Minerals in 1980 and became General Manager in 1987. A geologist by education, he spent time in marketing, before becoming Managing Director of Richards Bay Minerals in 1996. Moving from South Africa to Canada, but remaining in the titanium industry, Mr Rumble was appointed CEO of Rio Tinto Iron and Titanium Inc (Canada) in 2000.
Mr Rumble serves on the Board of Governors of Rhodes University and Michaelhouse College and is a trustee of the World Wildlife Fund (South Africa).
He received an MSc in geochemistry from Rhodes University, South Africa and has completed the Stanford Executive Program at Stanford University, Palo Alto, California.