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BHP Billiton PLC
10 August 2016
NEWS RELEASE
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10 August 2016
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19/16
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APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BHP Billiton Chairman, Jac Nasser, today announced the appointment of Ken MacKenzie to the BHP Billiton Board
as an independent Non-executive Director, effective as of 22 September 2016.
From 2005 until 2015, Mr MacKenzie served as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Amcor
Limited, a global packaging company with operations in over 40 countries.
Mr MacKenzie is currently a Senior Adviser with McKinsey & Company and serves on the Advisory Boards of
American Securities Capital Partners and Adamantem Capital.
Mr Nasser said Mr MacKenzie's appointment reflected the Board's commitment to a structured and rigorous
approach to Board succession and planning, having regard to the skills, experience and attributes required to effectively govern
the business.
"Ken will be a great addition to the Board of BHP Billiton. He will bring extensive global and executive
experience, and a deeply strategic approach. He has a proven track record, having led a successful company in a challenging
sector for a decade," he said.
Mr MacKenzie's appointment to the BHP Billiton Board takes the number of Non-executive Directors to
11.
Ken MacKenzie
Mr MacKenzie, 52, served as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Amcor Limited from 2005 to
2015. He had a 23 year career with Amcor, gaining extensive experience across all of Amcor's major business segments in the
Americas, Australia, Asia and Europe.
During his tenure as Chief Executive Officer of Amcor Limited, Mr MacKenzie successfully created and
implemented a transformational company turnaround program rationalising and focusing on segments with strong market
positions. He oversaw a period of industry consolidation, executing over 30 mergers and acquisition transactions to further
improve scale and industry structure.
Between 2001 and 2005, Mr MacKenzie served as Group Managing Director at Amcor Rentsch. Prior to this, his
roles with Amcor included Group General Manager, Flexible Packaging and Group General Manager, Corporate Sales & Marketing at
Amcor Australasia, and Director of Finance and Director of Engineering & Information Technology at Amcor Rigid
Plastics.
Prior to joining Amcor, Mr MacKenzie worked in the Manufacturing Strategy Practice of Accenture (from 1987 to
1992).
Mr MacKenzie has a Bachelor of Engineering from McGill University, Canada. He is a Fellow of the Australian
Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Engineers.
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