October
- Analysis
- Mining
Inside the contest to succeed Ken MacKenzie at the top of BHP
It has been one of the most coveted prizes in corporate life. The next chairman of the Big Australian will have profound influence on the entire market.
- Patrick Durkin
June 2023
BHP’s secret VC arm matches iron ore for returns
A trend for big companies to establish in-house venture capital teams has hit turbulence. Do early insights on disruptive trends justify their existence?
- Peter Ker
February 2023
This board director was so successful, BHP wouldn’t let him step down
Orica chairman and former BHP board stalwart Malcolm Broomhead is a straight talker, who knows the truth is rarely simple when it comes to climate and carbon.
- Peter Ker
September 2021
BHP moves goalposts on gender target
It’s straight out of the Westpac playbook for gender equality.
- Joe Aston
July 2021
March 2021
Andrew Mackenzie named new Shell chairman
The former BHP boss Andrew Mackenzie will succeed Chad Holliday as chairman of Shell, the oil giant announced.
- Amanda Jordan
June 2020
January 2020
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
BHP's potash dream gets a green boost
Potash could help the mining giant demonstrate its commitment to practical solutions to the global climate challenge.
- James Thomson
December 2019
- Opinion
- Mining
Stretched to the limit of my emotions: Andrew Mackenzie
In his final Australian interview as BHP's CEO, Andrew Mackenzie reflects on the pressures of final authority, the necessity of the profit motive and a post-BHP working life.
- Matthew Stevens
- Exclusive
- Climate policy
Invest now to beat climate change, says departing BHP CEO
Andrew Mackenzie says Australia is juggling the climate trade-offs - between economic and political costs of acting too late or too early - 'quite well'.
- Matthew Stevens
The man behind the BHP productivity laser
2019 brought a glimpse of the real Andrew Mackenzie as BHP's chief executive decided to grasp the stinging nettle of 'social value'.
- Matthew Stevens
November 2019
Orica's Alberto Calderon under gender pressure
Orica has set itself a hard, achievable target but CEO Alberto Calderon has entered a stretch period.
- Joe Aston
- Opinion
- Gas
Coleman's year of the deal delayed
While his contests with partners continue, Woodside's anxious boss can now claim belated progress on the cornerstones of a $40 billion growth story.
- Matthew Stevens
Ivan Glasenberg visits Mike Henry, already
Glencore's chief diverted to Melbourne on Friday to visit his BHP counterparts.
- Joe Aston
- Opinion
- Mining
Henry promises continuity with a twist
BHP's next boss has offered an opening narrative that echoes the contrasting strategies of both current and past chief executives.
- Matthew Stevens
'The job is not done': Henry to make BHP leaner
Mike Henry has vowed to 'accelerate' the resource giant's cost cutting and productivity campaign after winning the race for CEO.
- James Thomson and Angela Macdonald-Smith
Mackenzie the man who cut BHP down to size
Andrew Mackenzie's shrinking-to-greatness strategy has transformed BHP, and his commitment to social issues has redefined the miner's place in the world.
- Brad Thompson and Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Mike Henry is the right person for the new BHP
Outgoing boss Andrew Mackenzie should feel very proud about the succession process, which shows the miner has an embarrassment of riches in its leadership team.
- James Thomson
- Updated
- Mining
BHP names Mike Henry as new CEO
BHP's Australian mining boss Mike Henry has won the race to replace chief executive Andrew Mackenzie, who will retire at the end of the year.
- James Thomson and Angela Macdonald-Smith
- Exclusive
- Oil
The post-shale rescue plan for BHP petroleum
Geraldine Slattery has promised an "unemotional" focus on value as the mining major chases decades more returns from oil and gas.
- Angela Macdonald-Smith