Since May 2020, Basto has been President of Minerals Australia. Ai Basto has over 30 years of operating experience in BHP’s minerals footprint, including time as President of Assets of BHP’s two largest assets, Western Australian Iron Ore and Escondida, and head of the global health, safety and environment of BHP.
As President, Australia, Slattery will be responsible for BHP’s Australian operations.
From March 2019 until the completion of the Woodside merger in June this year, Slattery was President Petroleum and led BHP’s business, which included oil and gas interests and development and exploration programs in the US, Australia, Trinidad & Tobago, Algeria , Mexico and Canada. She has 28 years of global operational and leadership experience gained in the UK, Australia and the US.
Slattery has navigated the oil business through the intensity of the merger and successful integration with Woodside, BHP said, adding that she brings a strong combination of field technical expertise, risk management and global leadership experience, and has a history of generating shares. evaluate and develop teams with outstanding culture.
“I am pleased to announce these new appointments. Operational safety and reliability are at the heart of value creation at BHP,” CEO Mike Henry said in the statement.
“These two appointments will enable us to build on the strong performance we have delivered in recent years to deliver even better safety and productivity results. Edgar and Geraldine’s unique experiences and skills as leaders, together with the newly created role of COO, will ensure that BHP is best placed to continue to operate reliably and deliver value in an increasingly complex and unstable.
As a result of these changes and the recent appointment of Jad Vodopija as Chief of the People, the leadership team of BHP will consist of:
- Chief Operating Officer, Edgar Basto
- Chief Legal Officer, Governance and External Affairs Officer, Caroline Cox
- Chief Financial Officer, David Lamont
- Chief Commercial Officer, Vandita Pant
- The President of Australia, Geraldine Slattery
- Chief Technical Officer, Laura Tyler
- The President of America, Ragnar Udd
- Head of Development, Johan van Jaarsveld
- Chief of the People, Jad Vodopija
