Marius Kloppers

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Marius Kloppers
Born August 26, 1962
Cape Town, South Africa
Education BE (Chem), MBA, PhD (Materials Science)
Spouse Carin
Children Noni, Reuben and Gabrielle

Marius Kloppers (born August 26, 1962) is CEO of BHP Billiton, the world's largest mining company.[1] He is presently the group president of BHP's non ferrous metals division.

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[edit] Education

Kloppers graduated with a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the University of Pretoria and subsequently went on to study a PhD at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also graduated with an MBA from INSEAD.

[edit] Career

Kloppers worked in petrochemicals at Sasol and materials research with Mintek in South Africa. Following completion of his MBA at INSEAD, he then worked with management consultants McKinsey & Co in Netherlands before joining Billiton in 1993. In 2007, at the age of 44, he was appointed CEO of the largest resource company in the world, BHP Billiton. He officially assumed the position of CEO on 1 October 2007.

[edit] References

  1. ^ Crikey - Another foreigner climbs to the top of the heap at BHP-Billiton - Another foreigner climbs to the top of the heap at BHP-Billiton

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