Marius Kloppers | |
|---|---|
| Born | Marius Jacques Kloppers (1962-08-26)26 August 1962 (age 62) Cape Town, South Africa |
| Education | BE (Chem), MBA, PhD (Materials Science) |
| Alma mater | University of Pretoria MIT INSEAD |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Years active | 1986–present |
| Title | Chief Executive,BHP Billiton |
| Term | 2007–2013 |
| Predecessor | Chip Goodyear |
| Successor | Andrew MacKenzie[1][2] |
| Spouse | Carin |
| Children | 3 |
Marius Jacques Kloppers (born 26 August 1962) is a South African-born Australian businessman and formerChief Executive Officer ofBHP Billiton, the world's largest mining company.[3][4] He was also Executive Director and Chairman of the Group Management Committee from 2007 to 2013.[5] He was asked to retire as CEO on 1 October 2013, and was succeeded byAndrew Mackenzie.[1][2]
Kloppers graduated fromHelpmekaar Kollege, then a public school in Johannesburg (IEB currently). Kloppers graduated with a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from theUniversity of Pretoria and subsequently went on to receive a PhD atMassachusetts Institute of Technology. He also graduated with an MBA fromINSEAD.
Kloppers worked in petrochemicals atSasol and materials research with Mintek in South Africa. Following completion of his MBA at INSEAD, he then worked with management consultantsMcKinsey & Company in the 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. In 2009 his annual compensation was $US 10,399,589, of which $2M was salary and the balance was bonus.[6]
| Business positions | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded by | CEO ofBHP Billiton 2007–2013 | Succeeded by |
| Assets | |
|---|---|
| Acquisitions | |
| People | |
| Other | |
| |
 | This Australian business biography is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
  | This South African business-related biographical article is astub. You can help Wikipedia byexpanding it. |
