SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, DC 20549
FORM 6-K
REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER
Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of
the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
April 15, 2014
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Translation of registrant's name into English; Address of principal executive offices
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BHP Billiton Limited (ABN 49 004 028 077)
171 COLLINS STREET, MELBOURNE, VICTORIA 3000 AUSTRALIA |
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BHP Billiton Plc (REG. NO. 3196209)
NEATHOUSE PLACE, LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM |
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NEWS RELEASE Release Time Date Number APPOINTMENT OF NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR BHP Billiton Chairman, Jac Nasser, today announced the appointment of Malcolm Brinded to the BHP Billiton Board as an independent Non-executive Director, and a member of the Sustainability Committee, effective as of today. Mr Brinded served on the Royal Dutch Shell plc Board of Directors between 2002 and 2012. During his 37 year career with Shell he held leadership roles including Executive Director of Exploration and Production, Executive Director of Upstream International and UK Country Chair and Upstream Managing Director. Mr Brinded is a Non-executive Director of the Network Rail Board in the UK, where he chairs the Safety, Health and Environment Committee, and a Non-Executive Director with global engineering consultancy CH2M Hill, where he chairs the Governance Committee. Mr Brinded is also Chairman of the Shell Foundation, and Vice President of The Energy Institute in the UK. Mr Nasser said Mr Brinded’s appointment reflected the structured and rigorous approach to the Company’s Board succession and planning. “Malcolm’s deep experience in energy, governance and sustainability will make a significant contribution to the Board as we identify and address the future needs of the business and the communities in which we operate,” he said. His appointment to the BHP Billiton Board takes the number of Non-executive Directors to 13. Mr Nasser highlighted the size of the Board reflected overlapping tenures required to successfully manage Board succession. Malcolm Brinded Mr Brinded, 61, served on the Royal Dutch Shell plc Board of Directors between 2002 and 2012. He had a 37 year career with the global oil and gas company working in the United Kingdom, Brunei, the Netherlands, and Oman. Between 2009 and 2012, Mr Brinded was the Executive Director of the Upstream International business. Prior to this role he served as Executive Director in charge of Shell’s Exploration and Production business unit; Managing Director responsible for Gas and Power, Trading and IT; Shell UK Country Chairman and Upstream Managing Director of Shell UK. He has served as Chairman of the Shell Foundation (an independent UK-registered charity) since 2009, has been a Non-Executive Director of the Network Rail Board in the UK since 2010 and a Non-Executive Director of the global engineering company CH2M Hill since 2012. Mr Brinded graduated from Cambridge University with a First Class degree in engineering. He is a Fellow of the UK Institutions of Civil and Mechanical Engineers and the UK Royal Academy of Engineering. He was formerly a UK Business Ambassador, and a member of the Nigerian Presidential International Investment Council, the China Council for International Cooperation on Environment and Development and the Shanghai International Business Leaders’ Advisory Council. In 2002, Mr Brinded was awarded the CBE for services to the UK Oil and Gas Industry. Further information on BHP Billiton can be found at: www.bhpbilliton.com. Media Relations Australia Emily Perry Fiona Hadley Eleanor Nichols United Kingdom Ruban Yogarajah Jennifer White Americas Ruban Yogarajah Investor Relations Australia Tara Dines Jodie Phillips United Kingdom and South Africa Jonathan Price Dean Simon Americas James Agar Joseph Suarez BHP Billiton Limited ABN 49 004 028 077 BHP Billiton Plc Registration number 3196209 Members of the BHP Billiton Group which is headquartered in Australia
IMMEDIATE
15 April 2014
07/14
Tel: +61 3 9609 2800 Mobile: +61 477 325 803
email: Emily.Perry@bhpbilliton.com
Tel: +61 3 9609 2211 Mobile: +61 427 777 908
email: Fiona.Hadley@bhpbilliton.com
Tel: +61 3 9609 2360 Mobile: +61 407 064 748
email: Eleanor.Nichols@bhpbilliton.com
Tel: +44 20 7802 4033 Mobile: +44 7827 082 022
email: Ruban.Yogarajah@bhpbilliton.com
Tel: +44 20 7802 7462 Mobile: +44 7827 253 764
email: Jennifer.White@bhpbilliton.com
Tel: +44 20 7802 4033 Mobile: +44 7827 082 022
email: Ruban.Yogarajah@bhpbilliton.com
Tel: +61 3 9609 2222 Mobile: +61 499 249 005
email: Tara.Dines@bhpbilliton.com
Tel: +61 3 9609 2069 Mobile: +61 418 710 516
email: Jodie.Phillips@bhpbilliton.com
Tel: +44 20 7802 4131 Mobile: +44 7990 527 726
email: Jonathan.H.Price@bhpbilliton.com
Tel: +44 20 7802 7461 Mobile: +44 7717 511 193
email: Dean.Simon@bhpbilliton.com
Tel: +1 212 310 1421 Mobile: +1 347 882 3011
email: James.Agar@bhpbilliton.com
Tel: +1 212 310 1422 Mobile: +1 646 400 3803
email: Joseph.Suarez@bhpbilliton.com
Registered in Australia
Registered Office: Level 16, 171 Collins Street
Melbourne Victoria 3000 Australia
Tel +61 1300 55 4757 Fax +61 3 9609 3015
Registered in England and Wales
Registered Office: Neathouse Place
London SW1V 1LH United Kingdom
Tel +44 20 7802 4000 Fax +44 20 7802 4111
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
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BHP Billiton Limited (ABN 49 004 028 077) BHP Billiton Plc (REG. NO. 3196209) | ||
| Date : April 15, 2014 | By: | /s/ Nicole Duncan | |
| Name: | Nicole Duncan | ||
| Title: | Company Secretary | ||