BHP Copper Executive Changes.SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 11, 1996--The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited (BHP BHP blood hydrostatic pressure; the pressure exerted by the blood cells and plasma in the capillaries. ) today announced that J.B J.B . Job’s trials in modern setting and idiom. [Am. Lit.: J.B.] See : Suffering J.B . testing of contemporary Job. [Am. Lit.: J.B.] See : Test . (Burgess BURGESS. A magistrate of a borough; generally, the chief officer of the corporation, who performs, within the borough, the same kind of duties which a mayor does in a city. In England, the word is sometimes applied to all the inhabitants of a borough, who are called burgesses sometimes it ) Winter, president and chief executive officer of BHP Copper, would be retiring from BHP to pursue a range of business and personal interests. BHP Managing Director and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. , J. B. (John) Prescott Prescott, town, Canada Prescott (prĕs`kət), town (1991 pop. 4,512), SE Ont., Canada, on the St. Lawrence River, opposite Ogdensburg, N.Y. Fort Wellington, built during the War of 1812, is now a military museum. paid tribute to Winter's role in establishing BHP Copper through the integration of the Magma Copper Co., acquired by BHP in January 1996, with the copper business unit previously operated by BHP Minerals. "The integration of Magma with the former Copper Division of BHP is now complete, the organizational structure  This article has no lead section.To comply with Wikipedia's lead section guidelines, one should be written. is finalized See finalization. , the headquarters has been established and the strategic plan for the next seven years has been designed and is being implemented," Prescott said. "The Group's unique combination of ore bodies, expertise, management, upstream From the consumer to the provider. See downstream. (networking) upstream - Fewer network hops away from a backbone or hub. For example, a small ISP that connects to the Internet through a larger ISP that has their own connection to the backbone is downstream from the larger and downstream From the provider to the customer. Downloading files and Web pages from the Internet is the downstream side. The upstream is from the customer to the provider (requesting a Web page, sending e-mail, etc.). technologies, competencies and people means it is well placed to develop as the world's major private copper company." Prescott announced that J. E. (Jim) Lewis, currently executive general manager Corporate Development, would succeed Winter as executive general manager and CEO of BHP Copper effective Jan. 1, 1997. Lewis will be based in San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden . Lewis will bring to this position considerable expertise in general management and strategic planning Strategic planning is an organization's process of defining its strategy, or direction, and making decisions on allocating its resources to pursue this strategy, including its capital and people. based on his extensive experience in a variety of senior line positions and staff roles in the company's transport, steel and coal mining operations. He has been executive general manager Corporate Development since 1993. "BHP Copper brought together the strengths of its former constituents and Mr. Lewis will build on its technologies and marketing capacities to further develop the business from its strong personnel and resource base," Prescott said. Prescott said he was delighted that Winter would continue to be available to assist Lewis and in particular that they would work together to ensure a smooth transition in management for customers and employees. -0-
A curriculum vitae for Lewis is attached.
LEWIS, James Edward
Executive General Manager
Corporate Development 1996
Career:
Executive General Manager Corporate Planning and Administration
1993-96; Corporate General Manager Planning and Technology 1992-93;
General Manager BHP Transport 1991-92; Group General Manager
Collieries Division BHP Steel 1989-91; General Manager Collieries
Division 1987-89; Manager Marketing and Operations Transport BHP
Transport 1986-87; Group Manager Development 1985-86; Steel
Development Manager 1983-85; General Superintendent Coke Ovens
1978-83; Superintendent Coal Preparation 1977-78; various positions
1972-77; joined BHP as a Research Officer in 1972.
Directorships:
Director Foster's Brewing Group Ltd; Director RMIT Ltd.
Formerly: Director Australian Optical Fibre Research Pty. Ltd;
Director Tubemakers of Australia Ltd; Director BHP Transport Ltd;
Director The Port Waratah Stevedoring Co. Pty. Ltd; Director
International Marine Transport Inc; Director BHP Transport USA Inc;
Director Australian National Maritime Association Ltd; Chairman
Kooragang Coal Loader Ltd; Chairman Port Kembla Coal Terminal Ltd.
Committees, Industry Bodies and Professional Associations:
Member Council of RMIT University; Commissioner Global
Information Infrastructure Commission; Member Council of Planning
Executives of The Conference Board; Fellow Institution of Chemical
Engineers; Member Australian Government Trade Policy Advisory
Council.
Formerly: Member Australian Maritime College Council; Member
Australian Committee Det Norske Veritas Australia, New Zealand and
South Pacific Region; Member Australian Rail Industry Advisory
Council; Member Australian Committee Lloyd's Register of Shipping;
Chairman Australian Coal Association; Chairman NSW Coal Association.
Personal:
Born: March 28, 1943
Education: Wollongong High School; BA University of New England;
BE (Hons), PhD University of Sydney; Harvard and Stanford Business
Schools.
Spouse: Yvonne
Children: 2 daughters
Recreation: golf, reading
CONTACT: BHP David Rockland, 520/575-5710 301/983-3666 (home) 202/494-0471 (mobile) or Pierre Hirsch, 415/774-2030 (investor relations Investor relations The process by which the corporation communicates with its investors. ) 510/284-7555 (home) |
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