Marius Kloppers

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Dr Marius Kloppers
Born Marius Jacques Kloppers
(1962-08-26) 26 August 1962 (age 61)
Cape Town, South Africa
Education BE (Chem), MBA, PhD (Materials Science)
Alma mater University of Pretoria
MIT
INSEAD
Occupation Businessman
Years active 1986–present
Salary $9,821,351
Title Chief Executive, BHP Billiton
Term 2007–2013
Predecessor Chip Goodyear
Successor Andrew MacKenzie[1][2]
Spouse(s) Carin
Children Noni, Reuben and Gabrielle

Marius Jacques Kloppers (born 26 August 1962) is a South African businessman and former CEO of BHP Billiton, the world's largest mining company.[3] He was also Executive Director and Chairman of the Group Management Committee from 2007 to 2013.[4] He was asked to retire as CEO on 1 October 2013, and was succeeded by Andrew Mackenzie.[1][2]

Education

Kloppers graduated from Helpmekaar Kollege, an IEB school in Johannesburg. Kloppers graduated with a Bachelor of Chemical Engineering from the University of Pretoria and subsequently went on to receive a PhD at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also graduated with an MBA from INSEAD.

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. In 2009 his annual compensation was $US 10,399,589, of which $2M was salary and the balance was bonus.[5]

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Business positions
Preceded by CEO of BHP Billiton
2007–2013
Succeeded by
Andrew Mackenzie


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