- Marius Kloppers
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Marius Kloppers Born August 26, 1962
Cape Town, South AfricaEducation BE (Chem), MBA, PhD (Materials Science) Alma mater University of Pretoria, MIT, and
INSEADSpouse Carin Children Noni, Reuben and Gabrielle Dr 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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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. His total annual compensation for this role is $3,482,948, this consists of a $1,677,070 salary and $1,805,878 bonus.[2][3] By 2009 his annual compensation had increased to $US 10,399,589. This comprised $2M salary and the balance as bonus.[4]
References
- ^ 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
- ^ "Marius Kloppers, NE Profile". Forbes.com. Forbes. http://people.forbes.com/profile/marius-kloppers-ne/11471. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^ "Marius Kloppers: Executive Profile & Biography". BusinessWeek. McGraw-Hill. http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=4875623&ric=BLT.L. Retrieved 2009-08-09.
- ^ "BHP chief gets $12 million paycheck, up 51pc". The Sunday Times (Australia) (The Sunday Times (Australia)). 2009-09-15. http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,26075598-5005361,00.html. Retrieved 2009-09-14.
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Categories:- 1962 births
- Living people
- South African businesspeople
- University of Pretoria alumni
- Alumni of INSEAD
- Massachusetts Institute of Technology alumni
- Australian people of South African descent
- McKinsey & Company people
- Australian business biography stubs
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