By Rhiannon Hoyle

SYDNEY--BHP Billiton Ltd. (BHP.AU) said chief commercial officer, Dean Dalla Valle, who was earlier this year tasked with leading the miner's response to a deadly dam failure in Brazil, will leave the company.

Mr. Dalla Valle has worked for BHP for roughly 38 years, according to the company's website.

"BHP Billiton will centralize the management of Samarco alongside the group's other major minerals non-operated joint ventures in the Minerals Americas portfolio," the company said in an emailed statement.

Write to Rhiannon Hoyle at rhiannon.hoyle@wsj.com

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

October 27, 2016 01:47 ET (05:47 GMT)

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