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BHP Group PLC
07 May 2020
NEWS RELEASE
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Date 7 May 2020
Release Number 05/20
BHP Board appointments
BHP Chairman, Ken MacKenzie, today announced the appointment of
Dion Weisler and Xiaoqun Clever to the BHP Board as independent
Non-executive Directors. Mr Weisler's appointment is effective 1
June 2020, and Ms Clever's appointment is effective 1 October
2020.
Mr Weisler has extensive global executive experience, including
in chief executive officer and operational roles. He served as the
President and Chief Executive Officer of HP Inc. from 2015 to 2019.
Prior to this, Mr Weisler held senior executive roles at HP Co.,
Lenovo Group, Telstra Corporation and Acer Inc. In his executive
roles with HP Co. and Lenovo Group he was responsible for various
operations in Asia Pacific and globally. He has public company
board experience, as a director on the boards of Thermo Fisher
Scientific, Inc. since 2017, and HP Inc. since 2015.
Ms Clever has over 20 years' global experience in technology
with a focus on software engineering, data and analytics, cyber
security and digitalisation. Ms Clever held various roles with SAP
SE from 1997 to 2013, including Chief Operating Officer of
Technology and Innovation, Senior Vice President of Design and New
Applications and Executive Vice President and President of Labs in
China. Since 2014, Ms Clever has held senior roles at Ringier AG
and ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE as Chief Technology Officer. She
currently serves on the board of Capgemini SE and Infineon
Technologies AG.
Mr MacKenzie said both appointments would be excellent additions
to the BHP Board.
"We are delighted that Dion and Xiaoqun are joining the BHP
Board. Dion will bring to the Board his operations, transformation
and commercial experience in the global information technology
sector, a focus on capital discipline, as well as perspectives on
current and emerging ESG issues. Xiaoqun has extensive global
experience in the technology sector, including in China, which will
enable her to make significant contributions in relation to the
execution of BHP's strategy and risk management.
"The appointments of Dion and Xiaoqun are the result of our
rigorous and structured Board renewal process which continuously
assesses the attributes, skills, experience, diversity and tenure
necessary for the Board to govern BHP effectively over the
long-term."
Dion Weisler
Dion Weisler, 52, served as President and CEO of HP Inc. from
2015 to 2019, and prior to this was the Executive Vice President,
Printing and Personal Systems Group, USA (2013 to 2015), and the
Senior Vice President and Managing Director, Printer and Personal
Systems, Asia Pacific and Japan (2012 to 2013) at HP Co. Since
stepping down from his role as President and CEO in 2019, Mr
Weisler remains as a director and Senior Executive Adviser at HP
Inc.
Prior to his role at HP Inc., Mr Weisler was based in China and
other parts of Asia, and held senior roles at Lenovo Group Limited,
including as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer of the
Product and Mobile Internet Digital Home Groups (2008 to 2011), and
as Vice President and General Manager, South East Asia (2007 to
2008).
Mr Weisler also had experience at Telstra Corporation as the
General Manager Conferencing and Collaboration (2002 to 2007), and
from 1987 to 2001 held various positions at Acer Inc., including as
Managing Director, Acer UK.
Mr Weisler is a director of Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. and HP
Inc.
Mr Weisler has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computing, and
an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Monash University.
Xiaoqun Clever
Xiaoqun Clever, 49, has over 20 years' experience in technology.
From 1997 to 2013, Ms Clever held various roles at SAP SE,
including as Chief Operating Officer of Technology and Innovation,
Senior Vice President of Design and New Applications and Executive
Vice President and President of Labs in China. Since 2014, Ms
Clever has held senior executive roles, including as the Chief
Technology Officer at ProSiebenSat.1 Media SE (2014 to 2015) and
Chief Technology and Data Officer at Ringier AG (2016 to 2019).
Ms Clever has been a director of Capgemini SE since 2019 and a
member of the Supervisory Board of Infineon Technologies AG since
February 2020.
Ms Clever has an Executive MBA from the University of West
Florida and a diploma in Computer Science and International
Marketing from the Karlsruhe Institute of Technology (Germany). She
also studied Computer Science & Technology at the University
TsingHua of Beijing (China).
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