Ken MacKenzie (businessman)

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Ken MacKenzie
Born
Kenneth Norman MacKenzie

March 1964 (age 61)
Canada
NationalityCanadian
Education McGill University
Occupation Business executive
Known forFormer CEO of Amcor
TitleChairman of BHP

Kenneth Norman MacKenzie (born March 1964) is a Canadian-born business executive who has been the chairman of BHP since September 2017, he was the former CEO of Amcor. [1] [2]

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Early life and education

MacKenzie earned a bachelor's degree from McGill University in Canada. [3]

Career

MacKenzie worked for Amcor for 23 years, and was CEO from July 2005 to April 2015. [3]

In June 2017, it was announced that MacKenzie would succeed Jac Nasser as chairman of BHP Billiton in September. [4] [5] [6]

In 2021, MacKenzie joined Barrenjoey Capital Partners as a Strategic Advisor. [7]

It was reported on 1 November 2023 that Mackenzie had defended BHP's A$2m donation in support of the Voice to Parliament referendum, arguing that there were "clear business reasons" for the support. [8] (In October 2023, the Voice to Parliament proposal was rejected nationally and by a majority in every state. [9] )

References

  1. ↑ "Kenneth Norman MACKENZIE - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)". beta.companieshouse.gov.uk. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  2. ↑ "BHP names packaging guru MacKenzie as new chairman". 16 June 2017. Retrieved 25 October 2017– via Reuters.
  3. 1 2 "Stocks". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  4. ↑ Yeomans, Jon (16 June 2017). "BHP Billiton names Ken MacKenzie as chairman" . Retrieved 25 October 2017– via www.telegraph.co.uk.
  5. ↑ "Subscribe - theaustralian". www.theaustralian.com.au. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
  6. ↑ Knight, Elizabeth (16 June 2017). "Cleanskin king Ken MacKenzie represents new face of BHP" . Retrieved 25 October 2017– via The Sydney Morning Herald.
  7. ↑ "BHP says management wanted Barrenjoey despite chairman link". Australian Financial Review. 8 August 2022. Retrieved 13 July 2023.
  8. ↑ Evans, Duncan (1 November 2023). "BHP chair Ken MacKenzie defends $2m donation in support of the Voice". News.com.au. Retrieved 1 November 2023.
  9. ↑ "As it happened: Referendum overwhelmingly rejected". www.9news.com.au. 14 October 2023. Retrieved 1 November 2023.


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