BHP appoints new president for manganese
BHP Billiton appointed Peter Beaven as president of its Manganese operations based in Johannesburg, South
Africa.
Beaven will be responsible for continuing to optimize and grow
BHP Billiton's manganese business.
Before the appointment, Beaven served as chief development officer for
BHP Billiton's Carbon Steel Materials group in Melbourne,
Australia, for two and a half years.
In the fiscal year ended 30 June 2005,
BHP Billiton's manganese business delivered $571 million of earnings before interest and tax from operating assets of $513 million.