BHP CEO to retire; first-half profits drop; Jansen approval not imminent

摘要

BHP Billiton has announced that Marius Kloppers, 50, will retire as CKO and as a director on May 10, 2013, officially retiring from BHPOct. 1,2013. The news came at about the same time that the company announced a 58 percent drop in first-half profits, to US$4.24 billion.