We need bosses who know Asia
We need bosses who know Asia
THE board of BHP Billiton is gaining two terrific talents in the form of the mining groups own former chief executive Paul Anderson and ex-Ford boss Jacques Nasser, as announced a few days ago.
In announcing the appointments, the company talked of continually reviewing the mix of skills and competencies of directors.
But its two new directors live in the US. How about next time considering someone with substantial experience of BHPs most important markets - Asia in general and, in growth and promise, China in particular?
BHP is only one of an increasing proportion of top 50 Australian corporations that credit China for their strong recent profit performances, and constantly spruik their sales to and operations in China as holding out their best hopes for continued healthy growth.
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