The Board of BHP announces that Brandon Craig will become Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and a Director of BHP Group Limited on 1 July 2026. Mr Craig will succeed the current CEO, Mike Henry, who will step down after six and a half years in the role.<\/p>\n
BHP Chair, Ross McEwan said: \u201cWe are very pleased an executive of Brandon Craig\u2019s calibre and extensive experience has been appointed as our new CEO to lead the execution of our strategy. I am confident that his discipline and focus will continue to drive BHP\u2019s high-performance culture and advance the company\u2019s unrivalled pipeline of growth options to maximise shareholder returns.<\/p>\n
We would like to recognise the outstanding contribution of Mike Henry to BHP as CEO. Under his leadership, BHP has transformed into a safer and more productive company, financially strong and sharply focused on shareholder value and social value.\u201d<\/p>\n
The appointment of Mr Craig follows a formal CEO succession process.<\/p>\n
Brandon brings more than 25 years of operational and corporate leadership experience at BHP to the role. He is currently BHP\u2019s President Americas, leading the company\u2019s growth strategy in future facing commodities across Canada, the United States and South America. During his time in the role, BHP became the world\u2019s largest copper producer and advanced high quality growth options in copper and potash. Prior to this, Brandon led our Western Australia Iron Ore business, improving operational performance and increasing BHP\u2019s lead as the lowest cost, highest margin major iron ore producer in the world.<\/p>\n
Mr Craig said: \u201cIt is an honour and privilege to succeed Mike Henry as CEO of BHP. Thanks to his leadership, BHP is well positioned for the future. Mike will be remembered for his strategic decision-making, portfolio transformation, operational excellence and focus on safety and high-performance culture.<\/p>\n
As incoming CEO, I am committed to leading the talented and hard-working people who make BHP a great company and continuing to generate long-term value for all our shareholders. I will work tirelessly with the Board and management to achieve this. I look forward to continuing to take this great company forward.\u201d<\/p>\n
Outgoing CEO, Mike Henry said: \u201cIt has been a privilege to serve as CEO of BHP and to have worked with so many truly talented people. I am proud of what we have achieved together. BHP is a safer and higher performing company and is better positioned for future growth. We are creating sustainable long-term value for our shareholders, our supply chain, partners and our communities. Brandon is an excellent choice as CEO, and I wish him every success in the role.\u201d<\/p>\n
During Mr Henry\u2019s tenure as CEO, BHP established its track record of sector leading operational performance, with BHP\u2019s Western Australia Iron Ore business securing and growing its lead as the world\u2019s lowest cost major iron ore producer.<\/p>\n
BHP has become a simpler company, with a more resilient and growth-oriented portfolio through demerging its Petroleum business, high-grading its coal business, simplifying its listing structure and pivoting towards growth in copper and potash, both future facing commodities.<\/p>\n
Under Mr Henry\u2019s leadership, BHP has established itself as the world\u2019s largest copper producer, with over half of BHP\u2019s recent half year earnings sourced from copper and a significant volume of growth to come. This, coupled with BHP\u2019s soon to be commissioned potash mine, leaves the company well placed to deliver high-margin growth into the future.<\/p>\n
Mr Henry has led a strong focus on safety and a high-performance culture during his tenure. Under Mr Henry\u2019s leadership, BHP has established sector-leading operational excellence through the BHP Operating System. BHP also achieved a gender balanced workforce and a 30% reduction in operational greenhouse gas emissions and stronger partnerships with Indigenous peoples.<\/p>\n
Average Total Shareholder Returns have been ~17% per annum, and BHP returned ~US$80 billion to shareholders during Mr Henry\u2019s tenure.<\/p>\n
BHP has a unique combination of large, long-life, low-cost assets in the most attractive commodities, a track record of operational excellence and capital discipline, a leading pipeline of growth in copper and potash, and a distinct approach to building social value. This will generate attractive and reliable returns and growth for shareholders well into the future.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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