Appointment of President Diamonds & Specialty Products
BHP Billiton today announced
it has appointed Tim Cutt as President, Diamonds and
Specialty Products, effective 1 June 2011. Mr Cutt will be based at BHP Billiton’s offices in
Saskatoon in the province of Saskatchewan, Canada.
BHP Billiton also announced it
will be relocating the Diamonds and Specialty Products business from Vancouver
to Saskatoon. This relocation will be phased over the coming months and
reflects the Company’s commitment to establish a premier potash business
managed from Saskatchewan, near its flagship potash development project.
Mr Cutt is
currently President, Production in BHP Billiton’s Petroleum business, a
position he has held since joining the Company in 2007. His career in the
resources industry began with Mobil Oil Corporation, where he held positions in
engineering, operations and senior management. He served almost 25 years with
Mobil, and then ExxonMobil, including as President of ExxonMobil de Venezuela.
Mr Cutt has strong
ties to Canada. During his tenure with ExxonMobil he also served in Canada as
President of ExxonMobil Canada Energy and President of the Hibernia Management
& Development Co. He has a family tie to Saskatchewan, as his mother was
born in Kelvington.
Mr Cutt is a
graduate of Louisiana Tech University with a bachelor's degree in Petroleum
Engineering.
Mr Cutt takes over
his new role from Graham Kerr, who has led the Diamonds and Specialty Products
business since 2007. Mr Kerr is returning to
Australia due to a family illness and will assume a senior position with the
Company to be announced in due course.
BHP Billiton Chief Executive
Non-Ferrous, Andrew Mackenzie, welcomed Mr Cutt to the Diamonds and Specialty Products team:
“Tim is a world-class leader with a wealth of business, technical and
operational experience. He has made a very considerable contribution to BHP
Billiton’s Petroleum business and we are delighted to have such a high calibre executive to build on Graham’s tremendous
work leading our Diamonds and Specialty Products group.”
Mr Cutt said he
was looking forward to the challenge of the role and excited by the
opportunities it brings: “I am delighted to be returning to Canada. While
it has been a privilege to work in BHP Billiton Petroleum, I am looking forward
to working with the Diamonds team at Yellowknife and EKATI and to playing my
part in developing an industry leading potash business in Saskatchewan that
creates value for shareholders, plays an active role in the community and
creates new jobs and opportunities for the Province.”