BHP Billiton has announced changes to its top management team. Dean Dalla Valle, currently president, Health, Safety, Environment (HSE), Marketing and Technology will become chief commercial officer, assuming accountability for Potash. BHP said his current portfolio includes group project management making the Potash Project a strategic fit for his portfolio. He will retain existing areas of Health, Safety, Environment (HSE), Marketing, Supply and Information Technology.
Tim Cutt, who formerly handled both Potash and Petroleum, will now be president, BHP Petroleum, allowing him to concentrate exclusively on Petroleum’s growing value, according to BHP. These title changes are effective July 1, 2015, and Dalla Valle will assume responsibility for Potash Aug. 1, 2015.