Andrew Mackenzie (businessman) explained

Sir Andrew Mackenzie
Birth Name:	Andrew Stewart Mackenzie
Birth Date:	1956 12, df=yes
Birth Place:	North of London,^[1] England, United Kingdom
Occupation:	Chairman Shell plc
Spouse:	Liz Allan
Module:	Child: yes Thesis Title: Applications of biological marker compounds to subsurface geological processes Thesis Url: http://pmt-eu.hosted.exlibrisgroup.com/44BU_VU1:default_scope:44BU_LMS_DS000357520 Thesis Year: 1981

Sir Andrew Stewart Mackenzie ^[2] (born 20 December 1956^[3]) is a Scottish businessman, who is the chairman of Shell plc and formerly CEO of BHP Billiton, the world's largest mining company.^[4] He succeeded Marius Kloppers, on 10 May 2013,^{[5] [6]} and was succeeded by Mike Henry, at the start of 2020.

Early life

Andrew Stewart Mackenzie was born in December 1956,^[7] grew up in Kirkintilloch, Scotland, and was educated at the University of St Andrews where he graduated with a first class bachelor's degree in geology in 1977. He went on to study at the University of Bristol where he was awarded a PhD in organic chemistry in 1981.^[8]

Career

Mackenzie was a postdoctoral research fellow with the British Geological Society.^[5] He was a Humboldt fellow and worked at the Nuclear Research Centre in Jülich, Germany. He published over 50 research papers as a scientist.^{[5] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]}

In 1983, Mackenzie joined BP's research division. He worked his way to BP Finance, and then as head of capital markets. After 22 years at BP, he left as group vice-president petrochemicals.^[5]

In April 2004, Mackenzie joined Rio Tinto as chief executive of the industrial minerals division. In June 2007, he was the chief executive officer, diamonds & minerals.^[5]

He was a trustee of a think tank, Demos, from 2005 until June 2008.

Mackenzie was poached from Rio Tinto in 2007 by then CEO of BHP Billiton Marius Kloppers, ahead of a failed takeover bid of Rio Tinto.^[14] Mackenzie became the chief executive of non-ferrous in BHP Billiton in November 2008. He succeeded Marius Kloppers as the CEO of BHP Billiton in May 2013.^{[5] [15]} In 2014, he was paid $7,123,000 in total compensation.^[15] Australia mining head Mike Henry succeeded Mackenzie as BHP CEO on 1 January 2020.^[16]

In March 2021, Mackenzie was tapped to replace Chad Holliday as company chair of Royal Dutch Shell starting May 2021.^[17]

In June 2021, Mackenzie was selected to be Chair of UK Research and Innovation to replace Sir John Kingman.^[18]

Awards and honours

Mackenzie was elected a fellow of the Royal Society in 2014. His nomination reads

Mackenzie was knighted in the 2020 Birthday Honours for services to business, science, technology and UK/Australia relations.

Personal life

Mackenzie speaks five languages.^[5] He met his wife, Liz Allan, when they were students at Saint Andrews.^[19]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Andrew Mackenzie – biography . . 21 March 2022 . 20 February 2013.
2. Web site: Andrew Mackenzie . RoyalSociety.org. Royal Society. 2014 . London.
3. Web site: The International Council On Mining And Metals Limited: Filing History. Companies House. 22 November 2017.
4. Web site: Top 10 mining companies in the world. www.miningglobal.com. en. 2020-03-27. 16 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210116200413/https://www.miningglobal.com/top10/top-10-mining-companies-world. dead.
5. Web site: Marius Kloppers to Retire, Andrew Mackenzie to Become CEO . https://web.archive.org/web/20130501003940/http://www.bhpbilliton.com/home/investors/news/Documents/2013/130220_BHP%20Billiton%20CEO%20Retirement%20and%20Appointment.pdf . dead . 1 May 2013 . . 20 February 2013 . 2013-05-01.
6. Web site: Leadership Team. BHP.com. 20 November 2017.
7. Web site: BHP Billiton plc. Companies House. 2015-08-29.
8. PhD . Andrew Stewart. Mackenzie . Applications of biological marker compounds to subsurface geological processes . University of Bristol . 1981 .
9. 10.1007/BF01988365. Some aspects of the organic geochemistry of petroleum fluids. Geologische Rundschau. 78. 291–303. 1989. England . W. A.. Mackenzie . A. S.. 1. 1989GeoRu..78..291E. 140703724.
10. 10.1038/333549a0. The temperatures of oil and gas formation in the sub-surface. Nature. 333. 6173. 549. 1988. Quigley . T. M.. Mackenzie . A. S.. 1988Natur.333..549Q. 4253164.
11. 10.1016/0264-8172(90)90056-M. Prediction of pore fluid pressures in sedimentary basins. Marine and Petroleum Geology. 7. 55–65. 1990. Mann . D. M. . Mackenzie . A. S. . 1. 1990MarPG...7...55M.
12. 10.1126/science.217.4559.491. 17820518. Chemical Fossils: The Geological Fate of Steroids. Science. 217. 4559. 491–504. 1982. Mackenzie . A. S.. Brassell . S. C.. Eglinton . G.. Geoffrey Eglinton. Maxwell . J. R.. 1982Sci...217..491M. 19720232.
13. Book: 0120320010 . Applications of Biological Markers in Petroleum Geochemistry . Mackenzie . Andrew Stewart . Andrew Mackenzie (businessman) . 1984 . Academic Press . London .
14. Web site: BHP Billiton shares fall as Marius Kloppers retires. Telegraph. Staff. 20 February 2013. www.telegraph.co.uk.
15. Web site: Andrew Mackenzie BSc (Geology), Ph.D.(Chemistry) . https://archive.today/20130407212945/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=22074425&ticker=BHP:AU . dead . 7 April 2013 . . 2013-02-20.
16. Web site: Mike Henry's 30-year journey to BHP's top job. 14 November 2019. Australian Financial Review.
17. Web site: 2021-03-11. Shell appoints former BHP CEO Andrew Mackenzie as new chair S&P Global Platts. 2021-03-12. www.spglobal.com. en.
18. https://www.gov.uk/government/news/business-secretary-selects-sir-andrew-mackenzie-for-new-ukri-chair Business Secretary selects Sir Andrew Mackenzie for new UKRI Chair
19. Web site: Scottish businessman lands top mining job in Australia which will see him earn £6m each year. Daily Record. 25 February 2013.