Mike Henry

Thank you, Clark. Very happy to be here.

Thank you, Clark. Very happy to be here.

Thank you, Clark. Very happy to be here.

So as you said, Clark, I was born in Canada, but I've spent the vast majority of my career overseas between Japan, Australia, Holland, Singapore, then back to Australia. And I've been fortunate enough to have my whole career in the resources sector. So even with Mitsubishi Corporation, I was working in their resources division. And it is just... a spectacular, rewarding industry to be part of.

So as you said, Clark, I was born in Canada, but I've spent the vast majority of my career overseas between Japan, Australia, Holland, Singapore, then back to Australia. And I've been fortunate enough to have my whole career in the resources sector. So even with Mitsubishi Corporation, I was working in their resources division. And it is just... a spectacular, rewarding industry to be part of.

So as you said, Clark, I was born in Canada, but I've spent the vast majority of my career overseas between Japan, Australia, Holland, Singapore, then back to Australia. And I've been fortunate enough to have my whole career in the resources sector. So even with Mitsubishi Corporation, I was working in their resources division. And it is just... a spectacular, rewarding industry to be part of.

There's very few industries where it goes right from the ground, the earth, all the way through to high finance, global capital markets, and of course, downstream customers. Now, how did that all play out? As with all these things, it's a little bit of a fortunate meeting of opportunity, timing, interest, and capability.

There's very few industries where it goes right from the ground, the earth, all the way through to high finance, global capital markets, and of course, downstream customers. Now, how did that all play out? As with all these things, it's a little bit of a fortunate meeting of opportunity, timing, interest, and capability.

There's very few industries where it goes right from the ground, the earth, all the way through to high finance, global capital markets, and of course, downstream customers. Now, how did that all play out? As with all these things, it's a little bit of a fortunate meeting of opportunity, timing, interest, and capability.

As you said, I'd worked for a year teaching English just after university in Japan, and partly as a result of that, knew I wanted an international career. Mitsubishi, very well-known and respected company in Japan. I was fortunate enough to get a job with them in the resources division.

As you said, I'd worked for a year teaching English just after university in Japan, and partly as a result of that, knew I wanted an international career. Mitsubishi, very well-known and respected company in Japan. I was fortunate enough to get a job with them in the resources division.

As you said, I'd worked for a year teaching English just after university in Japan, and partly as a result of that, knew I wanted an international career. Mitsubishi, very well-known and respected company in Japan. I was fortunate enough to get a job with them in the resources division.

That took me on to Japan, ultimately down to Australia here, worked in a joint venture with BHP, and then moved across to BHP back in 2003 and just had this very rewarding career with this global company where I've worked across commercial, technical, operational, and then was given this great opportunity to lead the company back in 2020.

That took me on to Japan, ultimately down to Australia here, worked in a joint venture with BHP, and then moved across to BHP back in 2003 and just had this very rewarding career with this global company where I've worked across commercial, technical, operational, and then was given this great opportunity to lead the company back in 2020.

That took me on to Japan, ultimately down to Australia here, worked in a joint venture with BHP, and then moved across to BHP back in 2003 and just had this very rewarding career with this global company where I've worked across commercial, technical, operational, and then was given this great opportunity to lead the company back in 2020.

I think it's a distinctive advantage. And certainly the CEOs in recent memory have all had global experience.

I think it's a distinctive advantage. And certainly the CEOs in recent memory have all had global experience.

I think it's a distinctive advantage. And certainly the CEOs in recent memory have all had global experience.

In order to understand how the world works, to be able to work with the workforce that's spread over all of those jurisdictions, to be able to work with policymakers, to understand their concerns around the world, having global experience, being able to work cross-culturally, I think is a distinctive advantage and a need for anybody stepping into this role.

In order to understand how the world works, to be able to work with the workforce that's spread over all of those jurisdictions, to be able to work with policymakers, to understand their concerns around the world, having global experience, being able to work cross-culturally, I think is a distinctive advantage and a need for anybody stepping into this role.