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Chief executive officer, BHP Billiton

Nationality: American.

Born: January 18, 1958, in Hartford, Connecticut.

Education: Yale University, BS, 1980; Wharton School of Finance, University of Pennsylvania, MBA, 1983.

Family: Son of Charles Goodyear (marketing director); married Elizabeth Dabezies; children: two.

Career: Kidder, Peabody, 1983–1985, associate; 1985–1986, assistant vice president; 1986–1989, vice president; Freeport-McMoRan, 1989–1993, vice...