Change to the Board of Directors

Broken Hill Proprietary Co Ld
24 May 2000


BHP BOARD APPOINTMENT

The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited (BHP) today announced the
appointment of Dr John Schubert to the BHP Board, effective 1 June 2000.  

Dr Schubert was formerly Chairman and Managing Director of Esso Australia
Limited from 1988 to 1993 and Managing Director and Chief Executive of Pioneer
International Limited from 1993 to May this year. 

Announcing the appointment, BHP Chairman Don Argus said the Board was pleased
to have secured the services of Dr Schubert with his depth of experience in
the petroleum and manufacturing industries.  

'This is a further step towards meeting our commitment to continually broaden 
the capabilities of the Board and strengthen the quality of the Company's
corporate decision making,' Mr Argus said.

Dr Schubert is currently a director of Commonwealth Bank of Australia and
Hanson PLC.


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SCHUBERT, John Michael 

Director BHP 2000

Career

Managing Director and Chief Executive Pioneer International Limited1993 -
2000; Chairman & Managing Director Esso Australia Limited 1988-1993; Deputy
Managing Director Esso Australia Limited 1985-1988; Director Esso Australia
Limited 1983-1985; Executive Assistant to the President, Exxon Corporation New
York 1982-1983; Production Divisional Manager , Exxon Corporation New York
1981-1982; Assistant Treasurer, Esso Eastern Inc Houston Texas 1979-1981.

Current Directorships

Director, Commonwealth Bank of Australia Limited (1991 - present).
Director, Hanson PLC (2000 - present).

Previous Directorships

Chairman, Esso Australia Limited (1988 - 1993).
Director, Australian Petroleum Pty Limited (1994 -1998).
Director Pioneer International (1993 - 2000). 

Committees, industry bodies & professional associations

Fellow, Australian Institute of Engineers.
Chartered Professional Engineer.
Fellow, Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering.

 Community Involvement

Former Vice President, Business Council of Australia;
Board Member and Director, Australian Graduate School of Management; Central
Region Salvation Army - Advisory Council Director - Great Barrier Reef
Research Foundation.

Personal

Born: Sydney, Australia, 1942.
Education: Bachelor of Chemical Engineering (Honours) University of Melbourne.
Doctor of Philosophy (Chemical Engineering).