Philip Aiken

Philip S. Aiken (born 9 January 1949, in Sydney) is an Australian business executive.[1][4][5]

Philip S. Aiken
Born	9 January 1949[1] Sydney[2]
Nationality	Australian[1]
Alma mater	University of Sydney (BS)
Occupation	Chairman of Balfour Beatty (2015 to present) and Aveva[3] (2012 till present)
Board member of	Newcrest Mining
Spouse(s)	Fran[2]
Children	3 sons[2]

Aiken holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree in chemical engineering from University of Sydney, and has attended the Advanced Management Program from Harvard Business School.[5] Aiken was formerly Group President of BHP Billiton's energy business, and an executive director of BTR plc. He held a number of senior positions in BOC Group, and was also a senior advisor to Macquarie Capital (Europe).[6] He also served as the chairman of Robert Walters from 2007 till 2012.

Early life and education

Aiken was born in Sydney, Australia, on 9 January 1949. In 1970, he graduated with a Bachelor of Engineering degree in Chemical Engineering from University of Sydney and later in 1989, attended the Advanced Management Program at Harvard Business School.[5]

Career

Aiken started his career in 1970 with BOC Gases; where he served for nearly 26 years, holding several senior positions. In 1995, he was appointed executive director and Chief Executive of BTR Nylex (which later became Invensys). From 1997 until his retirement in 2006, he worked for BHP Billiton; firstly as President of BHP Petroleum, and latterly as Group President of BHP Billiton's Energy business. From 2006 till 2009, he was a senior advisor at Macquarie Bank.[7]

He was appointed to the board of Robert Walters in July 2000, and as its chairman in May 2007.[8] On 24 May 2012, Aiken decided to step down from his role as chairman of Robert Walters once the process of appointing a successor chairman has been completed.[9]

In April 2012, Aiken was appointed to the board of Aveva, to succeed the outgoing chairman Nick Prest.[3] He commenced his duties as chairman after the shareholders approval in the AGM in 12 July 2012. In April 2013 he joined the board of Newcrest Mining.[10] In March 2015, he became chairman of Balfour Beatty.[11]

He was also formerly a non-executive director of National Grid plc, copper mining company Kazakhmys, and Indian-focused energy company Essar Energy.[12]

Personal life

Aiken lives in London with his wife, Fran and has a residence in Melbourne. He was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia in June 2013.[13]

References

1. "Information on Candidates to the Board of MMC NORILSK NICKEL – Philip S. Aiken" (PDF). nornik.ru. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
2. "Britain is home now for the former head of BHP Petroleum". smh.com.au. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
3. "AVEVA announces a change of Chairman". aveva.com. 26 April 2012. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
4. "Executive Bio – Philip S. Aiken". Forbes. Archived from the original on 24 October 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
5. "Bloomberg Businessweek Executive Bio – Philip S. Aiken". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
6. "Board of Kazakhmys plc – Philip S. Aiken". kazakhmys.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
7. "NGG.BA : Philip Aiken". acroaxis.com. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
8. "Robert Walters plc Board". robertwalters.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
9. "ESSR Director Declaration". Missing or empty |url= (help)
10. "Aiken joins Newcrest board". The National. 16 April 2016. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
11. Paton, Elizabeth (11 February 2015). "Balfour Beatty selects Aveva's Philip Aiken as chairman". Retrieved 16 June 2016 – via Financial Times.
12. Gilbert, Simon (30 April 2017). "Who are Gerard Murphy and Philip Aiken? The Australians interested in Coventry City takeover". coventrytelegraph.net. Retrieved 17 June 2018 – via coventrytelegraph.net.
13. "OAA UK / Europe Newsletter" (PDF). Retrieved 26 February 2018.

External links

• AVEVA Group plc Board
• National Grid plc Board
• Essar Energy plc Board