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Term of office: Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc since February 2005. Mr Cordeiro vacated his office on 3 April and was re-appointed by the Board on 26 August. This unusual situation arose because Mr Cordeiro was not able to satisfy the minimum shareholding requirement of Directors as provided for in the Articles of Association of BHP Billiton Plc and the Constitution of BHP Billiton Limited because, like all other Directors and senior executives, he was in possession of unpublished, price sensitive information relating to the acquisition by BHP Billiton of WMC Resources Ltd for the whole of the period that was available to him to comply. Mr Cordeiro was re-elected in 2005. Independent: Yes Skills and experience: Carlos Cordeiro brings to the Board more than 20 years' experience in providing strategic and financial advice to corporations, financial institutions and governments around the world. He was previously Partner and Managing Director of Goldman Sachs Group Inc, and was the senior banker to the World Bank. Other directorships and offices (current and recent): 1)Advisory Director of The Goldman Sachs Group Inc (since December 2001) .2)Vice Chairman of Goldman Sachs (Asia) (since June 2000) .Board Committee membership: Member of the Remuneration Committee
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