Jacques Nasser (1947- )
Jacques A. Nasser (born 12 December 1947, Amyoun, Lebanon) is a leading global business executive who currently serves as Chairman of the Board of BHP Billiton. After serving as a Director of BHP Billiton Limited and BHP Billiton Plc since 2006, Mr. Nasser was appointed Chairman of both companies effective 31 March 2010. BHP Billiton is a global leader in the resources industry. Mr. Nasser is also a Non-Executive advisory partner of One Equity Partners, the private equity arm of JPMorgan Chase, a Board Director for NewsCorp’s British Sky Broadcasting Ltd, and a member of the International Advisory Council of Allianz AG.
Following a 33 year career with Ford in various leadership positions in Australia, Asia, South America, Europe and the US, Mr. Nasser served as a member of the Board of Directors and as President and Chief Executive Officer of Ford Motor Company from 1998 to 2001. His career included assignments as Vice President of Autolatina, a joint venture between Ford and Volkswagen in South America, Head of Ford’s operations in Australia and Chairman of Ford of Europe. He was promoted to Vice President of Ford Motor Company in 1993 and Group Vice President of Global Product Development. In 1996 he headed up Ford’s Global Automotive business. Nasser became President and CEO of Ford total operations in 1998.
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¶ I believe the people who are most successful are those who do what really interests them. There is no substitute for energy and enthusiasm.
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