BHP’s Henry signals new technology a focus in first speech

Incoming BHP Group CEO Mike Henry said the world’s biggest miner is prioritising new developments in technology to cut costs and improve safety, including collaborations with tech start-ups and researchers.

Henry, who will the reins at BHP from January 1, kept a prior commitment to speak at a mining technology conference in Perth on Wednesday, signalling that the area is likely to be a major focus of his tenure.