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Philip S. Aiken
Philip S. Aiken
Born	9 January 1949 (age 75); Sydney
Nationality	Australian
Alma mater	University of Sydney (BS)
Occupation(s)	Chairman of Balfour Beatty (2015 to 2021) and Aveva; (2012 to 2023)
Board member of	Newmont; New Energy One Acquisitions; BIAC
Spouse	Fran
Children	3 sons

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

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 Nylex. He held senior positions at BOC, and was also a senior advisor to Macquarie Capital (Europe).^[6]

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; where he served for nearly 26 years, holding several senior positions. In 1995, he was appointed executive director and Chief Executive of 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 until 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 at the Annual General Meeting on 12 July 2012 and stood down in January 2023. In April 2013 he joined the board of Newcrest standing down following its acquisition by Newmont whose Board he joined in November 2023.^[10] In March 2015, he became chairman of Balfour Beatty^[11] and stood down as chairman on 20 July 2021.^[12]

He joined the Board of New Energy One Acquisitions in 2021 and BIAC in 2023.

He was also formerly a non-executive director of National Grid plc, copper mining company Kazakhmys,Indian-focused energy company Essar Energy.^[13] and Miclyn Express Offshore,a Singapore based service boat company.

Personal life

Aiken lives in Melbourne and London with his wife, Fran. He was awarded a Member of the Order of Australia in June 2013.^[14]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Information on Candidates to the Board of MMC NORILSK NICKEL – Philip S. Aiken" (PDF). nornik.ru. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Britain is home now for the former head of BHP Petroleum". smh.com.au. 24 May 2008. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
^ ^a ^b "AVEVA announces a change of Chairman". aveva.com. 26 April 2012. Archived from the original on 29 April 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
^ "Executive Bio – Philip S. Aiken". Forbes. Archived from the original on 24 October 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Bloomberg Businessweek Executive Bio – Philip S. Aiken". Bloomberg Businessweek. Retrieved 26 April 2012.^{[dead link‍]}
^ "Board of Kazakhmys plc – Philip S. Aiken". kazakhmys.com. Archived from the original on 2 July 2012. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
^ "NGG.BA : Philip Aiken". acroaxis.com. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
^ "Robert Walters plc Board". robertwalters.com. Archived from the original on 1 February 2013. Retrieved 26 April 2012.
^ "ESSR Director Declaration". {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
^ "Aiken joins Newcrest board". The National. 16 April 2016. Archived from the original on 27 February 2018. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
^ Paton, Elizabeth (11 February 2015). "Balfour Beatty selects Aveva's Philip Aiken as chairman". Financial Times. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
^ "Labour peer to chair Balfour Beatty". The Construction Index. 13 May 2021. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
^ Gilbert, Simon (30 April 2017). "Who are Gerard Murphy and Philip Aiken? The Australians interested in Coventry City takeover". coventrytelegraph.net. Archived from the original on 17 June 2018. Retrieved 17 June 2018.
^ "OAA UK / Europe Newsletter" (PDF). Archived (PDF) from the original on 27 January 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2018.

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Business positions
Preceded by Nick Prest	Chairman of Aveva 2012–	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by Steve Marshall	Chairman of Balfour Beatty 2015–	Succeeded by Incumbent
Preceded by	Chairman of Robert Walters 2007–2012	Succeeded by Leslie Van de Walle