BHP

BHP’s new CEO wasn’t the obvious pick, but investors see Brandon Craig as a “safe pair of hands” to steer the miner from Pilbara iron ore towards copper and the Americas.

CFO Vandita Pant suggested the mining giant is not concerned by potential flow-on effects on its iron ore business from Australian tariffs on Chinese steel.

A photo of BHP and Rio Tinto bosses with Donald Trump in the Oval Office captures the broader shift in business culture from ESG ideals to raw industrial power.