BHP boss Andrew Mackenzie to retire, with head of Australian mining Mike Henry to take up top job in January

BHP has appointed Mike Henry to succeed Andrew Mackenzie as the global mining giant's next chief executive.

The appointment of an insider to the high pressure role comes after what the BHP board says was a "thorough succession process".

Mr Henry, a 30 year mining veteran who joined BHP in 2003, is currently the miner's president of minerals operations in Australia.

The Canadian-born Mr Henry inherits a range of challenges from Andrew Mackenzie including a slowing global economy, fallout from the US China trade war, and reputational damage from the 2015 collapse of the Samarco mine in Brazil that killed 19 people.

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