Chip Goodyear
| Charles W. Goodyear IV | |
|---|---|
| Born |
January 18, 1958 Hartford, Connecticut |
| Residence | New Orleans, LA |
| Nationality | United States |
| Education |
Yale (1980) Wharton MBA (1983) |
| Occupation | Businessman |
| Spouse(s) | Elizabeth Dabezies |
| Children | Charles W. Goodyear V Adelaide Goodyear |
| Parent(s) | Charles W. Goodyear III |
| Relatives | James Lyles Goodyear (brother) |
Charles "Chip" Waterhouse Goodyear IV (born January 18, 1958) is the former CEO of BHP Billiton and a member of the Goodyear family that had extensive business interests in lumber and railways as well as significant philanthropic endeavors.
Charles Waterhouse Goodyear IV was born January 18, 1958 in Hartford, Connecticut. He is the son of Charles Waterhouse Goodyear III (born 1933), who was a Texas oil man that worked for Exxon Company International and later as a fuel products marketing manager for Exxon in Florham Park, NJ. , of Darien, Connecticut. Goodyear attended and graduated from Yale University in 1980 with a science degree in geology and geophysics. While at Yale, he rowed on the lightweight crew team. He also attended and received an MBA from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1983.
After graduation in 1983, Goodyear began his career as an investment banker at Wall Street brokerage, Kidder Peabody, advising companies on mergers, acquisitions and financing. He left Kidder Peabody in 1989 as Vice President and joined Freeport-McMoRan, one of the world's largest producers of copper and gold, as Vice President - Corporate Finance. He was promoted to Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer in 1995, ultimately leaving the firm 1997 to serve as President of "Goodyear Capital Corporation" until 1999.
In 1999, Goodyear joined BHP Billiton, the world’s largest diversified resources company, as Chief Financial Officer and served in that role until 2001 when he became the Chief Development Officer, which he held until 2003. In 2003, it was announced that Goodyear would succeed Brian Gilbertson as the Chief Executive Officer of BHP. Goodyear retired from BHP on September 30, 2007 and the BHP Group on January 1, 2008 and was succeeded by Marius Kloppers Goodyear was considered by Businessweek to have been the responsible for BHP Billiton's turn-around during the 2000s, when under his leadership as CEO sales increased by 47% and profits by 78%. Therefore, they placed him on top of their "Europe BW50 Leaders" list. Others, including consulting firm Deloitte, attributed BHP's success to rising global commodity prices.
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