News Articles for Ian Ashby

THE near certainty of a Coalition government being elected in September, and the single-handed control of state leader Colin Barnett, have reshaped Western Australia's 2013 Most Influential list –

AS the world enters its fifth year of economic turbulence and even the best-insulated businesses in Western Australia are being affected, the factors that determine business influence in this state

BHP Billiton has continued making big changes in key executive positions, appointing Ian Maxwell as president energy coal, following the move of Jimmy Wilson from energy coal to take up Ian Ashby's

CHINA'S decision to slow national growth has cast doubt over the strength of the iron ore trade and led to uncertainty about the sector's outlook, at least in the near term.

Across the Pilbara, in the Mid West, Yilgarn and Great Southern, WA's iron ore sector is planning substantial growth.

BHP Billiton has stepped up its sustainable development strategy by partnering with east coast-based Australian Indigenous Education Foundation to provide educational scholarships to indigenous hig

The effects of a BHP Billiton-Rio Tinto JV would be felt all around the world.

IN a capital-starved world those businesses that continue to invest stand out more than ever before.

People are the key to business performance, and engaging them from grassroots to management level is critical to achieving growth and improvement.