Board of Directors
The Board of Directors of Brookfield Business Partners Limited, our general partner, is responsible for conducting, directing and managing all activities of Brookfield Business Partners. The current board comprises eight directors, five of whom are independent
Brookfield Business Partners’ corporate governance practices are not materially different than those required of domestic issuers under the New York Stock Exchange's listing standards.
Executive Chairman
Cyrus Madon has served as a director of Brookfield Business Partners and Executive Chairman since February 2024. Cyrus Madon is a Managing Partner of Brookfield Asset Management Ltd. and Executive Chairman of Brookfield’s Private Equity Group. In this role, he is responsible for developing strategy and providing investment oversight, review and approval, alongside the CEO, while supporting the broader private equity team in executing our growth initiatives. Mr. Madon has held a number of senior roles across the organization, including CEO of Brookfield's Private Equity business. Mr. Madon holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Queen’s University. He is also on the board of the C.D. Howe Institute.
Jeffrey Blidner has served as a director of Brookfield Business Partners since June 2016. Mr. Blidner is Vice Chair of Brookfield and former Chief Executive Officer of Brookfield’s Private Funds Group. Mr. Blidner is also Chair of Brookfield Renewable Partners and a director of Brookfield Asset Management and Brookfield Infrastructure Partners. Before joining Brookfield in 2000, Mr. Blidner was a senior partner at a Canadian law firm.
Stephen Girsky has served as director of Brookfield Business Partners since June 2016. Mr. Girsky is President and CEO at Nikola Motor Company, a publicly traded company that designs and manufactures electric components, drivetrains and vehicles. He consulted for Brookfield on its acquisition of Clarios, a leading automotive battery company, and serves on the Board and is Chair of the Risk Management Committee for Clarios. Mr. Girsky served on the General Motors Board of Directors from 2009 until 2016 and in a number of capacities at General Motors, including Vice Chairman. He also served as President of Centerbridge Industrial Partners, Managing Director at Morgan Stanley, Senior Analyst of the Morgan Stanley Global Automotive and Auto Parts Research Team and Managing Director of PaineWebber's Automotive Group.
Member of the Audit Committee
Member of the Governance & Nominating Committee
David Hamill has served as director of Brookfield Business Partners since June 2016. Dr. Hamill is a professional company director who has served on the boards of various public and private companies as well as not-for-profit and charitable organizations and statutory authorities. He was Treasurer of the State of Queensland in Australia from 1998 to 2001, Minister for Education from 1995 to 1996, and Minister for Transport and Minister Assisting the Premier on Economic and Trade Development from 1989 to 1995. Dr. Hamill retired from the Queensland Parliament in February 2001. He is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Transport and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Member of the Governance and Nominating Committee
Anne Ruth Herkes has served as director of Brookfield Business Partners since December 2020. Ms. Herkes is a senior advisor at ELC - Euringer Leadership Consulting, an executive search and leadership consulting company, and senior advisor at Rivada Space Networks GmbH, a New Space company. She previously was Deputy Chair of the board of directors of Merck Finck Privatbankiers AG, an asset and wealth management bank based in Munich. She serves on the board of directors of Quintet (S.A.) Europe Private Bank in Luxembourg, where she is also a member of the remuneration and nomination and audit committees, and the asset management forum. She is on the board of Asia House, an independent think tank and advisory service in London. Ms. Herkes previously served as State Secretary at the German Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs, and as Ambassador to Qatar.
Chair of the Governance and Nominating Committee
John Lacey has served as director of Brookfield Business Partners since June 2016. Mr. Lacey is the Chairman of Doncaster Consolidated Ltd. and Doncaster Foundation. He is also a director of Wittington Investments Ltd. and serves as Chair of its governance committee. Mr. Lacey served on the boards of George Weston Ltd., Loblaw Companies Ltd. and Telus Corp. He was previously the Executive Chairman of the board of directors of Alderwoods Group, Inc. He is the former President and Chief Executive Officer of The Oshawa Group, Scotts Hospitality Ltd.
Chair and Designated Financial Expert of the Audit Committee
Patricia Zuccotti has served as director of Brookfield Business Partners since June 2016. Zuccotti was formerly Senior Vice President, Chief Accounting Officer and Controller of Expedia, Inc. from 2005 to 2011. Prior to joining Expedia, Ms. Zuccotti was the Director, Enterprise Risk Services of Deloitte & Touche LLP from 2003 until 2005. Ms. Zuccotti is also a director of Brookfield Renewable Partners where she is Chair of the Audit Committee.
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