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Joseph Keenan

17th February 2017

By: Martin Creamer

Creamer Media Editor

     

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Full Name: Joseph Breen Keenan

Position: MD of BME

Main Activity of the Company: BME supplies a full range of explosives, initiating systems, electronic blasting systems, delivery equipment, mobile emulsion plants and technical services to ensure every blast brings value to customers

Date and Place of Birth: April 23, 1969, Sudbury, Ontario

Education: BSc (geology), Laurentian University; MBA, Edinburgh Business School; Advanced Management Programme, Harvard Business School

First Job: ICI Explosives

Size of First Pay Packet: $28 000 a year

Number of People under Your Leadership: About 1 200 employees

Management Style: Inclusive and process driven, and I believe all employees have the right to go home every day better than when they arrived at work

Personal Best Achievement: My family

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Life: My father. He was a partner in a successful accounting practice in our hometown. He was very entrepreneurial and driven to success

Person Who Has Had the Biggest Influence on Your Career: John Beevers, previous CEO of Orica Mining Services and currently CEO of Groundprobe

Person You Would Most Like to Meet: Richard Branson

Businessperson Who Has Impressed You Most: Carlos Ghosn, chairperson of Renault and CEO of Nissan

Philosophy of Life: It is not about how many fights you win or lose; it is about how many you show up for in life

Biggest Ever Opportunity: With every new role, I have always tried to take the opportunity to reinvent myself and to improve on my leadership skills

Biggest Ever Disappointment: Having to relocate my family out of Australia after being in the country for only 18 months

Hope for the Future: That environmental impact will feature prominently as a differentiator among countries, cultures and companies

Favourite Reading: The Innovators Dilemma, by Clayton Christensen

Favourite TV Programme: Band of Brothers

Favourite Food/Drink: Steak and a glass of Cabernet

Favourite Music: 80s rock

Favourite Sport: Hockey

Hobbies: Skiing, golf

Car: Chevy Suburban

Pets: Yellow Lab, Lucy

Miscellaneous Dislikes: Long hotel checkout lines; being stuck in airport security lines behind families with strollers

Married: To Ana Carolina

Children: Hannah 15, Joseph and Jacob, 7

Clubs: Glenmoor Country Club, International Society of Explosives Engineers, Canadian Institute of Mining

Edited by Martin Zhuwakinyu
Creamer Media Senior Deputy Editor

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