keywords: macdonald quits asbestos quit hardie
text: James Hardie #39;s Macdonald Quits Amid Asbestos Probe (Update5) James Hardie Industries NV, facing aA\$1.2 billion (\$880 million) bill to compensate asbestos victims, said Chief Executive Officer Peter Macdonald quit, a month after an inquiry found he misled investors about the costs.