Keep up with the latest executive movements across the mining sector, featuring BHP, Rio Tinto, Alcoa, and more.
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Catherine Raw will join BHP as chief development officer on April 29.
Raw is currently managing director of SSE Thermal and was previously chief operating officer for North America and chief financial officer at Barrick Gold.
Raw will replace BHP’s current chief development officer Johan van Jaarsveld, who will step into the role of chief technical officer.
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Martina Merz and Sharon Thorne have been appointed as non-executive directors of Rio Tinto.
Merz will join the board on February 1 and will stand for election at the major miner’s annual general meetings in 2024.
Thorne will join the board on July 1 and will stand for election at Rio Tinto’s annual general meetings in 2025.
Rio Tinto chair Dominic Barton welcomed Merz and Thorne to the company.
“Martina has extensive leadership experience in handling cyclical businesses, navigating the energy transition and decarbonisation initiatives, and leading innovation and research and development efforts,” he said.
“Having chaired the largest professional services firm in the world, Sharon brings extensive and transformational leadership experience together with deep industry knowledge, gained over 30 years of auditing and advising multinational clients. I am very pleased to welcome Sharon to our board.”
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Taking effect from January 1, Matt Reed will serve as executive vice president and chief operations officer at Alcoa.
Reed will lead Alcoa’s global operations, including bauxite mines, alumina refineries, and aluminium smelters. He will be responsible for operational excellence, focusing on safety, environmental management, productivity, cost management, and long-term strategic planning. He first joined Alcoa in June 2023.
Reed will continue acting as Alcoa Australian operations vice president and Australian president until January 31, when an interim Australian operations vice president will be appointed.
A permanent Australian operations vice president will be named after a search process.
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Effective from January 1, Kecheng Cai has been appointed as a non-executive director of St George Mining.
Cai is a senior executive of Chinese battery minerals group Shanghai Jayson New Energy Co, which is the largest shareholder in St George with a current shareholding of 11.73 per cent.
“Cai’s extensive global experience in the lithium-ion battery industry will provide great value to the board of St George and our company,” St George Mining executive chairman John Prineas said.
“It is an exciting time for St George as we prepare to launch our 2024 exploration programs with high-impact lithium and rare earths drill campaigns scheduled to start shortly.”
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