Ms Allen is a senior executive with more than 30 years of international experience in the steel and mining industries having previously held senior positions with BHP, ArcelorMittal and BlueScope Steel. From 2018 until June 2025, Ms. Allen served as a Principal Consultant for Cyient Consulting, a New York Stock Exchange or NYSE listed consulting practice specializing in global engineering and technology solutions. Ms. Allen held the position of General Manager, Surface for the BHP Olympic Dam mine between November 2015 and July 2017 and was responsible for the mined delivery of copper, uranium, gold and silver from the Australian operation. Prior to that, Ms Allen was General Manager of the ArcelorMittal Vanderbijlpark steel works in South Africa, an inland steel mills and a supplier of flat steel products in sub-Saharan Africa. Ms. Allen has also held several positions with BlueScope Steel, including General Manager, Western Port Works near Melbourne, Australia where she was responsible for all aspects of the operation. She is a member of the Health, Safety, Environment and Community Committee.