Jennifer Purdie

Dr Purdie's career has seen her hold roles in engineering, senior technology, strategy and operations for leading international mining companies. Dr. Purdie's most recent role was as Asset president for BHP, managing the Olympic Dam copper/gold/silver/uranium project in South Australia. This involved budgetary and overall leadership accountability for the Olympic Dam asset inclusive of non-financial metrics relevant to ESG performance Dr. Purdie has also served as a senior executive for Jemena Management Holdings - Executive General Manager Gas Distribution, CEO of Adani Renewables Australia, Executive Vice President - Enterprise Services at Aurizon, Global Practice Leader for Rio Tinto's Technology and Innovation team (leading a global network of in-house technologists and suppliers to deploy innovative technologies across Rio Tinto operations).