The AREEA Board Reference Group is comprised of senior and experienced workplace relations and human resources practitioners drawn from AREEA member companies in diverse areas of the resource industry.
The Board Reference Group’s objectives are to:
- Assist AREEA to identify and assess current and potential workplace relations issues facing AREEA members;
- Provide guidance in terms of research and policy development;
- Provide strategic input into the development of industry positions on key issues;
- Assist with AREEA’s submissions on workplace relations matters; and
- Ensure that AREEA’s policy positions and submissions are developed taking into account as far as possible the views of all the sub-sectors that AREEA represents.
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Matthew Gleeson
Director – Employee Relations & Learning and Development
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Thom Rudkin
Acting Executive VP People & Culture
![Chevron - Taya Hill](https://www.areea.com.au/wp-content/plugins/uber-grid-v2/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.areea.com.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F01%2Fchevron.jpg&w=150&h=150&zc=1)
Taya Hill
Industrial Relations Manager, Upstream Australia
![Compass - Andrew Chamberlain](https://www.areea.com.au/wp-content/plugins/uber-grid-v2/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.areea.com.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F01%2Fcompass.jpg&w=150&h=150&zc=1)
Andrew Chamberlain
National Workplace Relations Manager
![ExxonMobil - James Weston](https://www.areea.com.au/wp-content/plugins/uber-grid-v2/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.areea.com.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F11%2Fexxon150.png&w=150&h=150&zc=1)
James Weston
HR Advisor
![Fluor - Agata Reimers](https://www.areea.com.au/wp-content/plugins/uber-grid-v2/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.areea.com.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F01%2Fflour.jpg&w=150&h=150&zc=1)
Agata Reimers
Human Resources Director
![Fortescue - Helen Beech](https://www.areea.com.au/wp-content/plugins/uber-grid-v2/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.areea.com.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F01%2Ffortescue.jpg&w=150&h=150&zc=1)
Helen Beech
Group Manager Employee Relations
![Goldfields - Daniel West](https://www.areea.com.au/wp-content/plugins/uber-grid-v2/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.areea.com.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F11%2Fgoldfields150.png&w=150&h=150&zc=1)
Daniel West
Manager People & Engagement Operations
![INPEX - Garry Smith](https://www.areea.com.au/wp-content/plugins/uber-grid-v2/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.areea.com.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F01%2Finpex.jpg&w=150&h=150&zc=1)
Garry Smith
General Manager People & Capability
![Mineral Resources - Damien King](https://www.areea.com.au/wp-content/plugins/uber-grid-v2/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.areea.com.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F11%2FMineral-Resources150x150.jpg&w=150&h=150&zc=1)
Damien King
Manager Employee Relations
![Monadelphous - Jeremy Brown](https://www.areea.com.au/wp-content/plugins/uber-grid-v2/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.areea.com.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F04%2FMonadelphous-logo-150x150.jpg&w=150&h=150&zc=1)
Jeremy Brown
IR Manager – West
![Newmont - Nigel Palmer](https://www.areea.com.au/wp-content/plugins/uber-grid-v2/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.areea.com.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F11%2FNewmont-Color-RGB-150x150-1.jpg&w=150&h=150&zc=1)
Nigel Palmer
HR Manager – Boddington
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Dan Ortiz
General Manager Industrial Relations
![Roy Hill - Justin Seal](https://www.areea.com.au/wp-content/plugins/uber-grid-v2/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.areea.com.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2017%2F12%2Froy-hill-1.jpg&w=150&h=150&zc=1)
Justin Seal
Manager Performance, Reward & Governance
![Santos - Alice Trethewey](https://www.areea.com.au/wp-content/plugins/uber-grid-v2/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.areea.com.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F11%2Fsantos-sm.png&w=150&h=150&zc=1)
Alice Trethewey
Manager Industrial Relations
![Shell](https://www.areea.com.au/wp-content/plugins/uber-grid-v2/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.areea.com.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2015%2F05%2FShell.jpg&w=150&h=150&zc=1)
Catherine McGonigle
HRAM & ER/IR Specialist
![Sodexo - Elaine Buchanan](https://www.areea.com.au/wp-content/plugins/uber-grid-v2/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.areea.com.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2014%2F11%2FSODEXO_WhiteBackground__RGB-copy-SQUARE.jpg&w=150&h=150&zc=1)
Elaine Buchanan
National Industrial Relations Manager
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Katrina de Lange Savage
IR Manager – Australia
![UGL - Julia Swift](https://www.areea.com.au/wp-content/plugins/uber-grid-v2/timthumb.php?src=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.areea.com.au%2Fwp-content%2Fuploads%2F2018%2F04%2FUGL-Logo-150x150.jpg&w=150&h=150&zc=1)
Julia Swift
National IR Manager, Services
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Fabiana James
General Manager – Employee Relations
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Larna Comenos
Manager Industrial Relations