Education Series - Professional Development and Career Planning

Laura Tyler is a mining industry veteran with over 35 years global experience in the mining sector, most notably holding the positions of Chief Technical Officer and Asset President with BHP and most recently CEO/MD for Adriatic Metals plc. In her 19 years with BHP, she held numerous operational and technical leadership roles with BHP affiliates including Olympic Dam, Cannington and Ekati Diamond Mine and was member of BHP Investment Review Committee, Lead Executive for the Board Sustainability Committee, and Chief Geoscientist. Prior to BHP Laura held various engineering, planning, geotech and geology positions at companies such as Western Mining Corporation, Newcrest Mining, Mt Isa Mines, L.G. Mouchel and Partners, the British Geological Survey and Ground Explorations. Laura is also a Partner in Private Equity firm Oryx Global Partners.

Laura holds a Master of Science (Mining Engineering) from the Camborne School of Mines and a Bachelor of Science (Geology) from University of Wales (Cardiff). She is also a Fellow AusIMM Chartered Professional and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.