Andrea Cornwell Gaicd Email and Phone Number
As a seasoned Marketing and Sustainability Executive in the mining and critical minerals sector, I bring three decades of global commercial and ESG expertise across bulk commodities and rare earth minerals. My career is defined by leadership excellence, board engagement, innovative corporate strategy, delivering value-driven outcomes, diverse talent development, commodity marketing & distribution, sustainability and governance on a multibillion-dollar scale.I excel at building inclusive and diverse workplaces, fostering high-performing teams and creating cultures that thrive on collaboration and excellence. I've led transformational initiatives, including establishment of corporate purpose and values, stakeholder engagement to drive trusted partnerships, sustainability strategies, and risk management protocols, ensuring long-term organisational impact.An Australian with a global career spanning Australia, Asia-Pacific, and Europe, I've held senior roles at industry-leading organizations such as BHP, Shell, Anglo American, Vale, South32, &Peak Rare Earths. Throughout I have championed stakeholder engagement to build enduring partnerships with customers, operations, suppliers, governments, communities, and other stakeholders. Aligning corporate strategy with sustainability priorities, I strive to enhance the positive impact of resources while ensuring operational optimization.At REIA I am driving strategy, governance and stakeholder engagement for a sustainable business model as the association lobbies for the development of diversified rare earths supply chains.As a DEI advocate supporting female empowerment, I founded Women in Mining and Resources Singapore (2013), and have volunteered as a mentor for professional women through Protégé Mentoring (2014~). I'm a strategic advisor to the Go Girls Foundation. POSITIONS & AWARDS:Vice President/Director of the Rare Earth Industry Association 2022-2024Advisory Board Member WIMAR 2019~Founder, Board member & President WIMAR Singapore, 2013-2019Director Samancor Marketing Pte Ltd 2017-2020Director International Manganese Institute 2017-20202018 Leadership Award, WIMAR SG WIM100 Inspirational Women in Mining 2016OTHER SKILLS:Board engagementCorporate Strategy: commercial, business development, sustainability, corporate governance, risk management, social impact planning, organisational design and talent managementMarketing and Strategic PlanningNegotiations: cross-cultural landscapeConflict resolutionMarket sector analysis: Rare Earths, Bulk Commodities, Steel and Energy Sectors Japanese
Peak Rare Earths
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Head Of Marketing And SalesPeak Rare EarthsMelbourne, Vic, Au
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Director Asia PacificReia - The Global Rare Earth Industry Association Apr 2024 - PresentLeuven, Belgium, BeBuilding and executing sustainable corporate strategies with a focus on revenue growth, ESG priorities, and diversity initiatives.Expertise in engaging and collaborating with the board and executive team to drive strategic objectives.Leading strategic initiatives to establish and lobby for diversified global rare earth supply chains.Fostering stakeholder engagement across industry, government, academia, and investors.Driving business development and outreach to grow membership and forge strategic partnerships.Establishing and implementing operational and governance protocols for effective organizational management.Organizing and developing the annual Rare Earth Industry Association conference, ensuring impactful content and networking opportunities. -
Head Of Marketing, Sales, And Sustainability LeadPeak Rare Earths Oct 2021 - Jun 2024Perth, Western Australia, AuPeak Rare Earths [ASX:PEK]Focused on developing the Ngualla Rare Earth NdPr project in Tanzania.Strategic Partnerships: Secured a binding Offtake Agreement and signed a strategic MOU with Shenghe Resources in August 2023.Corporate Strategy: Defined and established the company’s purpose and core values, and Sustainability strategy.Sustainability Leadership: Facilitated board engagement and adoption of a multi-year sustainability roadmap, including a Sustainability Charter, policies, and reporting frameworks.Social Impact: Facilitated social impact planning to support and empower local communities in Tanzania.Risk Management: Led a transformation of risk management practices by implementing enhanced governance and risk protocols.Stakeholder Engagement: Built strong relationships across internal teams and external partners.Mentorship and Recognition: Professionally mentored the Tanzanian Community Liaison Officer, who was recognized in the WIM UK Top 100 Inspirational Women in Mining for 2024.
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Vice President MarketingSouth32 Oct 2017 - Oct 2021Perth, Western Australia, Au[ASX:S32] South32 is a diversified mining company with global operations. As Vice President Marketing, I led seven teams responsible for the multi-billion-dollar sales and distribution of South32’s carbon steel raw materials and freight operations. Values based leadership enabled my focus on achieving optimized results by fostering an inclusive workplace and driving positive employee engagement to ensure high-performing teams could deliver results.As a member of the Senior Leadership Team, I contributed to corporate strategy development, aligning business objectives with long-term strategic goals, and ensuring cohesive execution and performance management across the organization.Key achievements include:Stakeholder Engagement: Transformed customer and internal operational relationships through improved transparency, tailored engagement protocols, and unique customer strategies that prioritized long-term, trusted partnerships over transactional interactions. These efforts often involved board-level interaction and secured board endorsements.Organizational Restructuring: Played a critical role in designing and implementing organizational restructuring initiatives aligned with corporate portfolio changes.Talent Development: Championed positive people management and talent development, contributing to consistently high employee engagement scores, even during the challenges of the COVID-19 period.Strategic Leadership: Senior Leadership Team responsibilities included strategy setting, governance and risk management, sustainability policy execution, and HR policy implementation. -
PresidentWimar Sg Mar 2017 - Mar 2019SgWomen in Mining and Resources (WIMAR), Singapore is a networking organization dedicated to the diversity and inclusion, training and development and promotion and advancement of women in the Mining Sector.As a founder in 2013, this NFP start-up allowed me to lead business strategy, the development of a sustainable business model, governance protocols, business development, and stakeholder outreach including members, government, and universities as WIMAR lobbied mining and DEI in Singapore. -
Secretary And Board MemberWimar Sg Sep 2013 - Mar 2017Sg
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Head Of Marketing & Sales Administration - CoalVale Aug 2011 - Oct 2017Rio De Janeiro, Rio De Janeiro, BrLed the Marketing team in developing the Go-To-Market strategy for Coal Division assets in Australia and Mozambique, with a particular focus on the greenfield Moatize project in Mozambique. Additionally, oversaw the Sales Administration team responsible for back-office functions supporting revenue delivery. Key value drivers for the business included supply chain optimization and the implementation of technical marketing strategies.Critical leadership actions included team recruitment, development and retention, HR planning, market development, and delivering training on coal markets and business methodologies. Coaching and mentoring a diverse, global team were integral to enabling them to achieve their goals and deliverables. -
Marketing & Strategy LeaderAnglo American Metallurgical Coal Jun 2007 - Aug 2011AuThis role was responsible for Strategic Marketing Planning for our Australian Coal Operations and Projects and manages a team that covers Technical Marketing and Strategy, Market Analysis of Global Coal, Steel and Power Industries. -
Global Market AnalystAnglo American Metallurgical Coal Oct 2004 - Jun 2007AuMarket Intelligence and analysis of market fundamentals and price forecasting.
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Marketing ManagerAnglo American Metallurgical Coal Jul 2000 - Feb 2004Metallurgical coal sales accountability for the Atlantic markets based in London; and thermal coal sales for Asia based in Brisbane. -
Marketing ManagerShell Coal 1998 - 2000London, England, GbMetallurgical and thermal Coal Sales and Planning for South Asia (India, Pakistan) based in Sydney and Metallurgical coal sales for the Atlantic market based in London. -
Marketing ManagerBhp Japan Mar 1996 - Oct 1998Coal sales and customer relationship management accountability for BHP's Japanese coal customers.BHP-Mitsui Exchange Program recipient 1996.
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Marketing OfficerBhp Coal Nov 1992 - Mar 1996BHP Marketing Graduate Training Program across sales, marketing, coal quality and utilisation, mining, logistics and administration fields
Andrea Cornwell Gaicd Education Details
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Australian Institute Of Company DirectorsAicd Directors Course -
Melbourne Business SchoolMba
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Griffith UniversityInternational Business
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Andrea Cornwell Gaicd's current role is Head of Marketing and Sales.
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Andrea Cornwell Gaicd attended Australian Institute Of Company Directors, Melbourne Business School, Griffith University.
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