Global Vice President Shes, Orica
CurrentOversaw the optimisation of the legacy site remediation process, delivering completed projects that divested property worth $48m and $270m. Transitioned the Botany Groundwater Treatment Plant from a managing contractor back in-house, without disrupting annual turnaround activities, with a zero recordable case injury rate and delivering operating budget savings of $5.2m. Identified the top three common High Potential Incident causes globally and drove focused improvement efforts to improve learnings and drive prevention (consistent trend for over 10 years). Included the roll-out of a Next Gen Safety Leadership program, targeting the development of observed successful leadership behaviours, building trusting relationships with teams and leveraging humble enquiry to better understand front line risk exposure and safety systems effectiveness. Implemented a global mental health strategy that leveraged a psychosocial risk management approach to proactively manage mental health, challenging the Business to consider the impact of how work is designed and executed at a leadership and supervisory level on employees, superseding standard wellness programs which were having little impact. Managed the global Security function, which saw Orica recognised by Interpol, the FBI and the World Customs Organisation as the industry leader in product security, based on processes, governance, collaboration and performance.