Exceptional Woman in Resources – Maryann Wipaki, Mount Isa
Maryann Wipaki is General Manager of Health, Safety, Environment and Community for Glencore Metals, based in Mount Isa. She is a 25-year mining veteran and the only female of 10 senior leaders within Glencore’s metals operations in Australia. Ms Wipaki manages health and safety, environmental performance, community engagement and social performance for copper and zinc mining and processing operations across North Queensland, which employ more than 4700 people. For more details click here.
Exceptional Young Woman in Resources – Ashleigh Turner, Brisbane
Ashleigh Turner is Procurement Manager at Hastings Deering, based in Brisbane, where she manages an annual $2 billion budget. She was the first person to complete the highly regarded Blackwood’s Aggregator Project in under 12 months and has been recognised as Young Talent of the Year by the Chartered Institute of Procurement and Supply. Ms Turner was shortlisted for
The winner of the Exceptional Female QMEA Student Award will be announced in front of an expected 1000-strong crowd at the QRC/Women in Mining and Resources Queensland (WIMARQ) awards at an International Women’s Day breakfast in Brisbane on 10 March. Caitlin Boothby from Biloela State High School, Chloe Coombe from The Cathedral College in Rockhampton and Charlise Falconer from Gladstone s Chanel College will vie for the honour of being recognised as exceptional among their peers.
QRC chief executive Ian Macfarlane said the future had never been brighter for women who
wished to pursue a career in Queensland’s world-leading resources sector.