Governance
Grant Thorne
Grant Thorne BSc (Hons), PhD, FAus IMM (CP), FATSE, age 59
Skills and experience: Grant was appointed Group executive Technology & Innovation during 2007. After tertiary study in mineral processing and metallurgy at the University of Queensland, he joined the Group in 1975 and has held senior operational roles in base metals, aluminium and coal. He was Vice-president of Research and Technology for Comalco from 1994 to 1995. His service has included appointments in Australia, Indonesia, Papua New Guinea and the UK. Prior to his current appointment, he was Managing Director of Rio Tinto's coal business in Australia. Grant is a Fellow and Chartered Professional of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy.
External appointments (current and recent):
Fellow of Australian Academy for Technological Science and
Engineering since 2008
Member of the Coal Industry Advisory Board to the
International Energy Agency from 2002 to 2006
Managing Director of Coal and Allied Industries from 2004
to 2006
President of the Queensland Resources Council from 2002
to 2004
