The AMMA Board Reference Group (BRG) is comprised of senior and experienced workplace relations and human resources practitioners drawn from AMMA member companies in diverse areas of the resource industry.
The BRG’s objectives include to:
- Assist AMMA to identify and assess current and potential workplace relations issues facing AMMA members;
- Provide guidance in terms of research and policy development;
- Provide strategic input into the development of industry positions on key issues;
- Assist with AMMA’s submissions on workplace relations matters; and
- Ensure that AMMA’s policy positions and submissions are developed taking into account as far as possible the views of all the sub-sectors that AMMA represents.

Matthew Gleeson
Director - Employee Relations
Alcoa of Australia
Alcoa of Australia

Warwick Jones
Head of Human Resources
AngloAmerican
AngloAmerican

Danny Klepac
Group Employment Counsel
Broadspectrum
Broadspectrum

Katherine Sampson
IR/ER Manager
Chevron Australia
Chevron Australia

Michael Borlase
Employee and Industrial Relations Manager
Clough
Clough

Andrew Chamberlain
National Workplace Relations Manager
Compass Group Australia
Compass Group Australia

Marcus Humphreys
Industrial Relations Specialist
Conoco Phillips
Conoco Phillips

Richard Zvirbulis
HR/IR Manager - Esso Production
ExxonMobil Australia
ExxonMobil Australia

Steve Clancy
Director, Labour Relations, Asia Pacific

Andrea Chapman
Manager Employee Relations
Fortescue Metals Group
Fortescue Metals Group

Wimpie Du Toit
Vice President of Human Resources and Director
Gold Fields Australia
Gold Fields Australia

Garry Smith
Senior HR Manager
Inpex
Inpex

Kim Franks
General Manager People
New Hope Group
New Hope Group

Elaine Buchanan
Employee Relations Manager
Northern Star Resources
Northern Star Resources

Giles Lenz
General Manager People, Health, Safety & Environment
Roy Hill
Roy Hill

Alice Trethewey
Manager, Industrial Relations
Santos
Santos

Even Westgarth
Head of Human Resources
Shell Australia
Shell Australia

Michael Nazareth
National Industrial Relations Manager
Woodside Energy
Woodside Energy

Scott Moranl
ER Manager - Australia Pacific
Thiess
Thiess

Agata Reimers
IR Manager
Woodside Energy
Woodside Energy