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Board of Directors

Fortescue has a talented and diverse Board committed to enhancing and protecting the interests of shareholders and other stakeholders and fulfilling a strong governance role over the Company's affairs.

  • Dr Andrew Forrest AO

    Executive Chairman

    Dr Andrew Forrest AO is a global business and philanthropic leader dedicated to ending the use of fossil fuels, creating green energy solutions and tackling global challenges like climate change, conflict response, modern slavery and oceanic destruction through overfishing and plastic pollution.

    In 2003, Dr Forrest founded Fortescue Metals Group in Western Australia. 21 years later, Fortescue is one of the world’s largest iron ore producers...

  • Mark Barnaba AM CitWA

    Lead Independent Director, Deputy Chairman, Non-Executive Director

    Mr Barnaba is the Deputy Chairman, Lead Independent Director and Chairman of the Audit, Finance and Risk Management Committee¹ and sits on the advisory board of Fortescue Capital (a third party Asset Manager) at Fortescue Ltd (ASX:FMG). He is Chairman of Greatland Gold PLC (LSE:GGP) and is also Chairman of Airtrunk (a cloud-based data centre company operating in Asia-Pacific and Japan). Mark chairs the Hospital Benefit Fund (HBF) Investment Co...

  • Dr Larry Marshall

    Non-Executive Director

    Dr Larry Marshall chairs AmCham, the American Chamber of Commerce, sits on the boards of Nanosonics (ASX:NAN), Australian National University, Great Barrier Reef Foundation, and on the Australian Government’s Circular Economy Ministerial Advisory Group, and formerly on the Prime Ministers Science & Technology Council, and SITAG, the COVID Vaccines and Treatments Committee of the Federal Government.

    He is the longest serving Chief Executive ...

  • Elizabeth Gaines

    Executive Director and Global Ambassador Fortescue

    Ms Gaines led Fortescue as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director from February 2018 to August 2022, after joining the Executive team as Chief Financial Officer in February 2017.

    A highly experienced business leader, Ms Gaines has extensive international experience in all aspects of financial and commercial management. Ms Gaines has significant experience in the resources sector and exposure to the impact of the growth in Asian econo...

  • Dr Jean Baderschneider

    Non-Executive Director

    A highly regarded leader in both business and civil society, Dr Baderschneider brings 35 years of extensive international experience in supply chain operations and procurement, strategic sourcing and logistics management, along with a deep understanding of high-risk operations and locations and complex partnerships. She also has global experience in safety, security and environmental operations and sustainability stewardship.

    Dr Baderschnei...

  • Penny Bingham-Hall

    Non-Executive Director

    Ms Bingham-Hall has over 30 years’ experience in senior executive and non-executive roles in large ASX listed companies. She is Chair of Vocus Group and Co-Chair of Supply Nation and a Non-Executive Director of Fortescue. She is also the Deputy Chair of both the Advisory Council of the Climate Governance Initiative, Australia and the Salaam Foundation.

    Ms Bingham-Hall has worked in the construction, infrastructure, mining and property indu...

  • Lord Sebastian Coe CH, KBE

    Non-Executive Director

    Based in Monaco, Lord Coe is the Vice Chairman of Wasserman, formerly known as CSM Sport and Entertainment.

    Lord Coe serves as Non-Executive Director of Allwyn Entertainment AG.

    He was elected President of the International Association of Athletics Federations in 2015 (now World Athletics) where he is driving significant governance reforms through the organisation and its 214 Member Federations around the world. Coe is currently servin...

  • Yifei Li

    Non-Executive Director

    Ms Yifei Li is the President of the QiBin Foundation and currently serves on the board of BlackRock China.

    Ms Li was a Global Trustee of the Rockefeller Foundation and was an Independent Board member of GAVI (The Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation) from 2012 to 2018 and was formerly the Country Chair for Man Group in China, one of the world’s largest hedge fund managers.

    Before joining Man Group, Ms Li had over 18 years of se...

  • Noel Pearson

    Non-Executive Director

    Mr Pearson comes from the Guugu Yimithirr community of Hope Vale, on the south eastern Cape York Peninsula.

    Mr Pearson is a prominent Australian Indigenous leader, social advocate and lawyer. For over 30 years Mr Pearson has pursued key agenda to achieve land rights and socioeconomic development outcomes for Cape York.

    Mr Pearson co-founded the Cape York Land Council and negotiated with the Keating government to establish the Native Titl...

  • Usha Rao-Monari

    Non-Executive Director

    Ms Rao-Monari is a senior infrastructure investment professional with over 25 years of experience leading investment platforms and departments within asset investment and management organisations.

    She has held various leadership positions in the United Nations, Blackstone Group, Global Water Development Partners, and the International Finance Corporation.

    Ms Rao-Monari currently serves as a Member of the Environmental Steering Committee ...

Leadership team

Fortescue’s team is accountable for the safety of our people, upholding the Company’s Values, acting with integrity and honesty, and leading the business to achieve our vision of becoming the safest, lowest cost, most profitable mining Company.

  • Dino Otranto

    Chief Executive Officer, Fortescue Metals

    Mr Otranto joined Fortescue in 2021 as Chief Operating Officer Iron Ore before becoming Fortescue Metal’s CEO in August 2023. With a career in the resources industry spanning 20 years and a range of commodities and operations across the globe, Mr Otranto brings significant operational, technical and financial expertise and a strong focus on safety, values and employee engagement.

    Mr Otranto is leading Fortescue Metals through a period of r...

  • Mark Hutchinson

    Chief Executive Officer, Fortescue Energy

    Mr Hutchinson commenced with Fortescue in July 2022 as Director of Projects before being appointed Fortescue Energy CEO in August 2022.

    Mr Hutchinson’s focus as CEO is to drive growth in Fortescue Energy which is building a global portfolio of renewable green hydrogen and green ammonia projects and developing green technology solutions. In 2024, the team is focused on accelerating projects in Morocco, Norway, the USA, Brazil and Australia. ...

  • Apple Paget

    Group Chief Financial Officer

    Ms Paget joined the Company in January 2023 as Group Manager Finance & Tax. She was appointed Acting Chief Financial Officer of Fortescue Metals in August 2023 and Group Chief Financial Officer in July 2024.

    Ms Paget is a finance executive with 25 years experience in the dynamic landscape of multinational resource companies spanning finance, tax, treasury, commercial, business evaluation, and acquisitions and divestments.

    She has been in...

  • Shelley Robertson

    Chief Operating Officer

    Ms Robertson joined Fortescue in October 2023. She is an experienced executive with a successful career spanning 30 years in oil and gas, mining and renewable energy.

    Ms Robertson is known for delivering effective, inclusive leadership that drives results-oriented business transformation. Before joining Fortescue, Shelley was Executive General Manager – Energy at Mineral Resources, where she was responsible for the strategic oversight of t...