Kelly O'Rourke

Kelly O’Rourke was appointed to the newly created role of Chief Legal and External Affairs Officer in November 2020, responsible for Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Strategy. She brings more than 15 years’ experience in the mining industry across legal, commercial, business development, mergers and acquisitions, corporate affairs and community roles, and has worked in Australia, the UK, Asia, Europe, Africa and the Americas.

Kelly joined South32 in 2016 as Head of Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations and later became Vice President Corporate Affairs. Before joining us, Kelly worked at BHP for nine years where she held senior roles in Legal, Business Development, and the Office of the Chief Executive Officer. She started her career as a solicitor and has a Bachelor of Laws (Distinction) and a Bachelor of Commerce.