Kudos for HR leader at Anglo American coal business

A leader within Anglo American’s steelmaking coal operations in Australia has made the 2025 Human Resources Director Hot List. Head of people, capability and organisation Ben Mansour was named as one of seven winners among 55 human resources figures across Australia and New Zealand recognised for their leadership, innovation, and contributions to the industry. HRD determined the winners by following a rigorous five-month process, which included interviewing objective industry professionals and conducting extensive research. Mr Mansour (pictured above) highlighted key achievements during his role at Anglo American, including successfully negotiating seven enterprise agreements without industrial action, understood to be a record in the Australian mining industry, during 2024. “Some mining organisations for a long time have taken a competitive view to relationships with peer organisations, unions and government and industry regulators,” he said. “What we have shown is that it is possible to achieve great outcomes to problems by working together, whether that be at industry level or by developing working forums.” Anglo American’s approach was also recognised when it received the Excellence in Diversity Programs and Performance gong at the 2024 Resources Awards for Women in Queensland, for a suite of programs designed to drive female leadership. “We set ourselves a task to create an innovative, inclusive and diverse people strategy that helped us create an equitable organisation for every employee,” Mr Mansour said. “We created an environment where employees could easily connect with accessible mentors to propel their career goals, this has benefitted women and also a diverse range of employees from differing backgrounds. “We designed a forward-thinking strategy to bring women into non-traditional technical and operational roles by building talent pipelines from graduate, apprenticeship and trainee programs. “This has allowed the organisation to achieve an elevation of merit-based appointment of women into leadership roles, ensuring informed decision-making and equal representation at every stage. “We’ve achieved significant milestones, including women now holding a third of key leadership roles at Anglo American’s Australian operations. “We are focused on creating true gender equity and inclusion. It’s just the start, but we are committed to driving a values-driven culture where talent knows no gender and where every individual is given the opportunity to thrive.”

Kudos for HR leader at Anglo American coal business

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