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In just two years this 29-year-old has gone from personal assistant to a young executive in charge of a $2 billion budget.

In just two years this 29-year-old has gone from personal assistant to a young executive in charge of a $2 billion budget.

  Ashleigh Turner has gone from personal assistant to a young executive in charge of a $2b budget in the space of a few years. Ms Turner, 29, who handles procurement for mining equipment firm Hastings Deering, has saved her company millions of dollars in the past few years after simplifying how everything from industrial gloves to safety helmets was purchased. Her achievements were recognised last week when she was presented with the Exceptional Young Woman in Queensland Resources Award from the Queensland Resources Council and Women in Mining and Resources Queensland. Ms Turner was tr...

Exceptional Woman in Resources – Maryann Wipaki, Mount Isa Maryann Wipaki is General Manager of Health, Safety, Environment and Community for Glencore Metals, based in Mount Isa. She is a 25-year mining veteran and the only female of 10 senior leaders within Glencore’s metals operations in Australia. Ms Wipaki manages health and safety, environmental performance, community engagement and social performance for copper and zinc mining and processing operations across North Queensland, which employ more than 4700 people. For more details click here. Exceptional Young Woman in Resources – A...

Date Time American Chemical Society announces organizational changes The American Chemical Society (ACS) announced a reorganization to better serve its membership, employees and the broader chemistry enterprise. Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D., to lead new Office of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Respect Rajendrani Mukhopadhyay, Ph.D., was promoted to Vice President, Diversity, Equity, Inclusion & Respect (DEIR) and will lead the new ACS Office of DEIR. She will report to ACS CEO Thomas Connelly Jr., Ph.D. Creation of this new office will support DEIR efforts across ACS – supporting both int...