Amanda Baker
Global Head of Organisational Development, Newmont
Amanda Baker leads enterprise strategy and execution across organisational design, workforce transformation, change management and employee experience for the world’s largest gold mining company.
Amanda brings two decades of human resources leadership experience across Australia’s resources sector. Her career spans senior HR and organisational development roles with Newmont and Anglo American, with oversight of major mining operations across Western Australia, Queensland, New South Wales, the Northern Territory and Papua New Guinea.
Her expertise includes organisational design, strategic workforce planning, leadership capability, major transformation programs, and M&A integration in complex operational environments.
She has led large-scale organisational redesigns, enterprise change programs and the development of technical career frameworks supporting productivity, safety and workforce capability across global mining operations. Amanda is skilled in bringing diverse perspectives and data-informed workforce insights to enable strategic decision-making.
Amanda is particularly passionate about strengthening industry career pathways, talent pipelines and aligning workforce strategy with operational performance, safety and long-term industry sustainability.
