The AREEA Board Reference Group is comprised of senior and experienced workplace relations and human resources practitioners drawn from AREEA member companies in diverse areas of the resource industry.
The Board Reference Group’s objectives are to:
- Assist AREEA to identify and assess current and potential workplace relations issues facing AREEA members;
- Provide guidance in terms of research and policy development;
- Provide strategic input into the development of industry positions on key issues;
- Assist with AREEA’s submissions on workplace relations matters; and
- Ensure that AREEA’s policy positions and submissions are developed taking into account as far as possible the views of all the sub-sectors that AREEA represents.

Matthew Gleeson
Director – Employee Relations & Learning and Development

Daniel Flight
Industrial Relations Specialist

Andrew Chamberlain
National Workplace Relations Manager

Richard Zvirbulis
HR/IR Manager – Esso Production

Steve Clancy
National Industrial Relations Manager

Helen Beech
Group Manager Employee Relations

Michael Spencer
Manager Employee Relations

Garry Smith
Senior HR Manager Specialist Services

Amanda Baker
Regional Vice President, Human Resources

Elaine Buchanan
Employee Relations Manager

Dan Coulton
General Manager Industrial Relations

Giles Lenz
General Manager People, Health, Safety & Environment

Alice Trethewey
Manager Industrial Relations

Catherine McGonigle
HRAM & ER/IR Specialist

Michael Nazareth
National Industrial Relations Manager

Scott Moran
Employee Relations Manager

TBC