Miriam was appointed a Member of the Board of ChemCentre on 1 July 2022. Miriam is a chemical engineer with more than 25 years of experience in the minerals processing industry, across commodities including copper, uranium, gold, silver, alumina, lithium, vanadium and mineral sands.
Miriam has held roles in technical development, production management, project management, business improvement, human resources, and sales and marketing.
She holds additional degrees in Arts and Mineral Economics, is a member of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Miriam’s other board roles include Chair of the Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia, and Non-Executive Director of Pilbara Minerals Ltd, BCI Minerals Ltd and Australian Vanadium Ltd. In 2023 Miriam was made a Member of the Order of Australia for significant service to the minerals and mining sector, and to the community. With her husband, she runs a beef cattle operation in the south-west of WA.
Miriam commenced in the role of Deputy Chair in August 2024.