Elizabeth Gaines
Elizabeth is a Senior Advisor at Oryx.
Her experience spans over 30 years’ acting in C-suite and non-executive roles across a wide range of industries including mining. She currently serves as Executive Director and Global Green Ambassador for Fortescue Metals Group, the fourth largest iron ore producer in the world, having previously held roles as CEO and MD, and prior to that CFO. Additionally, she acts as NED and Deputy Chair at Greatland Gold, NED and Chair at West Coast Eagles and NED at the Victor Chang Cardiac Research Institute. Elizabeth is also former CEO of Helloworld and Heytesbury Pty Ltd and has previously held NED roles with Nine Entertainment Co., NEXTDC, Mantra Group and ImpediMed, amongst others.
Elizabeth is a highly respected business professional having received various awards during her career, including joint Australian Business Person of the Year for 2020 by the Australian Financial Review, the Women in Resources Champion for 2020 by the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia, and the second-ranked Businessperson of the Year for 2019 by Fortune Magazine.