Vanessa Guthrie - Toro Energy CEO, Managing Director

Dr. Vanessa Ann Guthrie, BSc, Dip Nat Res, PhD, Dip Bus Mgt, MAICD, is the Chief Executive Officer of Toro Energy Ltd. She has an academic background in geology, environment and business management which includes a BS with Honours, a Doctor of Philosophy, and Graduate Diplomas in Natural Resources and Business Management. Dr Guthries doctorate was completed under an Australian Institute of Nuclear Science and Engineering postgraduate scholarship, and she was the recipient of a six month Fellowship with Frances Commissariat a lEnergie Atomique. She is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, was a former Director of uranium explorer, Nova Energy, and is currently a NonExecutive Director at Reed Resources Limited, and holds Board positions on the International Centre for Radioastronomy Research, University of WAs Centre for Social Impact Advisory Board and Scotch College. She is one of Western Australias foremost resources sector authorities on sustainability, environmental management, carbon emission management and government liaison, is a former mine manager for WAs Huntly bauxite mine at Dwellingup, Sustainability Manager for Alcoa World Alumina Australia and former Vice President for Sustainable Development with Woodside Energy, a position which involved high level interface on community relations, indigenous affairs, environment and carbon strategies. She has held previous roles with RGC Limited, Pasminco Limited and WMC overseeing environmental management of mining and refining operations in gold, nickel and base metals, including those in the Northern Goldfields. Most recently, she was Chief Executive of Wellard Enterprises, a group which provides communications, control systems and consultancy services to mining, port and infrastructure providers in Western Australia, Queensland and throughout South East Asia. since 2016.