Barbara Jeremiah

Barbara brings extensive international non-executive experience, largely in the USA and Australia, together with an executive career in the mining, exploration and energy industries.

An experienced Non-executive Director, Barbara is Senior Independent Director for the Weir Group, having retired as Chair of Boart Longyear, a US-based company in the minerals drilling sector, and as Non-executive Director for Russel Metals, a metal distribution company based in North America, and Premier Oil, an oil and gas company in the UK. Until her retirement in 2009, Barbara spent over 30 years in a number of roles in Alcoa Inc, the world leader in the production of aluminium and related products. Her roles in Alcoa included Assistant General Counsel, VP Corporate Development and Executive VP in charge of strategy and M&A. Barbara is an American citizen with a BA in Political Science and is a qualified lawyer.