BUMA Australia
Mel Cunado currently serves as the Head of Legal at BUMA Australia, a position held since July 2023. Prior to this role, Mel held various legal positions at Thiess from February 2019 to July 2023, including Group Manager - Legal for Growth, Banking & Finance, and Senior Legal Counsel. Mel also served as Co Vice President at NAWIC from February 2018 to October 2019 and was a Senior Associate at Corrs Chambers Westgarth between April 2015 and February 2019. Additional contributions to NAWIC include roles as QLD Council Member and Awards Committee Co-Chair from December 2015 to December 2017. Earlier in the career, Mel worked as Legal Counsel at Leighton Contractors, and held various positions at Minter Ellison from December 2007 to August 2013, starting as a Law Clerk and progressing to Associate. Mel holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Laws, along with a Graduate Diploma in Legal Practice, all from Charles Darwin University.
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BUMA Australia
BUMA Australia (pronounced ‘boo·muh’) was established in 2021 to acquire the Open Cut Mining business of Downer. This acquisition included the transition of all people, mining services contracts, assets, systems and intellectual property from a business which has successfully provided mining and civil services in diverse locations and across many commodities for over 75 years. BUMA Australia is part of the BUMA International Group listed on the Jakarta Stock Exchange (IDX:DOID). With a strong commitment to safety, innovation and technology, BUMA Australia pursues a relationship-based long-term approach to ensure the mutual success of all projects. Ensuring we provide value to our clients through all stages of mining is a mainstay of our business and we have the expertise and equipment to deliver total mining services to any surface operation. We operate at sites with a range of contract scopes from overburden pre-strip to full mining service contracts and have exposure to multiple contract styles ranging from alliances through to conventional schedule of rates. Everything we do is underpinned by our vision – to be a leading mining service provider contributing to future energy solutions and is supported by our core values of safety, integrity, innovation, collaboration and people. Our services are supported by an absolute commitment to the health and safety of our employees and others at our sites. That commitment is built on robust and proven health and safety systems and procedures.