Jo Johnstone

Jo Johnstone currently serves as the Chief Risk Officer at Urban Utilities, where responsibilities encompass risk management, compliance, insurance, security and resilience, environmental health and safety, privacy, and property management. Prior to this role, Jo Johnstone held several significant positions at BHP, including Head of HSE Asia Europe, where leadership in developing a company-wide sexual violence risk framework was achieved. Other notable roles at BHP involved managing health, safety, and environmental risk throughout major capital projects and leading HSE improvement initiatives. Experience also includes roles at Rio Tinto and North Limited, focusing on occupational health and safety, as well as educational qualifications with a Graduate Diploma in Occupational Health and Industrial Hygiene from Deakin University and a Bachelor of Applied Science in Occupational Safety and Health Technology from Queensland University of Technology.