Noel Pillay

Noel Pillay was appointed Chief Operating Officer in October 2021 and is accountable for our operations in Africa and Colombia. Prior to this, Noel was our Vice President Operations at Worsley Alumina where he was responsible for the operation’s safety, production and cost performance. Before his time at Worsley, Noel was Vice President Operations at Hillside Aluminium in South Africa.

Noel joined BHP in 1994 as a Maintenance Engineer at Hillside and has held several leadership roles in Maintenance, Production, Business Improvement and Human Resources in South Africa and Australia. He is a trained Mechanical Engineer and holds a National Higher Diploma from the University of Johannesburg, South Africa.