Sharad Bhat

Sharad Bhat currently serves as Principal of Corporate Development at Thiess since February 2024. Prior to this role, Sharad held an Analyst position at Morgans Financial Limited from October 2022 to December 2023. Sharad's extensive experience at BHP spanned from 2013 to October 2022, encompassing various roles such as Water Planning, Business Planning, Data Lead (Reporting & Compliance), Directional Studies, and multiple positions in Geoscience. Additionally, Sharad worked as a Geoscientist in Resource Development at Rio Tinto from 2008 to 2013 and briefly served as an Exploration Geologist at Worsley Alumina in late 2006. Educational credentials include a Master of Business Administration with a focus on Finance from The University of Western Australia, completed in 2019, a Master of Science in Geoscience Exploration and Hydrogeology from Curtin University (2008), and a Bachelor of Science in Applied Geology from St. Xavier's College (2006).