Gaurdie Banister

Lead Independent Director at Tyson Foods

Gaurdie Banister is the Lead Independent Director at Tyson Foods. Gaurdie has over thirty years of experience in the oil and gas industry. Gaurdie started their career as an engineer with Shell and progressed to positions of increasing responsibility, including VP Technical EP - Asia Pacific and CEO of Aera Energy LLC. Gaurdie has been a director of Marathon Oil Corporation and Bristow Group. Gaurdie joined the board of Tyson Foods in 2013 and was appointed Lead Independent Director in 2019.

Gaurdie Banister completed a BS in Metallurgical Engineering from the South Dakota School of Mines and Technology.

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Mike Beebe

Director

Mikel A. Durham

Director

Jonathan D. Mariner

Director

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David J. Bronczek

Director

MB

Maria Borras

Director

Barbara A. Tyson

Director

Cheryl S. Miller

Director

Noel White

Executive Chairman

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  • Lead Independent Director

    Current role