Brad Welsh

Chief Advisor to the Chief Executive of Indigenous Affairs / Rio Tinto

Most Notable Role

Brad Welsh has been recognised for his exceptional achievements in the mining sector. He received the Exceptional Indigenous Person award at the 2020 Queensland Resources Council (QRC) Indigenous Awards.

Starting his career with Rio Tinto in 2011, Mr Welsh has held several senior leadership roles in the coastal mining town of Weipa, Queensland. In 2017, he transitioned into an operational leadership role, then became acting general manager, before temporarily relocating to Western Australia to take on the role of chief advisor to the chief executive of indigenous affairs.

Mr Welsh is a media and communication professional with a Masters in Mining Engineering (focused in Mining and Mineral Engineering) and a Bachelor of Laws from University of New South Wales.

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Roles

2023

Non-Executive Director

NIB Holdings

2021

Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director

Energy Resources of Australia

2020

Chief Advisor to the Chief Executive of Indigenous Affairs

Rio Tinto

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Total Shareholder Return as at 02/12/24

Rank	Company	1 Yr	5 Yr
876^th	Vault Minerals">Vault Minerals	-0.01%	4.56%
877^th	Peel Mining">Peel Mining	-0.02%	-15.8%
878^th	Rio Tinto">Rio Tinto	-0.03%	12.12%
879^th	Aussie Broadband">Aussie Broadband	-0.28%	0%
880^th	DUG Technology">DUG Technology	-0.59%	0%

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Person Activity

	NEWS: Tagged in ERA seeks to overturn uranium ban	07 Aug 2024
	NEW ROLE: Non-Executive Director, NIB Holdings	07 Aug 2024
	NEWS: Tagged in Noel Pearson makes it five	02 Aug 2024
	NEWS: Tagged in Rio to manage Ranger rehab project	03 Apr 2024
	NEW ROLE: Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, Energy Resources of Australia	15 Oct 2021
	NEWS: Tagged in No evidence of artefact dump cover-up: Rio	27 Aug 2021
	NEWS: Tagged in Cultural heritage to change mine plans	23 Mar 2021
	NEW ROLE: Chief Advisor to the Chief Executive of Indigenous Affairs, Rio Tinto	23 Mar 2021

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Tuesday, 23 March, 2021 - 13:30
Cultural heritage to change mine plans
Rio Tinto has predicted its new approach to Aboriginal heritage will fundamentally change the way it runs its mining operations.
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Friday, 27 August, 2021 - 15:30
No evidence of artefact dump cover-up: Rio
Rio Tinto says there's no evidence it deliberately covered up the dumping of cultural artefacts salvaged from a Western Australian heritage site.
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Wednesday, 3 April, 2024 - 12:00
Rio to manage Ranger rehab project
Rio Tinto has announced it will manage rehabilitation of the Ranger uranium mine in the Northern Territory on behalf of subsidiary Energy Resources Australia, which counts Perth-based company Packer & Co as a 9.32 per cent minority shareholder.
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Friday, 2 August, 2024 - 15:31
Noel Pearson makes it five
Noel Pearson’s appointment this week to the board of Fortescue has lifted the number of Aboriginal people on major ASX boards to a grand total of five, with most in WA.
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Wednesday, 7 August, 2024 - 12:00
ERA seeks to overturn uranium ban
Energy Resources of Australia has begun proceedings in the Federal Court against in relation to the Northern Territory government’s decision not to renew the Jabiluka mineral lease.

No evidence of artefact dump cover-up: Rio
Friday, 27 August, 2021 - 15:30

Noel Pearson makes it five
Friday, 2 August, 2024 - 15:31
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