Mr Bastos was appointed to the Board in February 2014. Mr Bastos contributes to Iluka more than 35 years’ of operational and project experience in the mining industry across numerous commodities and geographies, particularly in Australia, Africa and South America.
Mr Bastos has extensive experience in major projects development and operation, and company management in the metals and mining industry. Mr Bastos was formerly the Chief Operating Officer of the global resources company, MMG Limited, with responsibility for its global operations.
Prior to MMG, Mr Bastos held senior executive positions with BHP and Vale, including CEO BHP Billiton Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA), President of BHP’s Nickel West, President of Cerro Matoso and Nickel Americas, and Vale Director of Copper Operations.
Mr Bastos currently serves as a non-executive Director of Aurizon Holdings Limited and Anglo American PLC. Mr Bastos is a previous non-executive Director of Golder Associates, a previous non-executive Director of Oz Minerals Limited, a former member of the Western Australia Chamber of Mines and Energy, and served as Vice President of the Queensland Resources Council.
Mr Bastos is an independent non-executive Director. Mr Bastos is Chair of the Sustainability Committee, a member of the Audit and Risk Committee, and a member of the Nominations and Governance Committee.