Leigh Staines

Leigh is a Partner in our Energy Transition team. As an Environmental and Chemical Engineer, Leigh has over 20 years experience in a range of operational, commercial, project and strategy roles across the international resources sector, including ExxonMobil, Santos and Rio Tinto. She is a passionate advocate towards future-proofing Australian heavy industry and manufacturing, having held tenures as the Manager of the Port Bonython Liquids Fractionation Plant & Jetty in South Australia and more recently as the Site General Manager of the Boyne Aluminium Smelters in Gladstone. Leigh sees the energy transition as a foundation for regional economic redevelopment and an increased approach to resource recovery of our critical minerals and metals.