Gabrielle Iwanow is an outstanding leader in the mining sector, possessing a combination of technical excellence, strategic vision and ability to translate mission into impact.
She has worked for Rio Tinto, OZ Minerals and Mincor Resources, and is now President, Contract Mining for global mining services group Perenti. Across her career, she has championed innovation and the use of novel technology to make mining safer, more sustainable and more efficient.
She is a mentor and advocate for diversity, spearheading efforts to support and promote underrepresented groups including women and Indigenous First Nations people. As a member of the AusIMM Council for Diversity & Inclusion, she played a pivotal role in establishing widely recognised diversity initiatives.
She won a Telstra Business Women’s Award in 2020, and was named one of the top 100 most inspirational women in mining.