Board of Directors
The Orica Board is responsible for protecting and enhancing long‑term shareholder value. It is accountable to shareholders for the company’s overall performance and oversees all aspects of Orica’s business and operations on their behalf. This includes ensuring that the company operates ethically and in alignment with Orica’s values and high standards of corporate governance.
The Board oversees and guides Orica’s activities, maintaining ultimate responsibility for the company’s governance framework. The Board’s Terms of Reference clearly set out the respective responsibilities of the Board, the Chairman and the Managing Director, ensuring clarity, accountability and effective leadership across the organisation.
Vik Bansal
Chair and Independent Non-executive Director
B.Sc (Eng) (Hons), PG Dip Eng, MBA, AMP, LLM
Vik was appointed Chairman of Orica on 16 December 2025, following his appointment as Non-executive Director and Chair Elect on 15 August 2025. He is currently CEO and Managing Director of Boral Limited (since 2022), and Director of Brambles Limited (since 2025), Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited (since 2025), and Director and Chair of LGI Limited (since 2021). He previously served as Director of the National Waste and Recycling Industry Council and the Waste Management and Resource Recovery Association of Australia. He has also held senior leadership positions at InfraBuild, Cleanaway (2015 - 2021), and at NYSE-listed Valmont Industries (2010 – 2014).
Sanjeev Gandhi
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
BEng (Chemical Engineering), MBA
Sanjeev was appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer in April 2021, after previously holding the role of Group Executive and President, Australia Pacific and Asia. He is a former Executive Director of publicly listed German chemicals company, BASF SE. During his 26-year career with BASF, Sanjeev held several senior marketing, commercial and business leadership roles, including Head of Asia Pacific and Head of Global Chemicals Segment (Intermediates and Petrochemicals).
John Beevers
Independent Non-executive Director
BEng (Mining), MBus, GAICD
John was appointed Non-executive Director of Orica in February 2020. He is Chair of the Safety and Sustainability Committee and a member of the Innovation and Technology Committee, and the Nominations Committee. He is a Non-executive Director of Syrah Resources Limited (since 2020) and Lynas Rare Earths Limited (since 2023). John was formerly Managing Director and CEO of GroundProbe, and held senior executive roles at Orica, including Global Technology Manager, Group General Manager of Chemical Services and CEO of Orica Mining Services.
Mark Garett
Independent Non-executive Director
A (Economics), GradDip (Applied Information Systems)
Mark was appointed Non-executive Director of Orica in January 2023. He is a member of the Innovation and Technology Committee, the Board Audit and Risk Committee, and the Nominations Committee. He is a former Member of the Board of Umicore NV/SA (2015−2025), former CEO of Borealis AG and Marquard & Bahls AG, and former Chairman of the Supervisory Board of OMV AG (to May 2023).
Denise Gibson
Independent Non-executive Director
BA (Business Administration), MBA (Management)
Denise was appointed Non-executive Director of Orica in January 2018. She is Chair of the Innovation & Technology Committee and a member of the People & Remuneration Committee, and the Nominations Committee. Denise is co-founder and Chair of Ice Mobility and a previous Director of the Consumer Technology Association and its Foundation. She is the founder and former CEO of Brightstar and has previously served as a Director of Aerial Technologies Inc, previously NASDAQ-listed ORBCOMM and NASDAQ-listed VOXX International (to 2025). In 2024 she was inducted into the Technology Hall of Fame.
Dr Vanessa Guthrie AO
Independent Non-executive Director
Hon DSc, PhD, BSc (Hons), FAICD
Vanessa was appointed Non-executive Director of Orica in February 2023. She is Chair of the People and Remuneration Committee, and a member of the Safety and Sustainability Committee and the Nominations Committee. Vanessa is a Non-executive Director of Santos Limited (since 2017), Lynas Rare Earths Limited (since 2020), and has been appointed Non-executive Director and Chair Elect of IGO Limited (since 2025). She is also Deputy Chair of Cricket Australia and Chancellor of Curtin University. Vanessa is a former Director of Tronox Holdings PLC and North American Construction Group Ltd (TSE-listed and NYSE-listed).
Karen Moses OAM
Independent Non-executive Director
BEc, DipEd, FAICD
Karen was appointed Non-executive Director of Orica in July 2016. She is a member of the People and Remuneration Committee, the Board Audit and Risk Committee, and the Nominations Committee. Karen is a Director of Charter Hall Group (since 2016), Snowy Hydro Limited and Belvoir St Theatre, and a Fellow of the Senate of the University of Sydney. She is a former Director of Boral Limited (2016−2023), Sydney Symphony Orchestra and Music in the Regions, and former Chair of the NSW Artform Board for Dance and Physical Theatre.
Gordon Naylor
Independent Non-executive Director
BEng (Hons Mechanical), MBA, GradDip (Computing Studies), CPA, GAICD, FTSE
Gordon was appointed Non-executive Director of Orica on 1 April 2022. He is Chair of the Board Audit and Risk Committee and member of the Safety and Sustainability Committee, and the Nominations Committee. Gordon was appointed to the CSL Limited Board in December 2025 and was appointed as CEO and Managing Director of CSL Limited in February 2026. He is also Chair-elect of Seqirus (appointed August 2025). He was formerly President of Seqirus, part of the CSL Group, and held senior executive roles at CSL, including Chief Financial Officer.