KEYNOTE ADDRESS | Making it real – Decarbonising rail freight operations in Australia

KEYNOTE ADDRESS | Making it real – Decarbonising rail freight operations in Australia

05 Sep 2023|Transport
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Andrew HardingAndrew HardingManaging Director & CEO at Aurizon

Andrew was appointed Managing Director & CEO of Aurizon in December 2016. He has more than 30 years’ experience across the resource and rail sectors, as a leader committed to creating sustainable, productive businesses that make meaningful contributions to the community. Andrew has led initiatives to leverage Aurizon’s core expertise in heavy haulage and rail infrastructure and to drive improved safety and operational performance. The business is well-positioned to benefit from long-term demand for Australia’s resources, including traditional exports of coal and iron ore, as well as new-economy commodities to fuel and feed the world such as nickel, copper, lithium and grain. Andrew champions the role of rail in decarbonising the nation’s supply chains, leveraging the environmental, safety and productivity benefits of rail freight for economic and community benefit. Aurizon has committed to a target of net-zero operational carbon emissions by 2050 with work underway on battery and hydrogen-powered freight trains of the future. With more than 80 per cent of employees living in regional Australia, Aurizon has a business model where employees live in and contribute to the local communities in which they work. Prior to starting with Aurizon, Andrew was the global Chief Executive of Rio Tinto’s Iron Ore business with responsibility for managing supply chains for the world’s largest integrated portfolio of iron ore assets. Andrew completed a Bachelor of Mining Engineering at the University of New South Wales and holds a MBA from Deakin University. He is a member of the 2012 class of Henry Crown Fellows at the Aspen Institute. He is married with three daughters and lives in Brisbane.

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