South32 Limited announced the appointment of Vanessa Torres to the position of Chief Technology Officer. Vanessa joins South32 from BHP, where she has worked for more than 10 years in strategy and operations, most recently in the role of Vice President, Operational Infrastructure at BHP Iron Ore. Prior to BHP, Vanessa worked at Vale where she held technology and senior leadership roles in business development and projects. Vanessa has more than 25 years' experience working within the mining and metals sector in a range of operational, project and corporate roles in Brazil, Canada and Australia.