South32 Limited announced changes to South32's Lead Team as part of the continued simplification of the Group's functional structures. Following the broadening of her role to Chief Technical Officer earlier this year, Vanessa Torres will assume accountability for technical stewardship and governance for Health, Safety, Environment (HSE), alongside her responsibilities for Projects and Innovation and Technology. The site-based HSE teams will report to leadership at each operation, reflecting where the accountability sits. Kelly O'Rourke has been appointed to the newly created role of Chief External Affairs Officer and will be accountable for Corporate Affairs and Sustainability Strategy. Ms O'Rourke is currently South32's Vice President Corporate Affairs. The scope of Chief Commercial Officer, Brendan Harris, will be expanded to include Human Resources in his new role as Chief Human Resources and Commercial Officer. With these changes, Rowena Smith and Nicole Duncan will leave the company after their respective handover periods. Ms Duncan will retain accountability for Legal, Business Integrity and Company Secretary until her departure and an announcement will be made about the reallocation of these responsibilities.