Charmaine Saltner

Charmaine Saltner is a senior Indigenous relations, community partnerships and business culture leader with more than 15 years’ experience in the mining sector, spanning site-based operations through to corporate leadership.

Her career progression from operational roles into corporate leadership gives Charmaine a practical and people-centred understanding of how Indigenous rights and interests, community expectations, sustainable development and business priorities intersect. Drawing on extensive field experience and her own lived experience, she has worked across complex social, cultural and regulatory environments, aligning community priorities with business objectives to support mutual benefit, enduring relationships and long-term social and regulatory licence to operate.

As Group Manager Indigenous Relations & Community Partnerships, Charmaine provides strategic leadership across Indigenous relations, community partnerships, economic participation and community investment. She specialises in building enduring relationships with Indigenous rights-holders, Traditional Owners and host communities, while supporting the business to navigate complex stakeholder, social and cultural considerations.

With a collaborative, grounded and culturally informed approach, Charmaine is a trusted adviser to executives, operational leaders and community stakeholders. She is committed to reconciliation, genuine partnership and creating shared value through approaches that deliver meaningful outcomes for communities and sustainable value for business.