Aurizon Holdings Limited announced a transition to a new organisational structure effective from 1 July, 2017. The organisational structure will move from a functional based model to a business unit model designed along the core areas of the business - Coal, Diversified Bulk Freight and Iron Ore, Intermodal and Network, as well as central support and planning functions. The intent is for the new structure to be in place by 1 July this year. In the interim it will be business as usual.

The company also announced that Tina Thomas has been appointed to the position of Executive Vice President Human Resources. When the new organisational structure is in place Tina will also take on responsibility for extra corporate services and that will be determined as part of the work undertaken on the restructure over the next few months. Tina is an experienced senior executive. She spent twenty-four years with Woodside Petroleum Limited in Western Australia including leading both corporate services and human resources functions. Executive Vice President Customer & Strategy Mauro Neves has resigned effective mid-April to pursue a senior leadership role overseas in the resources sector. Ed McKeiver will act in the role of EVP Customer & Strategy. Ed is currently the Vice President Coal in Customer & Strategy and has held a number of senior operational and commercial roles In Aurizon.