Linda Tompkins
Deputy Chair and Chair of Audit and Risk Committee
Biography
Dr Linda Tompkins became Deputy Chair of MRIWA and Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee in February 2023.
Linda has over 35 years of global experience in the resource sector through professional roles as a research and exploration geologist, technical director of an ASX- and AIM- (London) listed exploration company, corporate and resource lawyer, and group general counsel and company secretary of an ASX-listed company with overseas mining interests.
She has on-site experience in Australia, Brazil, China, and Africa in exploration, development, and mining operations for diamonds, lead-zinc, nickel, and gold.
Linda has a PhD (Geology) and LLB (Hons) from The University of Western Australia (UWA). Her past board roles include director of the Australian Mining and Law Association national board, member of the advisory board of the UWA Geoscience Foundation, and other roles in the resources sector.
Her past board roles include director of the AMPLA national board, member of the advisory board of the UWA Geoscience Foundation, and other roles in the resources sector.
Initial Appointment: 1 Mar 2020
Term Expiry: 28 Feb 2026
Page was last reviewed 26 June 2025