Helena Nonka is Director, Strategy and Sustainability at Anglo American with responsibility for Strategy, Business Development, Portfolio Management, Sustainability and Social Impact. Helena joined Anglo American in October 2022.

Prior to joining Anglo American, Helena was Executive Vice President Corporate Development for Norsk Hydro ASA, a global aluminium and renewable energy company with operations across 50 countries, headquartered in Oslo, Norway.

Helena’s global career spans more than 20 years in the natural resources industry, professional services, consulting, and academia across Europe, Asia and North America. She previously worked as the global head of new business for natural resources at Switzerland-based SGS. From 2007 to 2019, she worked for Rio Tinto, where she held several global senior commercial leadership roles, including leading corporate strategy.

Helena Nonka holds a master’s degree in political science from University of Quebec in Montreal, a master’s degree in law from HEC Montreal and worked in academia while studying towards a PhD in international relations.