Dr. Sonia Scarselli, Vice President Exploration & Appraisal, BHP Petroleum

Sonia Scarselli was appointed Vice President Exploration and Appraisal in August 2019.  Since joining BHP in 2012, Sonia has served in several leadership roles including Head of Algeria, Exploration and Appraisal Planner and Manager Exploration Trinidad and Tobago. She has also been heavily involved in the integration of geoscience across BHP, working with the Geoscience Centre of Excellence on how the company explores for and characterise resource. Before joining BHP, Sonia started her career in the oil industry at ExxonMobil UK in a number of exploration and geology roles. She holds a master’s degree in Geological Science from Università degli studi di Perugia, a PhD in Geology from ETH Zurich and an MBA from the London Business School.