Samantha Andreas

Samantha Maria Andreas is an environmental chemist and occupational health and safety expert in the mining industry of Papua New Guinea. She was the inaugural Young Achiever awardee from the first year of the Westpac Women in Business Awards, and is also a recipient of the Chevening Scholarships to study in the United Kingdom.

Education Andreas attended the University of Papua New Guinea, where she earned a Bachelor of Science degree in biochemistry. She has held a number of positions, many of them at senior levels, at Ok Tedi Mining Ltd. (OTML) Her first OTML position was in their Graduate Development Program, working in the Environment Department as a graduate chemist. She subsequently held positions in occupational health and safety, EHSM SAP solution, project management, and business improvement.

Additionally, she worked on Ok Tedi Women's Network, a program focused on addressing issues of relevance to the company's female employees.