BHP Announces Adrian Wood as Next CFO

Vandita Pant to step down after February half-year results and return to the UK, with Wood moving up from Vice President Projects, Minerals Australia.

BHP has named Adrian Wood as Chief Financial Officer of BHP Group Limited, announcing the appointment on 12 November. He takes up the role on 17 February 2027.

Wood succeeds Vandita Pant, who will step down as CFO after BHP releases its half-year results on 16 February 2027. Pant will stay on to support the transition until 29 March 2027.

Wood joined BHP in 2015 and is currently Vice President Projects, Minerals Australia. His earlier BHP roles include Vice President Finance, Minerals Australia, and Group Investor Relations Officer. He has more than 25 years’ experience across investment banking and corporate roles in Australia and the United Kingdom, including at UBS in London and Macquarie Group.

BHP CEO Brandon Craig said Wood brings “a strong track record of financial management, strategic thinking and commercial capability.”

“His appointment ensures that we continue to build organisational capacity, with the right mix of skills, experience and perspectives to deliver BHP’s strategy,” Craig said.

A decade across three continents

Pant’s BHP career has spanned three regions. She joined in January 2016 as Group Treasurer and Head of Europe, based in the UK, then moved to Singapore in 2019 when she joined the Executive Leadership Team as Chief Commercial Officer. She has been CFO in Australia since early 2024.

Craig credited Pant with strengthening BHP’s capital allocation discipline and the financial rigour behind its decision-making, which he said had enabled healthy shareholder returns and investment in future growth.

In a LinkedIn post announcing her departure, Pant named embedding BHP’s Capital Allocation Framework as the company’s “North Star” among her proudest achievements. She also cited sharper commercial agility, deeper partnerships with customers and suppliers, and transactions that supported a strong balance sheet, shareholder returns and long-term growth.

Pant said she was “delighted” Wood would succeed her, noting the pair have worked together for many years. She will return to the UK in 2027.