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BOC South Pacific appoints Michelle Blume to Head of Human Resources

Announcement posted by BOC Limited 26 Sep 2018

Sydney, 26 September 2018: BOC, A Member of the Linde Group, a leading gases and engineering company, today announced the appointment of Michelle Blume to Head of Human Resources, Region South Pacific.
 
A dedicated HR and business leader with a career at BOC spanning over two decades, Michelle has excelled in various HR, customer and finance roles including her most recent position as General Manager Remuneration & HR Systems.
 
As Head of Human Resources, Region South Pacific, Michelle will lead HR for BOC across the region, including its subsidiaries Elgas and the South Pacific Welding Group.
 
John Evans, BOC South Pacific Managing Director, said Michelle’s passion for coaching and leadership development, as well as her deep understanding of the employees across the South Pacific region, will deliver great value to the HR team and overall business.
 
“We are delighted to welcome Michelle to the Regional Executive Board and look forward to working with her as we focus on building capability and driving collaboration across our workforce.”
 
“Her broad range of skills in finance, leadership, change management and HR – and ability to understand people and their abilities has made her a trusted leader. This was recognised last year when she was appointed as a Trustee Director on the BOC Super Trustee Board.”     
 
Michelle Blume, Head of Human Resources, Region South Pacific said it is an honour to lead the wider HR team which covers the full range of HR services from diversity and talent management, right through to HR operations and superannuation.
 
“My key focus is to work with the business to foster a diverse and inclusive workforce where all employees can reach their potential,” said Michelle.
 
“By continuing to develop the skills in our people needed for our future workforce, engaging our employees and setting them up for success, we will continue to be an employer of choice.”
 
Michelle Blume is a Trustee Director on the BOC Super Trustee Board. A certified member of the Australian Human Resources Institute, Michelle is also a Master Practitioner in Neuro Linguistic Programming and qualified practitioner in DISC, Myers Briggs (MBTI) and human synergistic tools (LSI, LI & OCI).