The Board of Western Areas Ltd announced the appointment of Dr. Natalia Streltsova as an Independent Non-Executive Director which will take effect from 1 January 2017. Her previous roles have included Director of Technical Development at Vale,  Development Manager at GRD Minproc and senior technical roles at BHP Billiton and WMC Resources.  Dr Streltsova is currently an Independent Non-Executive Director of Neometals Ltd and Potash West NL.