MELBOURNE, Dec 7 (Reuters) - BHP Group said on Thursday it has appointed Vandita Pant as its new chief financial officer, effective March 1.

Pant, based in Singapore as chief commercial officer, joined BHP in 2016 and has previous experience in banking roles across India, Singapore, Japan and the United Kingdom including with ABN Amro and Royal Bank of Scotland. Current Chief Financial Officer David Lamont will remain with BHP until February 2025 as a senior executive officer in an advisory and projects capacity, reporting directly to CEO Mike Henry. (Reporting by Melanie Burton in Melbourne and Sameer Manekar in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber and Chris Reese)