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Personal * Australian Permanent Resident ¨C Visa Grant No: 8049500033084
* South African National ¨C ID No: 6901225053084
* Languages: English, Afrikaans, Zulu and basic Arabic / Northern Sotho
Credentials * B.Sc. (Hons) Engineering (Mining)
The University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg (1987- 1990)
* Pr. Eng. (Australia, South Africa and New Zealand) / R.O.S. Prac. (South Africa)
Academic & * University of the Witwatersrand Council Merit Scholarship for Engineering
Corporate Awards * Mine Managers' Prestige Prize
* BHP Billiton Award for Engineering
* Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Prestige Prize
Registrations * Professional Engineer [Engineering Council of South Africa (ECSA)]
* Professional Engineer [Institution of Professional Engineers New Zealand (IPENZ)]
* Professional Engineer [Engineers Australia]
* Committee Member [Chamber of Mines of the Philippines]
* Professional Safety Engineer [American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE)]
* Member [Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD)]
* Member [Institute of Directors ¨C UK (IoD)]
* Fellow Member [Southern African Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (SAIMM)]
* Member [Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy (AusIMM)]
* Member [Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum (CIM)]
* Committee Member [AusIMM Occupational Health and Safety Committee]
* Member [Saudi Arabian Society for Environmental Sciences]
* Occupational Safety Practitioner [SA Institute of Safety Management / Institute of Risk Management (¡Ö Certified
Safety Professional / Professional Certified Risk Manager) (IRMSA)]
Government / National Certificates of Competency:
* Registered Mine Manager, Responsible Officer ¨C Tasmania, Australia
* Registered Mine Manager, Responsible Officer ¨C Western Australia
* Mine Overseer's & Blasting - South Africa & New Zealand
Experience Mine General Manager: Crescent Gold [Australia, 2009]
Summary
General Manager: Engineering & Project Development Linc Energy Ltd [Australia, 2008]
Chief Operating Officer Toledo Mining Management (Toledo Mining Corporation - UK, European Nickel - UK,
Berong Nickel Corporation, Ipilan Nickel Corporation) [Philippines, and Russian Copper / WYG International UK &
Russia, 2008]
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Zeehan Zinc plc [UK listed, Australia, 2006-2007]
Chief Operating Officer, Mine General Manager Zeehan Zinc plc [Australia, 2005]
Director: HSE & Sustainability / Corporate Affairs Saudi Arabian Mining Company (Ma'aden) [KSA, 2003-2004]
Risk, Environment, Safety and Health Manager AngloGold Ashanti, Anglo American [RSA, 2001-2002]
Group Manager: Safety, Health, Environment, Community & Quality BHP Billiton Chrome Division [1996-2000]
Risk, SHE, then Mine Manager Ingwe Coal Corporation ¨C BHP Billiton [RSA, 1994-1995]
Group Mining Engineer: Mining Systems Billiton [RSA, 1992-1993]
Projects Mining Engineer & Production Superintendent Billiton [RSA, 1991]
Production / Operations ¨C Vacations ¨C Impala Platinum, Vaal Reefs, Usutu Colliery, Beatrix [RSA, 1987-1990]
Work Details Mine General Manager Crescent Gold Ltd (fixed-term contract)
Responsibilities, inter alia:
* Establish MOU & toll-treatment agreement with Barrick to process ores from 6 operations
* Develop tender pack and scoping document for Mining Contract, then contracts negotiation
* Mine planning, pit optimisation, mine design & scheduling ¨C mining strategy, include resource modelling
* Site establishment for 6 operations, including dams' construction
* Financial modelling, project development and resource development
* Registered mine manager for the 6 operations
* Uranium project development and fund raising
General Manager: Engineering & Project Development Linc Energy Ltd (fixed-term contract)
Responsibilities, inter alia:
* Managing the successful completion of major feasibility studies into commercial Gas to Liquid and Underground Coal Gasification operations
* Preparing capital and operating costs
* Contracting and procurement strategies, defining commercial framework & managing key project risks
* Securing project partners
* Managing team of project engineers
* Managing engineering and construction projects in Australia, Vietnam, China and the United States
* Securing and managing Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) contractors
Chief Operating Officer Toledo Mining (fixed-term contract)
Responsibilities, inter alia:
* Support the Chief Executive Officer, but taking responsibility for, and managing the operations of Berong Nickel Corporation and Ipilan Nickel Corporation, as well as managing new projects (Ulugan, Long Point and Moorsom)
* Act as CEO when appointed CEO is seconded to UK or China
* Transferring skills & knowledge to Filipinos and managing relationships with regulators and industry bodies
* Pit optimisation, mine design, planning and scheduling
* Leading conceptual and feasibility studies, contract negotiations, construction and commissioning
* Leading risk assessments during design phase
* Capital raising for projects, including high pressure acid leach, atmospheric leach and heap leach technologies
* Board reviews with partners (European Nickel ¨C UK listed, and Atlas Mining ¨C Philippines listed)
* Business case preparation for green and brown-field projects
* Group responsibility for: sales and marketing, community relations, national exploration activities, permitting, marine barge and ship loading and port development, HSE, finance, commercial, geology, mining engineering and metallurgical processing
* Business acquisitions assessment, leading national and international business development
* Managing relationships with analysts, investors as well as policy development
* Assessing prospective joint venture strategic partners, including managing Leighton / HWE contracts
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer Zeehan Zinc Limited plc, UK & Australia
Responsibilities and achievements, inter alia:
* AIM listing in London, prospectus and business model development, investor relations, multiple-site overall management, projects, operations, process plants, production, mining engineering, mine design, human resources, financial management, & construction of new zinc, lead, silver & nickel mines and plants
* Product marketing, PMC and EPC contracts negotiation, feasibility study scoping & corporate governance
* Capital raising in Europe for expansion projects
* Joint venture partner identification & negotiations
* Pit optimisation, mine design, mine planning and scheduling
* Appointed as Director of 5 listed companies
* Structured take-over deal with Chinese partner ¨C Creat Group, Beijing
Director: Health, Safety, Environment & Sustainability / Corporate Affairs Saudi Arabian Mining Company
(Ma'aden) (fixed-term contract)
Responsibilities and achievements, inter alia:
* Advised the group's precious metals operating division, as well as major projects: phosphate, aluminium, magnesite, port, power station, desalination plant, industrial chemical complex construction, railway, industrial city development and other industrial minerals' projects. Prepared the business for privatization / listing, joint ventures and due diligence
* Advanced corporate social responsibility & sustainable development strategy development
* Set strategic direction for, and achievement of HSE performance indicators (particularly leading indicators)
* Conducted environmental impact assessment studies as part of project feasibility studies
* Served as chairman of group's HSE advisory committee (sub-committee of board)
* Acted as corporate representative of World Bank ¨C IFC ¨C Environmental & Sustainability forums
* Led process safety management (PHA, HAZOPS, Fault Tree Analysis, Failure Mode & Effect Criticality Analysis)
* Evaluated potential EPC and PMC bids, and contractor systems for projects, using benchmarks
(Worley Parsons, Bechtel, SNC Lavalin, Rio Alcan, SABIC and Saudi Aramco)
* Designed and implemented accredited HSE integrated management system (aligned with
ISO 4001:2004, EMAS, OHSAS 18001, EPA, OSHA, SA 8000, ILO codes of practise & WHO guidelines
* Drove projects and construction HSE management, including technology & design evaluation
* Adapted loss prevention management system for key risks, and developed the group crisis management system
* Adapted insurance policies relating to HSE risk management (including self-insurance)
* Prepared behavioural safety and mindset modification processes, to strive towards zero harm & performance excellence
* Delivered executive leadership coaching
* Developed framework for continuous quality improvement process (ISO 9001, Six Sigma, TQM)
* Administered health insurance, workers compensation case management & rehabilitation programs
* Ensured regulatory compliance ¨C Ministry of Health, Ministry of Labour, Presidency for Meteorology & the Environment, Government Organization for Social Insurance) ¨C developed legal and risk registers (strategic relationship with authorities & industry bodies)
* Advised board and executive committee & provided assurance of business risk mitigation strategy implementation
* Implemented exploration HSE risk management system
* Ensured training needs were met, based on needs analyses and standards
* Led HSE corporate-wide auditing team / developed audit protocol, included significant incident investigation reviews, and provided corporate oversight to assess program effectiveness
Risk, Environment, Safety and Health Manager AngloGold Ashanti, Anglo American
Responsibilities, inter alia:
* Enterprise-wide risk management
* Risk management systems development (Turnbull, King 2 and Sarbanes Oxley - corporate governance)
* Electronic business management system
* Disaster perils action coordination and advice
* Financial risk management e.g. insurance
* Behavioural safety and evaluation of SHE practices and processes
* AngloGold SHE management standards and guidelines
Group Manager: Safety, Health, Environment, Community and Quality BHP Billiton Stainless Steel ¨C Chrome Division (Samancor sold to Kermas Proprietary Ltd) ¨C Multi-facility
Responsibilities, inter alia:
* Group safety, health, environment, community and quality management and performance (10 sites)
* SHECQ risk and corporate governance
* SAP Enterprise Resource Planning System Development (SHEQ component)
* Sustainable development, community and media relations planning
* Quality management systems certification for all sites (ISO 9001:2000)
* Corporate risk assessments and investigations
* Corporate SHEC due diligence, reviews and audits
* Environmental impact assessments and public participation interventions
* Capacity expansion projects
* Contractor management
* Benchmarking SHECQ practices and establishment of leading metrics
* BHP Billiton group AIDS management strategy and programme development / implementation (won award)
* Development of HSEC management standards, guidelines and toolkits for BHP Billiton group
* Leading occupational health management auditor for BHP Billiton group (included audit protocol development)
Risk, SHE then Mine Manager Ingwe Coal Corporation, BHP Billiton Coal
Responsibilities, inter alia:
* Similar to above portfolio
* Mine design, mine planning, operations and new coal washing facilities
* Coal marketing and exports
* Enterprise-wide risk management
Group Mining Engineer: Mining Systems BHP Billiton (Gold division, now Goldfields Limited)
* Management of mining systems' development and implementation on all gold mines
* Mineral resources management (survey, geology, rock engineering, mine design/planning, grade control)
* Development and implementation of a geostatistical evaluation system
* Capital projects (e.g. shaft design / capital project business cases / feasibility studies)
Projects Mining Engineer & Production Superintendent BHP Billiton
* Project Leader: Osmiridium recovery and refining in Mpumalanga operations (Gengold & Impala Platinum)
* Fire prevention and control (Buffelsfontein gold mine)
* Rock engineering modelling of shaft pillar extraction (Buffelsfontein gold mine)
* Project Leader: Sampling and geostatistical evaluation system (Buffelsfontein mineral resources)
* Production Miner, Shiftboss and Mine Overseer (Impala Platinum, Usutu Colliery; Vaal Reefs Gold Mines, Beatrix Gold Mines, Harmony Gold Mines, Hartebeestfontein Gold Mines, Oryx Gold Mines, St Helena Gold mines, Kinross & Winkelhaak Gold Mines ¨C part time)
* Mine design, mine planning & production scheduling
Professional Finance, Projects, Business Improvement and Organisational Development:
Postgraduate
Development * Company Directors Course (Australian Institute of Company Directors, Australia)
* Capital Management (Ma'aden, KSA)
* Six Sigma Greenbelt (Caterpillar, USA & NZ)
* Finance and Accounting (Corporate Business Management Training, RSA)
* Financial Valuation of Projects (MSc Subject) (University of the Witwatersrand, RSA)
* Finance, Accounts and Budgets for Managers (Corporate Business / Management Training, RSA)
* Costing and Economics (Runge Training, RSA)
* Cultural Diversity (Operational Improvement Management, RSA)
* Operating Excellence (Continuous Improvement) (Shared Business Services, Australia)
* 20 Keys to Continuous Improvement (Organisation Development International, Japan)
* Business Presentation Skills (Business Presentation Skills, RSA)
* Performance and Development Management (BHP Billiton, RSA)
* Project Management for Project Managers (Project Management Institute / BRP Project Mngt, UK)
H.R., Emotional Intelligence & Soft Skills:
* Non-Cognitive Skills, Industrial Psychology (Tandem Training, RSA)
* Team Management (Meirc Training & Consulting, UAE)
Mineral Resources Management:
* Geostatistics (MSc Subject) (University of the Witwatersrand, RSA)
Risk/Safety:
* Emergency Response Planning (IRR Middle East, Dubai, UAE)
* Safety Management and SAMTRAC (¡ÖNEBOSH) (National Occupational Safety Association, RSA)
* Risk Management and Techniques (InVertitas Global Holdings, Australia)
* Systematic Root Cause Analysis (International Risk Control Africa, RSA)
* Occupational Health and Safety Assessment Series (South African Bureau of Standards, BSI [UK] &
(OHSAS 18001) KPMG [RSA])
* Behavioural Safety Management (University of Queensland, Australia)
* Behavioural Safety Management ¨C BAPP (Behavioural Science Technologies, USA)
* Behavioural Safety Management ¨C IMBOP (International Risk Control Africa, RSA)
* DuPont Safety Leadership & STOP (DuPont Safety International, UK)
* Behavioural Safety Processes (Institute for International Research, RSA)
* Professional Safety Management (SA Institute of Safety Management, RSA)
* Behavioural Safety Processes - SMART (SAFEmap, Australia)
* Risk Management and Techniques (Bureau for International Risk Assessments, RSA)
* Advanced Risk Management (MSc Subject) = ARM (University of the Witwatersrand, RSA)
* BSBOHS401A Certificate 4 - Occupational H&S (TAFE, Tasmania, Australia)
Health:
* Employee Assistance Programmes (University of Pretoria, RSA)
* Corporate AIDS Management (Marcus Evans, RSA)
* Occupational Medicine and Industrial Hygiene (BHP Billiton, RSA & Australia)
Environment and Quality:
* Environmental Impact Assessment (Saudi Geological Survey & King Abdulaziz
University, Jeddah, KSA)
* Clean Development Mechanism (Ministry of Petroleum & Mineral Res., KSA)
* Environmental Law (University of Potchefstroom, RSA)
* Cleaner Production / Waste Minimisation (University of Swinburne, Australia)
* Quality and Environmental Management
Systems and Auditing (ISO 9000 and ISO 14000) (South African Bureau of Standards, RSA)
Security and Intelligence:
* Forensic Auditing (KPMG, RSA)
Information Systems:
* MS Office (Word, Excel, PowerPoint, Access) (Workgroup Institute, RSA)
* Unix Salaris Operating System and Networks (Open Workstations and Servers, RSA)
* MicroStation, CADSmine, Vulcan, Whittle (GMSI / AST, RSA), Gemcom, Maptek, Runge
Surpac, Gems, Minex, Xpac, Xeras
* Geovariances Geostatistical System / Datamine (Geovariances International, France)
* SiteSAFE (BMS Solutions, Australia)
* First Priority Enterprise (Risk Management Technologies, Australia)
* Integrated Risk Management System (IRMS) (G.M.S.I. ¨C AST, RSA)
* Palladium (Marknet, RSA)
* SAP ERP System (Deloitte and Touch¨¦, RSA)
* Electronic Business Management Systems (EBMS) (IRCA and BMS Solutions, RSA)
* Enterprise-wide Risk Management System (AngloGold Training and Development, RSA)
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