About
Tony has forty years of resource sector experience in operations, project development and corporate management and contains thirty-five years of leading people and twenty years of board experience.
Tony is an experienced mining engineer with extensive underground and open cut experience in both coal and base metals. Importantly his career includes Managing Director & CEO of Palabora Mining Company Ltd from 2010 – 2013, which was owned by Rio Tinto Copper, South Africa. Palabora is one of South Africa’s oldest and most revered large mining operations having been in operation since 1956. Palabora was renowned as a highly efficient, large scale underground mechanized mining operation under his stewardship.
With over 10 years in Africa at Managing Director and Chairman levels he brings skills in governance, strategy development and execution in complex and culturally diverse arenas. This, when added to his technical and leadership skills, has resulted in commercial and sustainable business solutions under his watch. Tony’s career with Rio Tinto, BHP, and Shell Australia, included leading world class start-ups, global corporate safety, health and environment functions, project financial evaluation, Board governance input, risk management, stakeholder management, and turnaround businesses, which brings accomplished skills to the Orion Board.
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Other directorships (state)
(only entities turnover at least $5m p/a)
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Committee/s
| Company | Committee | Role | Appointment Date | Resignation Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orion Minerals NL | Board | Member | 13/12/2023 |