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Directors of the Company
Peter Wade – BE (Hons), LGE
Executive Chairman, Managing Director
Mr Wade has over 35 years experience in engineering, construction, project management and mining and infrastructure services. He is currently the managing director of the three (3) Mineral Resources subsidiary companies.
Mr Wade started his career in the NSW Public Service and managed the construction of the Port Kemble coal loader, grain terminals at Newcastle and Wollongong and was the Deputy Director for the Darling Harbour Redevelopment construction project.
As an executive of the Transfield Group in the 1980’s and 1990’s he was general manager of Sabemo Pty Ltd, Transfield Construction Pty Ltd, Transfield Power Technologies and then Transfield Chief Operations Officer (Southern) responsible for major build, own, operate projects including Melbourne City Link, Airport Link, Northside Storage Tunnel and Collinsville and Smithsfield Power Plants.
Christopher Ellison
Executive Director, Business Development
Mr Ellison is the founding shareholder for each of the Mineral Resources subsidiary companies and has held over 25 years experience in the mining contracting, engineering and resource processing industries.
He has been the managing director of Monadelphous Pty Ltd, KCUT Pty Ltd and the CSI Group and was instrumental in developing the build, own, operate concept of contract crushing in the resource and mining sector.
Joe Ricciardo – Bachelor Applied Science (Mech Eng)
Non-Executive Director
Mr Ricciardo has 27 years experience in feasibility studies, design, construction, maintenance and operation of mineral processing facilities and associated infrastructure. Mr Ricciardo started his career in December 1978 with Western Mining Corporation Limited as a mechanical engineer at its Kambalda nickel operations.
In January 1986, he became the founding member and managing director of J R Engineering Services Pty Ltd until its acquisition by the Downer EDI/Roche Group in 2001. He continued to lead the company, Roche Mining (JR) Pty Ltd in the capacity of general manager and director up to April 2006.
During this 20 year period, the company consistently grew to become a successful and major engineering services provider to the resources and mineral processing industry. His experience covers the commodities of gold, nickel, copper, lead, zinc, iron ore, coal, mineral sands, tantalum and talc for both major and junior mining companies. The company’s growth and performance was achieved with an excellent track record in OHSE, industrial relations, financial returns, employee development and client satisfaction.
Mark Dutton - MA Cantab, ACA
Mark has 12 years experience acting as a non-executive director of a range of growth businesses across Europe, Asia and Australia.
Mark started his career at Price Waterhouse in England in 1991 where he qualified as a chartered accountant, subsequently working in their Russian Corporate Finance division.
He has worked in the private equity industry since the mid 1990s. Firstly with BancBoston Capital in the UK and later in Hong Kong as Managing Director Asia-Pacific. In 2003, he joined Foundation Capital in Perth to manage their later-stage investment fund. He is presently an adviser to Navis Capital who manage US$1.5 billion in private equity targeted for investment across the Asia Pacific region.
Mark has structured equity and debt investments for, and been a board member, of a wide range of Australian companies including SCI (now listed as Invocare), JB Hi Fi, Europcar, Benchmark Debtor Finance, National Lifestyle Villages, and WorldWide Online Printing.
