Experience

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  Whitehaven Coal

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Treasurer

    • Dec 2019 - Present
    • Sydney, Australia

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  OZ Minerals

  • Adelaide

  • Group Treasurer

    • Jul 2015 - Jul 2019
    • Adelaide

    ASX100 Treasurer, working as part of the senior leadership team to achieve the global business strategy, bring the company's values to life and to create a modern mining company.Delivery of the group’s capital management strategy - share buyback, refreshed dividend policy & transformational debt facilities ($300m) critical to the execution of the company’s global strategy. Investment grade terms and conditions achieved. Management of financial risks within the Board approved financial risk management framework and treasury standard.Responsible for the effective and cost efficient management of the global insurance programme.

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  Resources Consulting

  • Sydney

  • Finance & Treasury

    • Oct 2014 - Jun 2015
    • Sydney

    Providing business, finance & governance consulting services for the raising of debt & equity capital for brownfield & greenfield projects across mining, energy, infrastructure, construction & property sectors. Services include; assisting & advising in arranging project finance including feasibility studies; capital management planning, providing oversight in identifying & assessing risk exposures; corporate treasury risk management; treasury management systems implementation, cash management, treasury education; joint venture management; board governance.

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  Crosslands Resources Ltd

  • Director

    • 2012 - 2014

    Upstream greenfield Jack Hills Expansion Project iron ore development in the Mid-West of WAProject feasibility & evaluation for a 20 million tonnes per annum of iron-ore concentrates and DSO products, with an expected mine life greater than 20 years.Supply chain agreements with logistics provider OPR.

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  Oakajee Port And Rail

  • Director

    • 2012 - 2014

    OPR was established to design, develop, construct and operate new deepwater port and rail infrastructure, based on the principle of open access, to facilitate the export of expanded production from mines in the mid-west region. Directing advisers during, bid, tendering, project feasibility, negotiating, construction and operations contracts & structures, risk management covering construction insurance and finance stages of the project.Responsible for directing legal & financial advisers across capital structures, debt syndication, export credit agencies (JBIC, KEXIM,EXIM, CEXIM, & EFIC) & rating agencies.

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  Mitsubishi Corporation

  • Japan
  • International Trade and Development
  • 700 & Above Employee

  • General Manager Treasury & Funding

    • 2001 - 2014

    Reporting to & advising the CFO and the Board.Responsible for the Company’s overall funding and liquidity management programmes, including engaging with external financiers & advisers to assess funding options, providing advice on funding solutions and other financial considerations for prospective major capital projects, financing negotiations of acquisitions and other material investments. Provide strategic advice around the Company’s capital structure including the appropriate debt to equity mix, dividend policy and access to longer term debt funding including export credit agencies.Responsible for proactively managing and updating the Financial Risk Management Policy across foreign exchange, interest rate and commodity price risks. Reporting to executive management & Board.Advise commodity divisions with the management of the Company’s JV related insurance program.Conduct risk assessments and proactively manage risks across the areas of functional responsibility. For eg, key initiator in establishing the company's Capital Investment System which forms the foundation of project development & execution decision making.Lead the development and maintenance of capabilities and processes required for corporate and project finance with integration into the Tokyo Head Office providing training, mentoring & leadership.Board member of Crosslands Resources and Oakajee Port & Rail joint venture companies – iron ore development and associated supply chain port and rail infrastructure.Served as a member on a number of joint venture finance and audit & risk committees.

  • Company Secretary and General Manager - External Affairs (concurrent roles)

    • 2000 - 2014

    - Company secretary to the Board & a nominee on a number of Mitsubishi subsidiaries in Australia.

  • Manager – Finance

    • 1997 - 2000

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  Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd

  • Sydney, Australia

  • Manager – Financial Control, Tax & General Affairs

    • May 2000 - Jul 2001
    • Sydney, Australia

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  Australian Broadcasting Corporation

  • Funds Manager

    • 1993 - 1997

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  Monte Paschi Australia

  • Manager Treasury & Funding

    • 1988 - 1992