Terry Burgess
BSc, FAusIMM,
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Terry Burgess joined OZ Minerals as Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer in August 2009.
Terry was most recently the Head of Business Development for AngloBase, the base metals business of Anglo American plc, where he was responsible for growing Anglo’s base metals business. Prior to this he was the Global Head of Metals and Mining at ABN AMRO.
Terry was also formerly the Managing Director and CEO of Australian listed mid-cap mining company Delta Gold, and its successor AurionGold, between 1997 and 2002, before it was taken over by Placer Dome.
Terry’s earlier experience includes a number of senior mining management and operational roles in Australia, Africa and Europe.
Andrew Coles
B.Ec, MBA
Chief Financial Officer
Area of responsibility
Sales and marketing, financial control, business planning, treasury, taxation, external and investor relations, IT and facilities, shared services, risk management and audit.
Background
Andrew has over 28 years experience in the resources industry, commencing his career with CRA Ltd (now Rio Tinto) where he held finance related roles in Melbourne, London and Dampier. He then joined Esso Australia where he held roles in treasury, business planning and public affairs in Melbourne and Houston, including as Treasurer of ExxonMobil Australia & New Zealand. In 2003, Andrew joined Pasminco during its administration as Group Treasurer then held the same role in Zinifex following its float in 2004. From 2007, Andrew worked primarily on M&A activities, including the IPO of Nyrstar in Belgium in 2007 and the merger with Oxiana in 2008. Andrew was appointed to Chief Financial Officer of OZ Minerals in June 2009.
Andrew is a non-executive Director of Toro Energy Limited.
John Nitschke
BEng (Hons), MSc, DIC, FAusIMM, GAICD
Executive General Manager - Projects & Technical Services
Area of responsibility
Major development projects, feasibility studies, sustainability and technical services.
Background
John is a mining engineer with over 30 years experience in the resources industry. He was formerly EGM – Australian Operations at Oxiana. His experience also includes project management of surface and underground mines for MIM Holdings, optimisation of several projects for Normandy Mines and provision of high level technical and management support to operations and studies for various mining companies. John is a non-executive Director of Toro Energy Limited and IMX Resources Limited.
Francesca Lee
BCom, LLB (Hons), LLM, Grad. Dip. CSP, ACIS
Company Secretary and General Counsel
Area of responsibility
Company Secretary, General Counsel and legal department.
Background
Francesca was a Group Counsel at BHP Billiton and has also held a number of senior positions at Rio Tinto Limited including General Manager Internal Audit and Corporate Counsel, and was Vice President of Structured Finance at Citibank Limited. Francesca is a Board member of the Metropolitan Waste Management Group, a Victorian statutory authority and a member of the Federal Government’s Takeovers Panel. Francesca was appointed to the position of General Counsel and Company Secretary of Zinifex in March 2004 and OZ Minerals in July 2008.
Mick Wilkes
BEng(Hons), MBA, MAusIMM
Executive General Manager Operations
Area of responsibility
Operations, site support services, sales logistics and purchasing.
Background
Mick is a mining engineer with 25 years experience in operations and project development in the mining industry. Prior to joining OZ Minerals’ predecessor, Oxiana, in 2001 to develop the Sepon Gold Project in Laos, he spent 17 years with MIM and Highlands Pacific working in Mt Isa, Great Britain and Papua New Guinea in various technical and management positions. Mick was the General Manager Operations at OZ Minerals’ Sepon Mine and more recently the General Manager of Prominent Hill, responsible for the feasibility study, construction, commissioning and operations during the Project’s development
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