Board of Directors
John C Conde AO - Chairman
Independent Non-Executive Director
John has over 30 years of broad based commercial experience across a number of industries, including the energy sector. John is Chairman of Energy Australia, BUPA Australia Health Pty Ltd, Sydney Symphony Limited and Homebush Motor Racing Authority Advisory Board. He is also President of the Commonwealth Remuneration Tribunal and a non-executive director of DEXUS Property Group. He was formerly chairman and managing director of Broadcast Investment Holdings, the owner of a number of media assets including Channel 9 South Australia and radio stations 2UE and 4BC, as well as being a former non-executive director of BHP Billiton Limited and Excel Coal Limited.
Neil Chatfield - Independent Non-Executive Director
Neil is an established executive and non-executive director with experience across a broad range of industries and is currently Chairman of Virgin Blue Holdings Limited, and a non-executive director of Seek Limited, Transurban Group and Grange Resources, all ASX-listed companies. He has over 30 years experience in the resources and transport and logistics sectors and has extensive experience in financial management, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions, and risk management. Neil was most recently executive director and Chief Financial Officer of ASX-listed Toll Holdings Limited, Australia's largest transport and logistics company, a position he held for more than ten years.Prior to joining Toll, Neil held a number of senior financial and general management roles in the resources and transport industries.
Allan Davies - Executive Director
Allan is a mining engineer and has 35 years experience in the Australian and international coal and metalliferous mining industries. He is a registered mine manager in Australia and South Africa. Allan was a founding director of Excel Coal Limited and as Executive Director- Operations for Excel Coal Limited, Allan had direct responsibility for operations and construction projects. From 2000 until early 2006, Allan worked for Patrick Corporation as Director operations. Allan is a non-executive director of QR Limited, a member of the Advisory Board of the Kaplan Infrastructure and Logistics Fund and a non-executive director of QMastor Limited.
Tony Haggarty - Managing Director
Tony has over 30 years experience in the development, management and financing of mining companies and was co-founder and Managing Director of Excel Coal Limited from 1993 to 2006. Prior to this he worked for BP Coal and BP Finance in Sydney and London, and for Agipcoal as the Managing Director of its Australian subsidiary. He is also non-executive Chairman of King Island Scheelite Limited and a non-executive director of IMX Resources Limited.
Alex Krueger - Non-executive Director
Alex is a Managing Director of First Reserve Corporation (FRC). Alex is a senior member of the FRC investment team and his responsibilities range from deal origination and structuring to due diligence, execution and monitoring. He is involved in investment activities in all areas of the worldwide energy industry, with particular expertise in the coal sector. Prior to joining FRC, Alex worked in the Energy Group of Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in Houston.
Hans Mende - Non-executive Director
Hans has been President of the AMCI Group since he co-founded the company in 1986. Prior to starting AMCI Group, Hans was employed by the Thyssen group of companies in various senior executive positions. Other current directorships held by Hans include MMX Mineracao, New World Resources N.V, Excel Maritime and a non-executive director of Felix Resources Limited, an Australian listed company.
Andy Plummer - Executive Director
Andy has over 35 years experience in the investment banking and mining industries. He was most recently an executive director of Excel Coal Limited, responsible for the company's business development activities. He has worked in the Australian banking and finance industry since 1985 with Eureka Capital Partners, Resource Finance Corporation and Westpac. Prior to that, he was employed in a variety of management and technical positions with ARCO Coal, Utah International and Consolidation Coal. He is also a non-executive director of King Island Scheelite Limited and Chairman of Ranamok Glass Prize Ltd.