Directors and Senior Management
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Directors

Hon David Beddall
MAICD
Non-executive Chairman

  Robin Levison
CA, MBA, FAICD
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
  Lachlan McIntosh
B. Com
Non-executive Director
  Anthony McDonald
LLB MAICD
Non-executive Director
  Tim Netscher
MBA, B. Com, Bsc (Eng) (Chemical) MAICD
Non-executive Director
 
Hon David Beddall
MAICD
Non-executive Chairman
Appointed March 1999. Federal member in the Australian Parliament from 1983 to 1998, including positions as Minister for Resources, Minister for Communications and Minister for Small Business, Constructions and Customs. President of the Australian Franchisees Association Incorporated, Member of the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission Franchising Consultative Committee, National Councillor of the Australian Industry Group and Councillor - Queensland Executive Member (Branch Secretary & Treasurer) of the Australian Industry Group (Qld). Since leaving Federal Parliament in 1998 Hon David Beddall has operated in the private sector with a mixture of directorships with public and private companies as well as not for profit industry organisations. Member of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee.
 
Robin Levison
CA, MBA, FAICD
Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Appointed November 2005. 12 years Public Company management experience. Previously Managing Director at Spectrum Resources and has held senior roles at KPMG, Barclays Bank and Merrill Lynch. Mr Levison is a director of St Aidan's Foundation Limited and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Mr Levison holds a Masters of Business Administration from the University of Queensland and is a Chartered Accountant.
 
Lachlan McIntosh
B. Com
Non-executive Director
Appointed May 2004. Chartered Accountant specialising in profit enhancing and business turnaround. Managing Director of 22 Capital Pty Ltd. Non-Executive Director of ASX listed Eureka Group Holdings Limited (from July 2009). Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Remuneration Committee.
 
Anthony McDonald
LLB MAICD
Non-executive Director
Appointed 14 November 2007. Lawyer involved in the natural resources sector in Australia and internationally. Previously held positions of director, secretary and legal advisor to a number of listed and unlisted public companies. Currently Managing Director of Cerro Resources NL. Non-Executive Director of ASX listed Planet Gas Limited (from 2003). Member of the Audit Committee and Remuneration Committee.
 
Tim Netscher
MBA, B. Com, Bsc (Eng) (Chemical) MAICD
Non-executive Director
Appointed 19 February 2009. Currently CEO and Managing Director of Gindalbie Metals Limited, an ASX 200 developing magnetite producer. Immediately prior, was Senior Vice President Asia Pacific with Newmont Mining and before that held executive director and senior management positions with major resource companies including Vale Australia, PT Inco (Indonesia), QNI Pty Ltd (BHP Billiton), and Impala Platinum Holdings Limited (South Africa). Member of the Remuneration Committee.
 
Senior Management

Mr Dale McNamara
Deputy CEO

  Mr Jeff Watson
B Com, FCIS, FAIM, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
  Mr David Cahill
BEcon, MBA, GAICD
Chief Operating Officer
  Mr Phillip Hourigan
LLB, LLM, MAICD
General Counsel/ Company Secretary
  Ms Tabatha Kattau
BAAppMgt, AdvDipOHS, DipBusMgt
Group Human Resources Manager
 
Mr Dale McNamara
Deputy CEO
Moved onto Group Executive in 2009. In excess of 30 years experience in operational and management roles in the coal mining industry. Founder and Managing Director of Industrea Wadam China since 1993. Extensive contacts throughout the Group's customer base in China and Australia. Focusing on business development and expansion opportunities across the group with continuing oversight of the Industrea Wadam business in China.
 
Mr Jeff Watson
B Com, FCIS, FAIM, CPA
Chief Financial Officer
Appointed January 2011. Previously Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary of ASX listed Staging Connections Group Limited and prior to that with Chubb Australasia, a world leader in security and fire safety solutions. While with Chubb, Mr Watson was responsible for the Australasia region with annual revenues of more than $1.3bn and more than 10,000 employees. Prior to this he was Vice President Finance & Administration Australia and New Zealand for Computer Sciences Corporation (CSC). Mr Watson held several international roles in the US with CSC before returning to his Australian VP position.
 
Mr David Cahill
BEcon, MBA, GAICD
Chief Operating Officer
Appointed as Chief International Officer November 2008. Chief Operating Officer since December 2010. Responsible for operations across Technology, Mining Equipment and Gas Management divisions. Previous Senior roles with BP over 20 years in London, China, Japan, North America and Australia.
 
Mr Phillip Hourigan
LLB, LLM, MAICD
General Counsel/ Company Secretary
Appointed January 2009. Responsible for legal function across group including company secretary of listed entity. Former corporate partner with International law firm, Deacons (now Norton Rose). Over 25 years private practice as a commercial lawyer strong risk management and corporate governance skills. Non-executive Director of not for profit Help Enterprises Limited (since 2008).
 
Ms Tabatha Kattau
BAAppMgt, AdvDipOHS, DipBusMgt
Group Human Resources Manager
Appointed 29 August 2011. Responsible for development and implementation of Human Resources frameworks and systems with an emphasis on increasing overall group capabilities. Over 15 years experience in the mining services industry, predominantly with Joy Global Inc. (P&H MinePro Services) and most recently in Learning and Development.
 

 

 

 
 
 
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