Paul Piercy Dip. Met. FAusIMM, CP, FAICD
Non-Executive Chairman

Mr Piercy is a metallurgist with wide operational mining experience who has held senior management and technical positions within the Rio Tinto Limited group, including General Manager of Hamersley Iron’s Dampier port and rail operations, General Manager of Hamersley Iron’s Paraburdoo and Channar operations and Managing Director of Novacoal and Kembla Coal and Coke.

From 1997 to 2000 Mr Piercy was Managing Director of WestTrac Equipment before playing an integral role in the successful establishment of WesTrac China, as its Chairman/CEO based in China. Mr Piercy is currently a non-executive Director of Pilbara iron ore developer Australasian Resources Limited and China based miner Dragon Mountain Gold Limited.