CITIC Pacific Mining
CITIC Pacific Mining is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Hong Kong listed company CITIC Pacific Limited and is headquartered in Perth. CITIC Pacific Mining is a young company established to manage the company's first major investment in Australia, the Sino Iron project. The company's senior management have considerable iron ore, resources and construction expertise and experience in Australia and internationally.
CITIC Pacific Mining is committed to working closely with the community and stakeholders. This includes identifying employment and training opportunities, and supporting business development and community development projects. The company's mission is to deliver maximum sustainable value for shareholders by innovating, making excellent business decisions, creating a great place to work and being a good corporate citizen.
MANAGEMENT TEAM
Dr Dongyi Hua - Executive Chairman
Dr Hua was appointed as Chairman of CITIC Pacific Mining in October 2009. He was previously with Beijing-based CITIC Group, which he joined in 2002. Dr Hua has held executive management positions during the past 15 years for construction projects across China, Africa, Angola, the Philippines, Pakistan and Algeria. He has extensive experience in project, contractor, cost and risk management. Dr Hua holds a Doctorate of Engineering from the China University of Geosciences.
Fei Xu - Executive Director Executive Office
Fei has more than 15 years senior management experience within the CITIC Group, including positions as Vice President of CITIC International Cooperation company and General Manager for its Transport and Power division. Fei holds a Bachelor of Engineering from Hefei University of Technology in China, and a Masters of Business Administration from Lancaster University Management School in the United Kingdom.
Shuchun (Jason) Liu - Executive Director Operations
For the past 20 years, Jason has held engineering, project management and senior management positions with China Jiangsu International Economic-Technical Corporation, and more recently within CITIC Group before joining CITIC Pacific Mining in October 2009. He has overseen large construction projects in the Middle East, Venezuela and China. Jason holds a Masters of Engineering from Tongji University in China.
Wenbiao Li - Director Engineering, Procurement and Construction
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Wenbiao is responsible for the engineering, procurement and construction of the Sino Iron project. Prior to joining CITIC Pacific Mining, Wenbiao managed major construction projects for China-based CITIC Construction, a subsidiary of CITIC Group, including the East-West Expressway in Algeria, the Angola Social Housing project, and the much celebrated and symbolic National Stadium (Bird's Nest) for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Wenbiao holds a Masters of Business Administration, and Bachelor of Hydraulic and Civil Engineering from Qinghua University in China.
Jin Niu - General Manager
Jin Niu has twenty years experience in director and managerial roles in China at Beijing Huayuan Group and most recently CITIC Pacific Limited.
Jin holds a Master of Business Administration from Tsinghua University and a Bachelor of Enterprise Management from Jilin University of Technology in China.
Jin is the Chief Representative for CITIC Pacific Mining's Beijing office. This role involves overseeing the China-based CITIC Pacific Mining team to implement engineering, quality, procurement and logistics activities for the Sino Iron project. The Beijing office also supports Australian-based employees when they are working in China.
Charles Yau - Chief Financial Officer
Charles Yau oversees the project's finance and accounting operations.
Prior to joining the project Charles spent 14 years at CITIC Pacific in various industries and functions including internal auditing, management support for the CEO office, business development, and financial control in China, Hong Kong and Japan. Before joining CITIC Pacific Charles was a public auditor with Price Waterhouse for five years.
Charles has a Masters in Business Administration, is a fellow of the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants and a member of the Hong Kong Institute of Certified Public Accountants.
Malcolm Northey - Director Risk Management and Control
Malcolm Northey has over 40 years of international project management and project director experience. His previous roles include Manager, Australian Operations, Fluor; Project Director, Yanacocha Gold Mine, Fluor; Project Director, Stanwell Magnesium Project, Fluor; and Managing Director of Signet Engineering Pty Ltd.
Malcolm holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Hons) and a Bachelor of Commerce and Law.
Warren Fish - Executive Director Corporate Affairs and Health, Safety & Environment
Warren has over 17 years experience in resource industry approvals, compliance and enterprise risk management.
Warren has worked in the United States, southern Africa and Australia, and held key management roles in successful major projects including the North West Shelf Venture and Woodside Pluto LNG projects. He has held senior leadership positions in the Western Australian State Government, including Registrar of Aboriginal Sites.
Warren holds a Masters Degree in Archaeology. He is well respected in the academic community internationally, with numerous papers published in peer reviewed journals and has reviewed papers for academic publications.
Warren's extensive government and industry experience combine to provide a robust and versatile foundation for his role managing approvals, sustainable governance and frameworks, in particular mediation and negotiation of environment and heritage outcomes for the company.
The CITIC Pacific Mining portfolio Warren is responsible for includes Mardie Station, a 675,000 acre cattle station situated on the Pilbara coast at Cape Preston. The pastoral management plan includes beef production, mesquite control, carbon sequestration research, and innovative solutions to enhance CPM's greenhouse mitigation strategies and carbon trading opportunities.
Keith Ritchie - Director Human Resources
Keith Ritchie has had an outstanding career in Human Resources, with almost 25 years experience with companies including Zinc Corporation (CRA), Pasminco Mining, SCM Chemicals and BHP Billiton.
Prior to joining CITIC Pacific Mining, Keith worked for Crossland Resources managing a broad portfolio including Human Resources, Safety, Indigenous Affairs, Environment and Community, and Public Affairs. Keith's last 15 years have been spent in the coal and iron ore industries.
Keith will lead the Human Resources team at CITIC Pacific Mining to consolidate and continuously improve the function as a valuable partner to the business. His wide ranging experience will prove invaluable as the company transitions from project to production and grows its presence in Western Australia's iron ore industry.
Christian Thompson - Director Information Technology
Christian Thompson has twenty five years experience in the mining industry including fifteen years in iron ore. Christian has a degree in Geology from the University of Western Australia, a Graduate Diploma of Computing and has executive management experience in Information Services for Rio Tinto and Worsley Alumina.
Prior to joining CITIC Pacific Mining, Christian worked as Regional General Manager Information Services for Rio Tinto where he managed Regional IT Services for Australian Pacific Business Units.
Christian leads the Information Services team at CITIC Pacific Mining and aims to embed a culture where employees value and utilise information as a key enabler of the business.