 COO, Richard Carlton is a professional mining engineer, a graduate from the Ballarat School of Mines, and a Fellow of the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy. He holds Mine Manager’s certification in most states of Australia and in New Zealand. At the beginning of 2007 he was appointed Chief Operating Officer of Direct Nickel.
As a hands-on operator for much of his career, in the role of General Manager mainly of underground gold mines, Richard has had responsibility for every aspect of site operations, safety, risk management, production, cost, environmental and industrial relations performance. Companies he’s worked for include Electrolytic Zinc Company of Australasia, North Limited, Australian Consolidated Minerals, Normandy Mining and Mining Project Investors.
Richard brings to Direct Nickel extensive experience in human resources and personnel development together with proven skills in planning, budgeting, scheduling and project management.
From 2002 to 2007 Richard operated his own consultancy to major corporations offering specialized training and support in the areas of executive team development, insurance risk analysis and change management. Companies have included BHP Billiton, Goldcorp, Newmont, Coca Cola and AMP. |
