Mark has worked in the mining and logistics industries throughout his career and has focused on the realisation of benefits through business improvement initiatives including the design/redesign of business processes, change management and strategic planning. Mark heads Turner & Townsend’s Natural Resources business which has more than 50 years’ experience working with organizations associated with the mining and metals industry. Mark and his team have provided support to the world’s leading mining companies, including Anglo American, Barrick, BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, Xstrata, as well as mid tier and junior mining companies, together with construction, funders and other service providers. Mark continually sees the issues to be covered in this presentation in mining projects worldwide and his team have worked globally with a range of mining companies to develop within their capital projects a sound basis for project success, such as project management, procurement and contracts management and cost management.