Neil has over 30 years’ experience in the minerals industry. He has held senior positions in operational management, technical services management and business analysis. Prior to joining SRK, Neil was President of Canadian and European Operations and Projects for Walter Energy. In this position he managed businesses with approximately $1Bn in annual revenues and managed the investment of $800m in major capital expansions to those businesses. Neil was previously head of Business Analysis for Rio Tinto’s Copper Group where he managed the Business Analysis function for all of Rio Tinto’s copper and base metals operations and projects.