30 years’ experience within the resources and technology sectors
Areas of expertise include: management, operations, strategy and governance across a wide range of markets around the world, including: The USA; Australia; Africa; India; the Middle East and South East Asia.
14 years with SGS, the world’s leading inspection and testing firm, with a dominant presence in the resources geochemistry assay and metallurgy sectors
Additional roles have included strategy, innovation, market entry strategy, turnaround performance management and corporate finance positions
Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management and a Graduate Member of Australian Institute of Company Directors
Paul Evans
Chief Financial Officer
Chartered Accountant Australia and New Zealand
Member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand and the Australian Institute of Company Directors
Chief Financial Officer since 17 October 2006
Extensive experience in commercial, general management and financial roles
Industry experience covering the media, manufacturing, mining services and telecommunications industries
Shaun Southwell
Chief Operating Officer
Extensive management experience, delivering operational excellence across multi-disciplined teams
An excellent knowledge of the drilling tools business and all aspects of the supply chain including manufacturing; service; fleet management; and logistics
Prior to joining IMDEX, worked with SGS Gearhart United for 27 years
Commenced his career as an apprentice fitter and turner and progressed to senior management positions including: Global Head – Drilling Equipment Inspection; General Manager – Oil, Gas & Chemical; and General Manager Industrial & Gearhart Group
Shane Plant
Chief Commercial Officer
16 years’ experience within the resources and advisory sectors
Extensive experience in commercial strategy, marketing, M&A and corporate transformations across Asia Pacific, Middle East, Europe and North and South America.
6 Years with Weatherford International as Global Commercial Director
Other roles have included strategy and corporate turn around while advisory roles focused on new product strategy and investment
Bachelor of Science in Management and Finance from Technological University Dublin
John Hickey
Chief Technology Officer
Over 30 years’ experience in oil & gas formation evaluation and drilling tool development and operations with companies including Teleco Oilfield Services, Baker Hughes and APS Technology
Bachelor of Science in Petroleum Engineering from Penn State and Master of Science in Environmental Management from University of Houston - Clear Lake
Leadership roles in engineering, R&D, business development and field operations
Strong engineering and technical experience grounded in practical field operations globally
Wayne Panther
Chief Information Officer
Digital technology leadership across the resources value chain in data, applications, and infrastructure
Extensive IT expertise includes strategy, development, delivery, operations, and innovation.
Global experience with Chevron and Microsoft
Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Arts, University of Auckland
Dr Michelle Carey
Chief of Strategy
Over 20 years’ experience in the mining industry working for companies including BHP and WMC
8 years in senior leadership roles at IMDEX
Extensive experience in developing innovative products for the mining industry
PhD in Geochemistry from Monash University
Kiah Grafton
Chief of People
Bachelor of Business, Human Resources Management & Management, Edith Cowan University
Over 18 years’ HR generalist experience prior to joining IMDEX, having held senior management and leadership positions across a broad portfolio of industry sectors including resources, banking, hospitality and not-for-profit, for national and global organisations
Strategic expertise across all aspects of HR including industrial relations, talent acquisition and organisational development.
Dr Dave Lawie
Chief Geoscientist
Chief Geoscientist for IMDEX since 2012 and Chief Technologist – Mining, for IMDEX since 2015
Global positions in exploration geochemistry and R&D with Pasminco and Anglo American before co-founding ioGlobal in 2004
Grew ioGlobal as Managing Director into a global company specialising in geochemistry and geometallurgical consulting services, cloud-based data management and the ioGAS desktop analytics software– the company was acquired by IMDEX in 2012
PhD in Geosciences and Analytics from the University of New England
Michael Tomasz
General Counsel and Company Secretary
Experienced in both corporate and commercial law gained from a variety of multinational resource and industrial conglomerate companies. Skilled in building collaborative partnerships with clients in the resources sector, including technology partners.
Admitted as a barrister and solicitor in the Supreme Court of New South Wales; admitted as a Solicitor in England & Wales
Masters of Business Administration from Curtin University, Bachelor of Laws from Murdoch University, Bachelor of Science (Geology) from University of Western Australia