01 SENIOR MANAGEMENT TEAM
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Anthony Watson // General Manager Commercial.
Anthony Watson is responsible for shaping Linc Energy's business strategy and transitioning projects from the initial business development stage to a commercial transaction. His responsibilities extend globally to facilitate commercial and merger and acquisition opportunities in line with Linc Energy's strategic business plan. This includes the commercialisation of the company's UCG business, the divestment of non-core coal assets and the evaluation of oil and gas opportunities. Anthony was responsible for the successful divestment of the 'Carmichael Project' to Adani Enterprises in 2010.
Anthony has experience in advising, creating and developing opportunities across the energy, mining and oil and gas industries. He has previously worked in investment banking, law and industry and has a Bachelor of Business and Bachelor of Laws from the Queensland University of Technology and is an alumni of the London Business School.
Janelle van de Velde // General Manager COMMUNICATIONS AND Corporate Services
Janelle van de Velde has nearly 25 years of experience working for publicly-listed companies and has a diverse perspective of the energy industry.
Janelle joined Linc Energy in August 2006 and has held many diverse roles at Linc Energy, including Investor Relations and Stakeholder Relations. Janelle's current role covers both Corporate Services and Corporate Communications. For Corporate Services, Janelle is responsible for ensuring the company is able to expand globally and has the required business services such as IT, telecommunications, travel and administration to support its growth. From a Corporate Communications perspective, Janelle and her team are responsible for delivering a global communications strategy - in particular, developing and leading the growth of corporate communications, media, and stakeholder and government relations across all facets of the organisation.
Anton Rohner // Chief Financial Officer
Anton Rohner is an accountant by profession (CPA Australia) and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Anton has nearly 20 years of experience in the banking, energy, and mining sectors.
Prior to joining Linc Energy, Anton was the Managing Director for Renewable Energy and Utilities for Macquarie Bank in Hong Kong where he was responsible for advising and securing developments in renewable energy and utilities across Asia and Africa. Prior to this, Anton was the Managing Director, Asia for Roaring 40s, a partnership formed between China Light and Power and Hydro Tasmania to develop and operate sources of renewable energy throughout Asia and Australia.
Anton's experience and knowledge in the capital markets, particularly in developing new energy sources is valuable to his role at Linc Energy. As Chief Financial Officer, he is focused on ensuring the company's finances are properly managed whilst Linc Energy pursues the commercialisation of UCG.
Justyn Peters // General Manager Investor Relations
Justyn Peters has more than 25 years extensive environmental management experience. He is also a qualified barrister and solicitor.
Justyn joined Linc Energy in 2006 as General Manager of Government and Environment, then General Manager Business Development and most recently Executive General Manager Asia. Justyn is now General Manager of Investor Relations where his experience across a broad range of Linc Energy's business groups is valuable in this role. Linc Energy is building a strong international Investor Relations team to best represent the company and provide a greater level of service to the company's retail and institutional investors around the globe.
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Daryl Rattai // General Manager Underground Coal Gasification Commercialisation
Daryl Rattai is a Petroleum Engineer with over 25 years of experience in the petroleum industry upstream and downstream sectors. He has international experience with positions held in Australia, Belgium, Canada, Trinidad and the United States.
Daryl has held roles in senior management, business management, project management and technical engineering. He has been responsible for oil and gas production operations, specialty well drilling services, engineering and project management of oil and gas production, oil refining and petrochemical process facility developments. At Linc Energy Daryl is responsible for the commercialisation of Underground Coal Gasification. Prior to this he led the UCG team as General Manager - UCG.
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Andrew McLaughlin // General Manager Geology and Exploration
Andrew McLaughlin is a qualified Geologist with a Bachelor of Science (Honours in Geology). Andrew has over 16 years of experience in exploration and mining, with a particular focus on black coal evaluation and coal quality. His broad experience includes working in exploration, drilling, open cut and underground mining, resource assessment and due diligence.
Andrew also has an extensive background in statutory safety management, possessing a New South Wales and Queensland Open Cut Examiner certification and Queensland Senior Site Executive competencies.
Prior to joining Linc Energy, Andrew held various energy related positions including exploration geologist, mine geologist, coal quality engineer, coal specialist, coal mining production supervisor and exploration manager. As Linc Energy's General Manager of Geology and Exploration, Andrew is responsible for coal, oil and gas exploration and development within Australia.
Ernest du Toit // General Manager - Downstream Technologies
Ernest du Toit is a qualified Chemical Engineer with a PhD in Chemical Engineering. Ernest has over 14 years of experience ranging in research and development, business development and operational fields. His experience includes Fischer-Tropsch catalyst development and process applications in both coal to liquids and GTL plants. Prior to joining Linc Energy, Ernest held various positions in the oil and gas industry, the most recent being that of Technical Manager at the ORYX GTL facility in Qatar.
As Linc Energy's General Manager Downstream Technologies, Ernest is responsible for developing downstream processes that use UCG synthesis gas. The Downstream team evaluates various available and new technologies to develop optimised process schemes that would best fit into projects for Linc Energy.
Bipin Patel // General Manager Clean Energy
Bipin Patel is a Chemical Engineer and has extensive international experience in the hydrocarbon (oil and gas) industry in Canada, the United States, Qatar, the United Kingdom and Australia. His career achievements span the heavy oil upgrading (Canadian oil sands), refining, natural gas liquefaction, gas to liquids, coal to liquids and natural gas projects and facilities.
Bipin has 20 years of experience in major oil companies and 10 years in major engineering, procurement and construction organisations. Prior to joining Linc Energy, he was the Director of Process Technology and Speciality Engineering at Fluor Enterprises Inc. in Houston, United States.
Bipin is responsible and accountable for the overall management and development of Linc Energy's Clean Energy Business in the United States.
Greg Perkins // General Manager Underground Coal Gasification
Dr Greg Perkins is a Process Engineer with over 15 years of experience in the energy, oil, and gas industries. He has extensive international experience with previous positions in Australia, Switzerland, The Netherlands, Malaysia and the United States.
Greg began his career as a research engineer with Rio Tinto Aluminium. He spent six years working for Shell International in Europe and Asia in oil and gas focused roles before working on problems in multi-phase fluid flow for Shell's upstream business. He then moved into Shell's gasification team where he was involved in the commissioning and start-up of a new gasification unit. With his experience and a PhD in Underground Coal Gasification, Greg joined led Linc Energy's technology team in 2009 and today is responsible for the overall management and development of Linc Energy's UCG technology.
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Brian Ferguson // Procurement Manager
Brian Ferguson has more than thirty years of experience in procurement for the oil and gas and mining industries and has worked on many greenfield projects in Australia, Papua New Guinea and Indonesia, as well as major projects for Chevron, Bechtel, Placer Dome, Freeport-McMoRan, Newcrest and Newmont. His initial start in the energy industry was with Richter Drilling in Brisbane.
Prior to joining Linc Energy, Brian was the Procurement Director-Tanggu for ConocoPhillips on the Bohai Bay Development Project in the People's Republic of China, a US$5 billion joint venture project between ConocoPhillips and the Chinese National Offshore Oil Corporation.
Brian has also served for seven years with the Royal Australian Air Force. He left the Air Force in 1975 after assisting with civilian helicopter rescue and evacuation during the 1974 Brisbane floods.
Matthew Buchanan // General Manager Safety, Health and Environment
A qualified Environmental Scientist, Matt joined Linc Energy in 2007 after an extensive career in managing environmental issues in politically sensitive projects in the mining, minerals processing and power generation sectors. He also spent considerable time as a Queensland state government environmental regulator implementing policy and regulations.
With 17 years experience, Matt brings to Linc Energy skills in environmental impact assessment, project management, management systems development and regulatory compliance.
In his role at Linc Energy, Matt is responsible for overseeing the company's performance in the safety, health and environment sphere, including the implementation of the company's environmental and safety policies and the development of systems to ensure effective performance.
Corlia Roos // General Manager Human Resources
Corlia Roos joined Linc Energy as General Manager - Human Resources in 2010 and is responsible for managing the company's human resources function.
Corlia has 18 years of experience in the people management field. She began her career as a barrister practising in employment law and over the last decade has become an expert in employment practices in the Australian resources sector. Corlia has served as the Director for Business Operations for the Australian Mines and Metals Association, the national employer organisation for the resource sector in Australia.
Corlia has also worked as consultant to various blue chip resource sector companies on diverse people management issues including employer branding, cultural change, employee relations and the introduction of Human Resource Information Systems. Corlia has furthered her expertise through an MBA from Curtin University in Perth, Australia.
Nicole Tetrault // Manager - Drilling (Australia)
Nicole Tetrault is a Petroleum Engineer with over 12 years of experience in drilling operations. She has supervisory and design experience in Australia, Canada and the United States.
Prior to joining Linc Energy, Nicole was the senior drilling engineer responsible for new ventures for an international oil and gas production company. Nicole's other experiences includes roles with both operating and service companies.
At Linc Energy Nicole is responsible for overseeing the drilling and completion operations for the company's operations in Australia, including the operations of the company's dedicated drilling rigs and the safety of its operations.
