Executive Council
The management and control of the business and affairs of CME are vested in the Executive Council, a board of member company representatives elected annually at the Annual General Meeting.
CME's Executive Council comprises the most influential leaders of the Western Australian resources sector.
The Council is CME's policy making body and plays an important role in decision making on key strategic policy issues being addressed by CME. At the highest level, the role of Executive Council is to:
- approve policy;
- approve longer term strategy;
- be a forum for issues; and
- review macro performance.
The CME Executive Council for 2009/10 is:
President
Kim Horne, Alcoa World Alumina
Vice Presidents
Ian Ashby, BHP Billiton Iron Ore
Nick Bowen, Macmahon
Rob Cole, Woodside Energy
Gary Halverson, Barrick (Australia Pacific) Ltd
Greg Lilleyman, Rio Tinto
Chief Executive
Reg Howard Smith, Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia
Councillors
Peter Bamford, Dominion Mining
Colin Bwye, Doral Mineral Sands Pty Ltd
Giulio Casello, Sinosteel Midwest Corporation
Russell Clark, Grange Resources Ltd
Jason Cooke, Minara Resources
Al Coutts, Xstrata Nickel Australia
Anthony Cribb, Dampier Bunbury Pipeline
Garrett Dixon, Gindalbie Metals Ltd
Peter Eggleston, Chevron Australia
Jason Grace, Newcrest Mining Ltd
Wayne Isaacs, BHP Billiton Nickel West
Mike Kelly, BHP Billiton Nickel West
Sunil Kulwal, Aditya Birla Minerals Ltd (Australia)
Julius Matthys, BHP Billiton Worsley Alumina
Andrea Maxey, AngloGold Ashanti
Mark Milazzo, HWE Mining Pty Ltd
Nick Mosenthal, MMG Golden Grove
Peter Oliver, Talison Lithium
Damien O'Reilly, Downer EDI Mining
Bill Plyley, La Mancha Resources Pty Ltd
Duncan Price, Cliffs Natural Resources
Graeme Rowley, Fortescue Metals Group
Philip Stephenson, Newmont Asia Pacific
Collis Thorp, Moly Mines Limited
Jim Walker, WesTrac Pty Ltd
Penny Walsh, Shell Development (Australia) Pty Ltd
Patrick Warrand, Wesfarmers Premier Coal Limited
Kevin Watters, API Management
Richard Weston, Gold Fields Australia
Kevin Wills, Flinders Mines
Management Committee
CME's Management Committee determines the important issues and the agenda of the organisation. The role of the Management Committee is to:
- ensure compliance and the safety of the organisation;
- set the strategic direction;
- contribute to and approve the strategy;
- approve and oversee the execution of the business plan; and
- management of the organisation.
Standing Committees
CME is structured to pursue its objectives through complementary programs in safety and health, land access, people strategies, environment, infrastructure and economics. Policy decisions on these matters are made by the Executive Council with input from a number of Standing Committees and key advisory groups.
In addition to Standing Committees, CME runs working groups on specific issues affecting the mining industry, and forums in Environment, Occupational Safety and Health to facilitate the sharing of information and ideas.
Visit the Portfolio page to find out more about the Standing Committees operating in each of these areas.
Regional Councils
CME recognises the importance of the resource sector in the State's regions and the active promotion of its role in the community.
CME's five Regional Councils provide forums for regionally based managers and an opportunity for input into CME's decision making process. The Councils are drawn from the following regions of Western Australia:
- Eastern Regional Council
- Mid West Regional Council
- North Eastern Regional Council
- North West Regional Council
- South West Regional Council
Visit the In the Regions page to find out more about the Councils operating in each of these regions.