Mr. Steve Dixon -
NZCE (Civil)

Chief Executive Officer
 


Mr. Dixon has twenty years experience in the international mining and construction industry having held senior project and operational management positions on a number of large mining and construction projects located throughout Australia, New Zealand, Indonesia, the Former Soviet Union and South America.

Projects he has managed range from residential and commercial subdivisions, pipelines and road construction, to large scale earthworks and open cut mining operations, including earth dam construction, mine infrastructure development and open cut mining operations.

Mr. Dixon previously held the position of Operations Manager for Thiess South America.

     


Mr. Karl van den Brenk
B. Applied Geology

Executive Director
 


A mining professional with over twenty years experience in the transport and mining industry, having held a number of technical, operational and management roles throughout Australia, Indonesia and South America. Mr. van den Brenk has a detailed understanding of the geological, mine design/planning, operations and processing areas of a mining business and has participated in numerous international project reviews. Mr. van den Brenk has had a long association with South America and has significant operating experience on the continent.
     


Mr. Bernard Conner -
NZCE (Civil)

General Manager – New Zealand
 
Responsible for the management and development of STRACON's business throughout New Zealand.

Mr. Conner has twenty-two years experience in the mining and construction industry having held senior project and operational management positions at a number of large scale mining and construction projects throughout New Zealand, Asia and South America.

Prior to joining STRACON in 2005, Mr. Conner held the position of Business Manager - Mining for the Caterpillar Business Unit of Gough Gough & Hamer Ltd in New Zealand. Mr. Conner previously held a senior position with an international contractor in Chile.
     


Mr. Hayden Halsted

Manager - Group Plant & Peru Mining

 


Mr. Halsted is responsible for managing STRACON's mining activities in Peru and plant and equipment assets throughout the Group.

Mr. Halsted has eighteen years experience in the international mining and construction industry, the majority of which has been in the area of mobile earthmoving equipment selection, procurement and maintenance. Prior to joining STRACON, Mr. Halsted was self employed in Australia , providing maintenance services to the mining and construction industry. Mr. Halsted previously held senior maintenance roles with large Australian contractors, including a position of Plant Superintendent for a period of two years in Peru .

     


Mr. Warren Aitken

Group Administration Manager

 


Mr. Aitken is responsible for the management of all administration and finance activities across the Group, ensuring compliance with statutory requirements and company policies and procedures. Mr. Aitken has recently completed the implementation of EXONET (integrated business management software) across the business in New Zealand and is currently extending this to South America.

Mr. Aitken has twenty nine years experience in finance and administration who has held previous management roles with Australian contractors, Eltin and Macmahon and with Peabody Coal.