Rob Yeates
Independent Chairman and Non-Executive Director
Mr Yeates is a mining engineer, with over 40 years of experience in mining.
Mr Yeates was formerly the Managing Director Oakbridge Ltd, a major Australian coal company, and until 2014, he was CEO for the NCIG coal-loading terminal in Newcastle.
Mr Yeates holds a Bachelor of Engineering and PhD. He also holds a MBA from Newcastle University.
Rob Yeates
Independent Chairman and Non-Executive Director
B.E.(Mining) (Hons 1), MBA, Ph.D., FAusIMM (CP(Man)), FAICD, AIMVA (CMV)Mr Yeates is a mining engineer, with over 40 years of coal mining experience. He began his career with Peko Wallsend Ltd. working in a variety of roles including mining engineering, project management, mine management and marketing. He became General Manager Marketing for Oakbridge Ltd in 1989 following a merger with the Peko Wallsend coal businesses and went on to become Managing Director of Oakbridge, which was the largest coal mining company in NSW at that time, operating one open cut and five underground coal mines.
Mr Yeates has gained operating, business development and infrastructure experience as a director of Port Waratah Coal Services (Newcastle Port), Port Kembla Coal Terminal, Great Northern Mining Corporation NL and Cyprus Australia Coal and for the past 20 years has been principal of his own mine management consultancy, providing a wide range of technical, management and strategic planning services to the mining industry. Until 2014 he was also Project Director then CEO of Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group (NCIG), which has developed and is operating Newcastle’s second largest coal export terminal.
Mr Yeates is a graduate of the University of NSW, completing a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours 1) in 1971 and a PhD in 1977 and then an MBA in 1986 from Newcastle University.
Peter Doyle
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Mr Doyle has over 25 years coal industry experience in exploration, production, project development, marketing and corporate roles.
Mr Doyle has operated mines, and developed coal projects, and has been based in Canada since 2014.
Mr Doyle holds a Bachelor of Science (Geology), and MBA from Newcastle University.
Peter Doyle
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
B.Sc., MBA
Mr Doyle is a geologist with over 25 years coal industry experience. Mr Doyle has worked in roles in exploration, planning, development, production, and management. Previous positions include VP Marketing and Business Development at Atrum Coal Ltd, Chief Operating Officer at Cockatoo Coal Ltd, VP Coal at Wood Mackenzie and Project Manager at Glencore (Xstrata Coal).
Mr Doyle was previously a Director at Wiggins Island Coal Terminal, and at ATEC Rail Group.
As well as having spent the first decade of his career working at coal mines in the Hunter Valley, Mr Doyle has worked in project development, marketing and management in the coal industries of China, USA, Mongolia, Russia and Europe. Mr Doyle has been involved in successful greenfield and brownfield coal mine developments, and managed coal mines selling to export metallurgical markets.
Mr Doyle has been based in Canada since 2014. Mr Doyle joined Montem Canada in 2017 and became Managing Director of the Company in January 2018. Mr Doyle holds a Bachelor of Science (Geology), and MBA from Newcastle University.
Rob Tindall
Non-Executive Director
Mr Tindall has over 25 years of resources and finance experience and is the founder of Montem Resources.
Mr Tindall is Co-Founder and Chairman of Origins, a bulk soft commodities business. Mr Tindall was CEO of Transatlantic Mining Corporation a USA based gold/copper producer. He also has experience in funding coal projects in the Bowen Basin Australia.
Mr Tindall holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Taxation Degree.
Rob Tindall
Non-Executive Director
B.A., M.Tax
Mr Tindall has over 25 years of resources and finance experience and is the founder of Montem Resources.
Mr Tindall has been the founder of several resource companies including being the Co-Founder and Chairman of Origins, a bulk soft commodities business. Mr Tindall was previously the CEO of Transatlantic Mining Corporation. He is the principal of GTG Corporate and has extensive experience in funding a number of resource projects globally including coal projects in Australia.
Mr Tindall holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Master of Taxation Degree and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Mr Tindall holds a Bachelor of Arts and Master of Taxation.