Leadership Team

Peter Benjamin, BSc (Hons), Grad Dip (Exploration), (Bus Admin), GAICD, MAusIMM, AFAIM
General Manager, Exploration

Mr Benjamin joined Iluka in 2001 as Group Manager Exploration and was appointed General Manager Exploration in June 2006. During 2008 and 2009, his role included the management of Technical Services. Mr Benjamin has operations, project and exploration experience, having held roles with Australian Resources, Gold Mines of Australia and Mt Lyell Mining.

Matthew Blackwell, B Eng (Mech), Grad Dip (Tech Mgt), MBA, MAICD, MIEAust
General Manager, USA

Mr Blackwell joined Iluka in 2004 as President, US Operations. From 2007, he was responsible for Land Management before returning to lead the USA region in May 2009. Prior to joining Iluka he was Executive Vice President of TSX listed Asia Pacific Resources and based in Thailand. Mr Blackwell has a background in mining and processing with positions in project management, maintenance, production and business development.

Chris Cobb, Dip CSM, FIQ
General Manager, Sales and Marketing

Mr Cobb has 31 years of resource and manufacturing experience in Africa, Europe, Asia and Australia. Previous roles include 5 years as Managing Director of Consolidated Rutile Ltd, an ASX listed Queensland mineral sands company, 12 years in copper/cobalt mining in Zambia, and 4 years as Chief Executive Officer of the largest construction materials company in Malaysia.

Simon Green, BA (Hons), ACA, MAICD
General Manager, Finance and Commercial

Mr Green joined Iluka in 2006 as General Manager Finance after a twenty year career in audit and assurance with PricewaterhouseCoopers in Australia and the UK, specialising in the Energy and Resources sector.

Victor Hugo, BSc, MSc, PhD
General Manager, Product and Technical Development

Dr Hugo originally joined Iluka in 1998. After leaving Iluka in 2001 and working with the minerals sands industry research and consulting company TZMI, he re-joined Iluka in 2003 as General Manager, Sales and Marketing. In September 2009, Dr Hugo was appointed General Manager Product and Technical Development. He has also held positions with Richards Bay Minerals and Cable Sands.

Robert Porter, BA (Hons), MSc (Econ), PhD
General Manager, Investor Relations and Corporate Affairs

Dr Porter joined Iluka in December 2005. He has worked in the investor relations area for over a decade with roles at BHP Billiton, Foster's, Southcorp and Ampolex. Dr Porter has also held government relations roles at Westpac and BP Australia.

David Robb, BSc, GradDip (Personnel Administration), FAIM, FAICD
Managing Director

Mr Robb commenced as Iluka's Managing Director on 18 October 2006. Mr Robb was previously Managing Director, Wesfarmers Energy as well as Executive Director, Wesfarmers Limited. Prior to joining Wesfarmers he held senior positions with British Petroleum in Australia and overseas, including chief executive responsibilities for a national service business in the US, for oil, chemicals, consumer goods, marine and aviation businesses in Malaysia and as director responsbile for oil marketing throughout South East Asia.

Alan Tate, BCom, CA, AICD
Chief Financial Officer

Mr Tate joined Iluka in May 2008. He was previously Chief Financial Officer for Jabiru Metals. Prior to joining Jabiru, he held senior planning, finance and accounting roles with BHP Billiton and WMC Resources. He commenced his career with Peat Marwick.

Hans Umlauff, B MEng (Hons), FIEAust
General Manager, South Australian Development and Project Management

Mr Umlauff joined Iluka in June 2006 as Executive General Manager Capital Projects. He has had a career in various Australian and International engineering, operational, project management and capital management roles with BHP Steel, BHP, Normandy Mining and Newmont Australia.

Doug Warden, BCom, CA, MBA
General Manager, Business Development

Mr Warden originally joined Iluka in 2003. After leaving Iluka in 2007, Mr Warden gained experience in the uranium and base metals industries as Chief Financial Officer of both Summit Resources Ltd and Jabiru Metals Ltd. Prior to joining Iluka, he worked in corporate finance and insolvency areas with Ernst & Young and KPMG.

Steve Wickham, Assoc Dip in Mechanical Engineering
General Manager, Eastern and Western Operations

Mr Wickham is a mechanical engineer with extensive experience in senior and executive roles in Australia and South Africa in the manufacturing and mining sectors. Prior to joining Iluka in 2007, he was Chief Executive Officer of Ticor South Africa and Managing Director of Australian Zircon.

Cameron Wilson, LLB
General Manager, Corporate Services

Mr Wilson joined Iluka in late 2004 after seven years in a range of legal and commercial roles with WMC Resources Limited. He has specialised in mining, corporate and general commercial law for most of his professional career.