Ann: Draig Appoints International Coal Expert To , page-16

re: Ann: Draig Appoints International Coal Ex... "Stephen John Gye served as General Manager Marketing of Oakbridge Pty. Ltd / Cyprus (Australia) Coal Company / Glencore from 1993 to 2001 and was responsible for its mine Operations, Bulga, Baal Bone, Springvale, Gretley, Ellalong, Clarence Sydney, Australia.

Mr. Gye negotiated 15 and 25 year contracts with independent power projects in Thailand and Japan and secured new contracts for 1.2 million tonnes of sales into a competitive domestic market. He negotiated with Japanese steel mills and power companies and developed alternative fuel purchasing strategies to promote coal sales to electric power utilities.

He set up the first commercial scale project in NSW to produce and sell coal briquettes made from coal tailings rejects.

Mr. Gye served as Consultant of Barlow Jonker Pty. Ltd Sydney Australia since 1993 and completed multi-client study for Indonesian Coal Industry, involving visits to mining projects in Sumatra and Kalimantan. He prepared investment strategy methodology for Taiwan Power corporation.

From 1989 to 1993, he served as General Marketing Manager of Liddell Joint Venture/Savage Resources and was responsible for mine Operations: Liddell, Metropolitan, Mine Projects: New Zealand Sydney, Australia. He developed an export market for mines that had been supplying only the domestic market at the time of my appointment.

He served as General Marketing Manager and General Manager of Business Development of McIlwraith McEacharn Limited from 1985 to 1989 and was responsible for mine Operations: Cook (Qld), mine Projects: Moranbah North (Qld) Sydney, Australia. He managed a commodity trading division and developed the market.

From 1981 to 1985, he served as Manager of Coal and Project Manager of Kennecott (Australia) Limited/Old Ben Coal Co. (USA) and was responsible for mine Projects: Gordonstone, Lake Lindsay, Mt Arthur North, New Zealand, Sydney/Brisbane, Australia. He developed the market and evaluated new mine projects. He worked on mine design and planning (Australia and the USA) and Completed technical and economic evaluations of coal investment opportunities in Australia and New Zealand.

From 1968 to 1981, he served as Senior Geologist/Coal Technologist of BHP Steel Division Collieries/ BHP Exploration and was responsible for mine Operations (coal): BHP Southern Collieries. Cook Colliery, Mine Operations (minerals): Groote Eylandt, Queensland and Mine Projects: Southern Coalfield, Central Queensland. He worked in mining geology/strata control, and geophysics and he undertook coal and mineral exploration in NSW, Qld and Northern Territory. He developed petrographic methods for optimisation of coke strength at BHP steel plants and managed the coal and coke petrographic laboratory.

Mr. Gye has been an Executive Director of Barlow Jonker Pty. Ltd since 2001.

He specialises in strategic marketing consulting and market analysis. He is highly experienced in the coal mining industry and has strong background in sales and marketing,business analysis, project management,exploration, mine geology and coal utilisation and trading. Particular skills include business development, strategic planning and customer relations. He was highly successful in developing sales in major international coal markets and the Australian domestic market and has strong negotiating skills.

He is a Member of Australian Geological Society. Mr. Gye holds Bachelor of Science (Geology) from University of New South Wales, Australia."


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