Kurt has over 12 years of mining experience, ranging from surface- and deep-mining operations to corporate roles.
Prior to joining Pala, Kurt worked for 5 years as Business Development Executive in Rio Tinto’s Business Evaluation & Development team. Kurt was engaged in M&A and asset divestment activities, as well as strategic and financial analysis of investment opportunities.
Kurt has worked on corporate organic growth projects at all stages of project development, from order of magnitude to feasibility. Kurt also conducted strategic analyses for market entry into new geographies and led due diligence on acquisition targets. Kurt’s global commodity experience with Rio Tinto includes copper, iron ore and aluminium.
Prior to joining Rio Tinto, Kurt worked for over 7 years in the UK coal industry for RJB Mining (currently UK Coal). Kurt held a number of senior management positions, including Director of Operations, Director of Mining and Director of Planning within the surface mining division. Kurt managed both owner-operator and contracted operations, and as Director of Planning led the planning team through a significant period of success in permitting new mines.
Kurt received his MBA from the London Business School and holds an MEng (Hons) in Mining Engineering from the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, London.
