SKIPP WILLIAMSON - Managing Director

Operations leadership in metals (steel, aluminium, zinc, lead), mining, pulp & paper and light manufacturing McKinsey & Company, 14 years leading performance improvement work Expertise in performance, Lean and cultural turnaround Delivered substantial results in North America, Europe, Africa and Australasia BE Civil (Hons), MPhil Mgt. (Organisational Behaviour) (Oxford), MSc. Geotechnical Engineering (MIT).

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North America

KEITH RUSSELL

Operations expertise in mining and metals (zinc, lead, copper, nickel, alumina, aluminium, gold, coal), pulp and paper, oil and gas and telecomms 30 years consulting experience including BCG and Booz Allen Hamilton Global experience in Europe, America, Asia, Australia and New Zealand Master of Business Administration (Stanford University), Arjay Miller Scholar (top 10%) and a Harkness Fellow.

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JOSEPH SOCOLOF

Expertise in Lean, Six Sigma, MOS, mergers and acquisitions, corporate finance and business development 13 years of strategy and operations consulting at Mckinsey and Partners in Performance; five years of line management experience; and five years corporate finance / private equity experience Master of Business Administration (Duke University); Bachelor of Economics (University of Illinois).

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Europe / Commonwealth of Independent States

MATTI KARINEN

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SERGIO GONZÁLEZ ANDIÓN

Delivered results in mining, energy, steel, cement, petrochemicals, consumer goods and retailing 20 years consulting experience including McKinsey & Company and Bain & Company Global board level and senior management experience in industrial and retailing sectors Bachelor of Science in Electro-Mechanical engineering (Universidad Iberoamericana, Mexico) and Master of Business Administration (Louvain University, Belgium) Speaks English, Spanish, Portuguese and French.

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Asia

IAN WOODS

Joined Partners in Performance in 2005 10 years consulting experience including 5 years with McKinsey & Company 10 years in senior management  roles in Consumer Electronics, Telecommunications Equipment and Telecommunications Services Extensive experience in Australia, Asia, North & South America MBA from Australian Graduate School of Management; Bachelor of Business – Queensland Institute of Technology.

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MICHAEL SPENCE

11 years line management in Asia and North America starting up new plants and turning around underperforming businesses 15 years consulting delivering bottom line results through operational improvement in CAPEX-intensive industries across 45 countries with a focus on S.E. Asia-Australia in the last eight years Former Head, S. E. Asian Operations Practice at McKinsey & Company (won 2006 competition to launch new service line with “McKinsey Execution Services”) Expertise in chemicals, construction, maintenance, mining, mining services, offshore oil and gas, and petrochemicals.

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South Africa

STEVE BROWN

Director and co-lead of PIP’s African Business 7 years’ consulting and leadership experience with PIP 20 years’ experience in line management, including CEO and GM positions in manufacturing Delivered substantial results in open cut and underground operations including gold, coal, nickel and iron ore.  Also metals refining, port and rail operations and planned shutdowns Deep expertise in mining turnarounds in Australia and South Africa Masters in Business Administration from Cranfield UK, Diploma in Marketing, and a Bachelor of Engineering (Honours, Chemical).

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NIGEL SUTHERLAND

Over 35 years experience working in the resource sector Experience as chairman of a major metal refining company, board member for seven major mining companies in South Africa, corporate advisory, senior management roles for a global resource company including both Operations, Marketing and Treasury Delivered results in South Africa, Australia, Namibia, India and UK BSc Engineering (Metallurgy) (University of Witwatersrand). MBA (University of Cape Town) Fluent in English and Afrikaans.

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GARETH HUCKLE

12 years senior management consulting experience 15 years in the mining industry holding various operations management and senior executive positions A partner with Monitor Group, consulting to blue-chip clients across a variety of international markets, industry sectors and business challenges B.Eng (Hons) in Mining Engineering (Leeds, UK) and MBA (University of the Witwatersrand, South Africa).

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Australia, New Zealand and Oceania

MICHAEL HUGGINS

17 years consulting and industry experience including McKinsey & Company Specialises in transformations, operational improvement and capital optimisation in the heavy industrial, infrastructure and resource sectors Led major turnarounds in mining, manufacturing, resources, industrial goods, logistics and services companies Deep expertise in commercial due diligence and working with private equity firms including some 40 CDD engagements in Australia including some of Australia’s largest public to private deals Extensive work in sales force effectiveness with industrial, manufacturing and service businesses BE (1st Hons) (Manufacturing & Material Engineering) (Uni of QLD), PPE (Oxford, Rhodes Scholar).

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IAN WOODS

Joined Partners in Performance in 2005 10 years consulting experience including 5 years with McKinsey & Company 10 years in senior management  roles in Consumer Electronics, Telecommunications Equipment and Telecommunications Services Extensive experience in Australia, Asia, North & South America MBA from Australian Graduate School of Management; Bachelor of Business – Queensland Institute of Technology.

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JAMES BRIDGERS

20+ years’ consulting experience in the United States, Europe, South America and Australia Expertise in cost reduction and restructuring Delivered results in banking, insurance, manufacturing, publishing and mining industries Dual Bachelor degrees in Economics and Business Administration from Trinity University, United States.

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DAVID DAY

18 years Commercial and Investment Banking 3 years McKinsey & Company, 10 years performance improvement work Delivered results in steel, zinc, wood products, pulp & paper, coal, iron ore, gold Expertise in operations throughput, heavy vehicle maintenance and sustainability of change Delivered results in Australasia, New Zealand, Hong Kong, Europe, USA MBA (AGSM), Master of Conservation Biology, Graduate Diploma in Quantitative Marine Science, Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance from the Securities Institute of Australia.

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MICHAEL SPENCE

11 years line management in Asia and North America starting up new plants and turning around underperforming businesses 15 years consulting delivering bottom line results through operational improvement in CAPEX-intensive industries across 45 countries with a focus on S.E. Asia-Australia in the last eight years Former Head, S. E. Asian Operations Practice at McKinsey & Company (won 2006 competition to launch new service line with “McKinsey Execution Services”) Expertise in chemicals, construction, maintenance, mining, mining services, offshore oil and gas, and petrochemicals.

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ANTHONY PURSEY

25 years consulting and operations experience Consulting experience includes McKinsey & Company Industry expertise includes automotive manufacturing, food products, IT services, telecomms and heavy manufacturing Led OE automotive business through challenging cyclical downturn Rapidly grew bus body business following acquisition MBA from Wharton (Thuron Scholarship), with Distinction (1985) and a Bachelor of Science at the University of Sheffield (1980).

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ROB AITKEN

10 years consulting experience including McKinsey & Company Operations expertise in manufacturing, industrial processing, oil and gas, mining (gold, coal, copper), dairy, healthcare and financial services PH.D., Mechanical Engineering.

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South America

PABLO SPINADEL

20+ years’ experience in Management and Operations as well as in Consulting and Coaching delivering results throughout the globe (North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Oceania) Experience in Resources, Mining, Technology, Telecommunications, Manufacturing, Services, Finance, Utilities, and Governmental sectors 20 years consulting including McKinsey & Company, UNIDO and IBM, Worldwide Responsibility of the Wholesale Distributors segment at IBM Corporation Professor (Operations, Project Management) at the MBA, Universidad de San Andres PhD in Technical Sciences (Maximum Honours - Tech University of Vienna), MBA (McKinsey), Electronic Engineer (Universidad de Buenos Aires) Speaks Spanish, German, English, Portuguese, Italian and French In the last 4 years he has delivered +15 BUSD of value to Latin American clients.

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IGNACIO DI BARTOLO

Delivered results in mining, energy, steel, and financial sector 20 years consulting experience including McKinsey & Company and Accenture General Manager of Unisys for Argentina, Chile and Uruguay Industrial Engineer from the Universidad de Buenos Aires. Speaks English, Spanish and Portuguese.

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PIP CENTRAL

IAN WOODS

Joined Partners in Performance in 2005 10 years consulting experience including 5 years with McKinsey & Company 10 years in senior management  roles in Consumer Electronics, Telecomms Equipment and Telecomms Services Extensive experience in Australia, Asia, North and South America MBA from Australian Graduate School of Management; Bachelor of Business – Queensland Institute of Technology.

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