Board of Directors

Nicole Hollows has over 20 years of experience in the resources sector, including responsibility for the exploration, evaluation, development, and operations of metallurgical coal mines. Her experience spans operational management, accounting and finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital management, and corporate governance.

Her previous roles include Chief Executive Office/Managing Director of Macarthur Coal Limited (acquired by Peabody Energy), Managing Director of AMCI Australia and South East Asia, and most recently, Chief Executive Officer of Sunwater Limited.

Steve Van Barneveld is a process engineer with over 30 years of experience in the mining services sector, a significant portion of which has been spent with Sedgman Limited, a leading international designer and builder of coal handling and processing plants.

He has held senior management positions within Sedgman, overseeing a period of significant growth and international expansion. He has extensive experience in asset development, design, construction and operations management.

Mike McDonald is of Cree descent and a member of the Peguis First Nation in Manitoba. Throughout his professional life, he has been a trusted legal advisor to Indigenous and business leaders in and outside of the Indigenous context in forestry, energy, mining, construction, environmental, and real estate contexts.

Mike is currently a member of the Board of Governors of Simon Fraser University where he is Vice Chair and also Chairs its Governance, Risk and Compliance Committee. He was recently appointed by the Government of British Columbia to the Board of BC Hydro, a provincial Crown corporation that generates and distributes more than 95% of all electricity in British Columbia. Mike was appointed Queen’s Counsel (now King’s Counsel) in 2017 and became a national leader in Impact Benefit Agreements, acting on some of Canada’s largest projects in the infrastructure, mining, energy, resort, and construction contexts. He is a leading lawyer in the Indigenous Business, Indigenous Law and Governance, and Environmental Law contexts. Mike is ranked nationally by Lexpert for his expertise in Indigenous Law and Mining Law.

Russell Middleton has over 30 years of experience in the mining and construction sector, with significant experience in mine project evaluations and the construction of new mines. Starting his career as a public accountant, Russell has held senior management positions in commercial and planning roles with BHP and Anglo American. He is a director of joint venture entities BT Mining Limited and NWP Coal Canada Limited as a Bathurst representative.

Lisa Dalton is an accomplished lawyer, governance professional, senior executive and leader with over
20 years of experience in the mining, energy, construction, manufacturing, medical and agricultural sectors. She has extensive experience encompassing complex business restructuring, initial public offerings, mergers and acquisitions and responding to take-over approaches, strategic planning and implementation, all facets of governance, risk and compliance, human resources, strategy development, corporate communications and change management.

She is currently Chairman of Second Skin Pty Ltd, a non-executive director of Healthia Limited and Company Secretary of PWR Holdings Limited and Sunwater Limited.  She is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Chartered Governance Institute.