BRISBANE: The Board of Stanmore Coal Limited announced the appointment of Craig McCabe as CEO of the Company, commencing on 1 April 2020.

McCabe worked in a range of operational and leadership roles within Wesfarmers Limited between 2008 and 2019, including as CEO of Wesfarmers Resources from August 2017 to December 2019 with responsibility for the Curragh and Bengalla mining operations.

McCabe holds degrees in Engineering (Mining) from the University of South Australia and Sciences (Geoscience) from QUT, as well as a Graduate Certificate of Business Administration from QUT.

Chairman, Stewart Butel said, “We are delighted to appoint a CEO with Craig’s leadership and operational experience to drive our continued performance improvement and the next stage of the Company’s expansion. I would like to take the opportunity to thank Jon Romcke for his work as Interim CEO from October 2019. Stanmore has an excellent team of people and Jon has done an outstanding job leading the organisation.”

McCabe said, “Stanmore Coal has undergone an exciting transformation since recommencing production in 2016 to demonstrate an enviable track record for operational and financial performance. I am pleased to join the Stanmore team as we continue to focus on operating performance and finalise approvals for the development of Isaac Downs and our next phase of expansion.”