Incitec Pivot announces its new CEO

Former BHP Mitsubishi Alliance (BMA) asset president Mauro Neves de Moraes will take the lead at Incitec Pivot (IPL). The IPL board announced today that Mr Neves de Moraes had been appointed chief executive officer and managing director. Main image: Incitec Pivot Limited’s new CEO Mauro Neves de Moraes and IPL chairman Greg Robinson pic: Arsineh Houspian IPL Chairman Greg Robinson said Mr Neves de Moraes had executive leadership experience in the mining and logistics sectors across ‘multiple geographies’. “He has (also) held leadership positions including asset president at BHP’s Escondida operations in Chile, the world’s largest copper mine,” said Mr Robinson. “His global expertise provides deep knowledge of the strategic and operational issues facing companies across the mining sector. “Mauro’s Australian and international mining, logistics and commercial experience is strongly aligned to our strategy as a global leader in explosives technology and services for the resources sector, and a leading supplier of fertilisers for Australia’s east coast agricultural sector. “The Board conducted an extensive global search process and is confident Mauro has the leadership capability, strategic insight and customer focus to lead IPL through its next phase of growth. We are confident he will bring a strong focus on performance and on creating long term value for shareholders. We look forward to him joining IPL.” Mr Neves de Moraes said he was honoured with the prospect of leading the Dyno Nobel and Incitec Pivot Fertilisers businesses. “Safety is a priority for me, and IPL’s commitment to safety for its people and stakeholders is a strength of its business,” he said. “I will bring my passion for continuous improvement, high performance and a strong focus on customers as we continue to build this great company. I am looking forward to joining the talented team at IPL.” Mr Robinson also acknowledged the contribution of interim CEO Paul Victor. “Under Paul’s leadership over the past six months, our explosives and fertilisers businesses have made good progress, including delivering strong underlying second-half Financial Year 2023 earnings growth,” Mr Robinson said. “Paul will resume his role as IPL’s Chief Financial Officer following Mauro’s appointment and together, they will provide strong leadership for our company.” Mr Neves de Moraes assumes the CEO and managing director roles on January 22.

Incitec Pivot announces its new CEO

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