Christopher Chris Ellis

Mr Ellis has over 40 years of experience in the exploration and mining industry in Australia and overseas. He was a founding member and Executive Director of coal mining company Excel Coal Limited, which became Australia's independent coal mining company before being acquired by Peabody Energy Inc. in October 2006. Chris commenced his career in the UK coal industry, followed by positions within Shell's exploration group in Southern Africa and CRAE in Western Australia. He has also held senior positions for BP Coal (London and USA), Agipcoal Australia and the Stratford Joint Venture. Chris has core geology, mining engineering and mineral processing skills, mainly in the coal industry, with some experience in tungsten, gold, base metals and diamonds. He was responsible for designing and engineering four new mines during his career with Excel.