Christopher Hartley

Dr Hartley has 40 years of experience in the mining industry in a variety of roles relating to management and development of mining and metallurgical operations. Most recently he spent five years with Bloom Energy in the role of Technical Director Strategic Materials, leading a team that established secure and efficient supplies of scandium oxide for their manufacturing operations in the USA. Prior to that he held roles with BHP Billiton and its predecessor Billiton, as well as working as an independent consultant. He has been based in the Netherlands, the UK, India and the USA and worked on projects in many more countries.