Kerry Harmanis

Mr Harmanis is one of Western Australia's mining executives and investors. With a career spanning more than 40 years in the Australian exploration and mining industry, Kerry was the founder and Executive Chairman of Jubilee Mines NL, a West Australian nickel miner which he established in 1987. Through a combination of exploration success, focused project development and operational consistency, Jubilee Mines grew to become one of the mid tier miners on the ASX until its acquisition by Xstrata for A$3.1 billion in October 2007. During this period, Kerry led a geological and operational team which helped Jubilee set new benchmarks on the ASX for shareholder returns in the resource sector.