Mr van der Sluys is an investment banker and business executive, with international experience in capital markets and strategic transactions, including mergers & acquisitions. Mr van der Sluys has held several senior investment banking roles (predominantly in Australia and the United States of America), including with Citibank, JP Morgan Chase & Co, Bank of New Zealand and as CEO of CIBC Wood Gundy Australia. In addition to his investment banking experience, Mr van der Sluys has also held various senior executive roles, at a range of large companies which operate in the mining and resources industry. Mr van der Sluys has experience in the project and structured financing of Queensland mining and infrastructure projects over several decades. He was directly involved in QAL (Gladstone)and QNI expansion projects (Yabulu), as well as in the financing of major base metal and coal projects for the former MIM Limited (Glencore). His project experience extended to mineral sand production at Southport, fertilizer production at Gibson Island and the early attempts to develop major oil shale projects given Queensland's hydrocarbon resources. He is a member of the Risk Committee.
