30.05.2024
Meet our Executive Team
Mauro Neves de Moraes
BEng, MSBA, GAICD
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Mauro is a global executive with 30 years’ industry experience across the resources and logistics sectors. A mechanical engineer with dual Brazilian Australian citizenship, Mauro has a track record of driving operational and strategic business performance for some of the world’s biggest mining companies. Prior to his appointment at IPL, Mauro held a number of executive and leadership roles including as Asset President at BHP, Executive Vice President – Commercial and Marketing at Aurizon Holdings Limited and Global Coal Director at Vale S.A.
Paul Victor
BCompt (Hons), CA, International Tax Law (Hons)
Chief Financial Officer
Paul commenced as Chief Financial Officer on 1 July 2022. Paul brings more than 30 years international experience, including working in a multinational company. He has a wealth of experience across regional, divisional, enterprise and Group CFO roles, working across functions including finance, treasury, tax, financial planning and analysis, control, M&A, investor relations and IT functions. Prior to his appointment as Chief Financial Officer at IPL, Paul gained invaluable experience during his ten-year tenure at Sasol, where he was Acting CFO, Group Financial Controller and CFO of Sasol Synfuels, a subsidiary of Sasol Limited. Paul was also the Financial Manager for Harmony Gold Mining for four years. Paul is a qualified Chartered Accountant and is also recognised by the Australian Chartered Accountant Board as a practising CA in Australia. He completed his articles at PriceWaterhouseCoopers in 1996.
Greg Hayne
BComm, MBA
President, Dyno Nobel Americas
Greg was appointed President, Dyno Nobel Americas on 1 October 2024. Greg is a senior executive with 30 years’ experience in international business development, strategy, finance, people leadership and general management. Greg has held numerous senior leadership positions within the IPL Group, most recently as President, Dyno Nobel Asia Pacific from 2018- 2024. He has also held the roles of Senior Vice President, Retail Sales & Operations for Dyno Nobel Americas, and Vice President, International Operations, Vice President South East Asia, and Vice President, Marketing for DNAP.
Scott Bowman
BComm
President, Incitec Pivot Fertilisers
Scott was appointed President of Incitec Pivot Fertilisers on 1 June 2024. During his 20-year tenure at Incitec Pivot Limited, Scott has excelled in various senior leadership positions, spanning fertiliser and chemical manufacturing and distribution, global supply chains, international commodity trading, strategy development and customer engagement. His extensive international and local experience has enabled him to successfully negotiate and execute major, long-term commercial supply and trading agreements. Scott is committed to fostering diverse teams, enhancing safety, and achieving financial excellence, with a keen focus on safety, delivering customer value and operational efficiency.
Braden Lusk
PhD, P.E.
Chief Technology & Marketing Officer
Braden commenced as Chief Technology & Marketing Officer on 1 October 2024. Braden has been with IPL’s Dyno Nobel Americas business since 2018 and prior to being appointed Chief Technology & Marketing Officer served as President, Dyno Nobel Americas and Senior Vice President Corporate Accounts and Tech Services. Braden has more than 25 years' experience in the mining and explosives industry and has a combination of practical on-site skills, including working as a mine supervisor, international consultant, and trainer, along with extensive academic experience. Prior to joining Dyno Nobel, Braden was Chair of Mining and Nuclear Engineering at Missouri University of Science and Technology where he had previously earned a PhD in mining engineering, with an emphasis in explosives engineering. As a professor with the University of Kentucky Department of Mining Engineering, he worked to build its credibility as a world class institution in the field of explosives, founding its Explosives Research Team.
Stephenie De Nichilo
BEng(Mech)(Hons), MBA
Chief HSE & Operations Excellence Officer
Stephenie was appointed Chief HSE & Operations Excellence Officer on 13 December 2021 and has over 25 years’ experience in manufacturing, mining and oil and gas industries. Stephenie commenced with IPL in 2018 as the Group’s Vice President of Corporate HSE and most recently, was IPL’s Vice President Global Asset Management, Technology & HSE. Before joining IPL, Stephenie spent 16 years at Santos where she held a number of senior leadership positions which required the development and operationalisation of strategic business plans in the fields of Maintenance, Reliability, Asset Management, Operations Management for Onshore and Offshore Hazardous Facilities and Corporate Health and Safety.
Rob Mill
Psychologist (Psychology Board of Australia), BSc Honours (Physiol. & Psych.), BAppSc (Physiol. & Psych.)
Chief People Officer
Rob was appointed as Chief People Officer on 2 December 2021. Rob has more than 20 years of experience in senior human resources and psychology roles including with BHP and over a decade with Rio Tinto. He joined IPL in 2018 and prior to commencing as IPL’s Chief People Officer, he was the Vice President of Human Resources for DNAP, IPF, Australian Manufacturing and the Global Technology Group. Rob is a Registered Psychologist with the Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency’s Psychology Board of Australia and has held roles within the Organisational Psychology Unit of Queensland Rail and as a Senior Psychologist in management consulting.
Robert Rounsley
MSc (Chem), BA Hons (Chem), MBA
Chief Growth Officer
Rob commenced as Chief Growth Officer on 1 October 2024. Rob has held a number of senior leadership roles within IPL including Chief Technology Officer and Senior Vice President of Technology and Marketing. Rob has invested 25 years in R&D, product management, marketing, and technology across IPL globally and is an internationally recognised explosives expert, understanding the complex challenges customers face globally.
Sunil Salhotra
B.Com, MBA
Chief Development & Sustainability Officer
Sunil commenced as Chief Development & Sustainability Officer on 1 June 2024. He has been with IPL since 2021, previously holding the role of Chief Strategy & Sustainability Officer. With more than 30 years international experience, Sunil has worked across a range of industries including energy and resources, oil and gas, telecommunications and management consulting for leading private and listed companies across Australia and Asia. Prior to joining IPL, Sunil held a number of executive and strategy leadership roles including as Chief Executive of Pangaea Resources, Group Executive Strategy and Planning at Santos, and Vice President, Planning & Regional Development at Unocal South ASEAN.
Tatiana Rudometova
LLB Hons, BA Hons
Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer
Tatiana was appointed as Chief Legal & Corporate Affairs Officer at IPL on 1 June 2024. Tatiana has over ten years of senior leadership experience at IPL, including as Group General Counsel, Vice President Legal for IPF, Senior Corporate Counsel and Senior Legal Counsel for DNAP, advising the business on key projects and strategic initiatives. Tatiana is a senior legal professional with over 15 years’ experience in commercial law. Prior to joining IPL, Tatiana was a mergers and acquisitions and equity capital markets lawyer at King & Wood Mallesons.