Neville Sneddon

Biography

A mining engineer with over 40 years’ experience in most facets of the Queensland and NSW resource sectors, Mr Sneddon brings substantial Board and industry knowledge to Stanmore. He has developed and operated both underground and open cut mines working for Coal & Allied in the Hunter Valley and from 1997 worked in a senior role in the NSW Mines Inspectorate, covering operations in all forms of mining in the state. Moving to Queensland in 1999, Mr Sneddon accepted the position of Chief Operating Officer with Shell Coal which was acquired by Anglo American’s Australian coal operations the following year. Leaving as CEO in 2007, he held several Board positions with mining and infrastructure companies including Chairman of the operating company at Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal near Mackay and Director of Port Waratah Coal Services, a major coal export facility at Newcastle. Mr Sneddon has also been a member of the Boards of the Queensland, NSW and National Mining Councils. His expertise has been sought by several government committees such as the NSW Mine Subsidence Board, NSW Mines Rescue Board, Queensland Ministerial Coal Mine Safety Advisory Committee and the joint federal/state advisory committee which is developing nationally consistent mining safety legislation. He is a Non-Executive Director of CSM Energy Limited, Cobbora Coal Limited and Solid Energy Limited. Mr Sneddon is Chairman of the Remuneration and Nominations Committee and a member of the Health Safety, Environment and Community Committee. During the past three years, Neville has not served as a Director of any other listed companies.

Research Interest

Business Management, Infrastructure and Architecture