Marcus Engelbrecht
Chief Executive Officer
Environmental sciences
Stratex
Australia
Biography
Marcus has over 30 years’ experience in the global mining industry; at Board level and as managing director of a London-listed company. Marcus commenced his career in 1976 with a firm of Chartered Accountants in South Africa and from 1985 he spent 20 years in various roles at BHP Billiton, including Chief Financial Officer of the group’s Diamond and Speciality Products division. After a short period of time co-running a financial services consultancy, he re-entered the mining industry in 2009 as Chief Financial Officer for OceanaGold Corporation, an Australian-based gold company listed on the ASX, TSX and NZX. Between 2011 and 2013, Marcus was managing Director and CEO of Archipelago Resources plc, formerly an AIM-quoted, Singapore-based gold company with a producing mine in Indonesia, a turnover of c. US$200m and annualised gold production of 150 koz. During his tenure, Marcus successfully took the company from construction to production. Marcus currently serves as a non-executive Director of Xanadu Mines, an Australian-quoted exploration company.
Research Interest
Environmental Sciences
