Sam Riggall
Civil Engineering
Syrah Resources Limited
Australia
Biography
Sam was appointed a Non-Executive Director in October 2014. Sam worked for the Rio Tinto Group in a variety of roles for almost 15 years. He was the mining executive responsible for Rio Tinto’s Industrial Minerals businesses in London (titanium, borates, talc and salt) before taking on the role of Commercial Manager for Rio Tinto’s global project generation group. He worked in a number of business development and evaluation roles within Rio Tinto, including leading the four-year negotiation with the Mongolian Government to secure an Investment Agreement for the Oyu Tolgoi Project. He has worked extensively in China and throughout Asia. In 2010 Sam joined Ivanhoe Mines as Executive Vice President – Business Development and Strategic Planning. He was an executive director of Ivanhoe Australia Limited and a non-executive director of Oyu Tolgoi LLC. He has worked on project development opportunities in many parts of the world across multiple commodities. He is currently Managing Director of Clean TeQ Holding Ltd.
Research Interest
Business Management, Infrastructure and Architecture
