Mr. John Bianchini

Biography

Mr. John Bianchini has been Chief Executive Officer at Hatch Ltd., since January 2, 2012 and serves as its President. Mr. Bianchini began his career at Hatch in 1985 and was appointed Director of Non Ferrous group—which provides services to clients in base metals such as copper, nickel, cobalt, lead, zinc, uranium and ferroalloys—in 1999. In 2004, he served as Global Managing Director, Metals of Hatch Ltd. He has worked extensively in process development and the evaluation of hydrometallurgical and chemical processes in the base metal industries and has implemented major metallurgical facilities for clients around the world—including North America, Australia, Asia and Africa. He has particular expertise in delivering new technology projects and the design, supervision and operations of pilot plant facilities. He has been Director at Hatch Ltd., since 2003. He is a member of the Canadian Academy of Engineers, the Canadian Institute of Mining, Metallurgy and Petroleum, the Canadian Society of Chemical Engineers and the Professional Engineers of Ontario. He graduated from the University of Toronto with a Bachelor of Applied Science.

Research Interest

Process development and the evaluation of hydrometallurgical and chemical processes