Bert Nacken
Independent Non-executive Director
Mining and Metallurgy
POLTAVA MINING AND PROCESSING PLANT, OJSC
Ukraine
Biography
Bert obtained a PhD in Chemistry at Aachen University (Germany) before joining Shell/Billiton Research BV in the Netherlands as a metallurgist. In a career spanning 34 years at Billiton and then BHP Billiton, he worked in various operational and management roles throughout the world, notably as President of the Cerro Matoso ferro-nickel operation in Colombia (1997-2001), as President of the Minera Escondida copper mine in Chile (2004-2007), and most recently as the Chief Operating Officer of BHP Billiton Western Australia Iron Ore (2009-2011). Since 2011 he has worked as a consultant to a number of mining companies.
Research Interest
His research Interest is based on Mining and Metallurgy
