Dean Dalla Valle

Dean is our Chairman. Most recently he served as CEO of Pacific National, Australia’s largest private rail freight company.

Prior to that, Dean held senior leadership roles at BHP Billiton during a 40-year career - earning him a reputation as one of the company’s longest serving and most respected leaders. He completed his tenure as Chief Commercial Officer with responsibility for marketing and distribution of commodities, the global Health Safety and Environment program, technology and the highly complex Samarco recovery project in Brazil. Prior to this, Dean was President of BHP Billiton’s international coal business.

Dean is the Chairman of Hysata, which is developing the world’s most efficient electrolysis cell, and a Non-Executive Director of Rio Tinto Group.