The Pembroke Resources’ team has a proven track record in value creation in the coal industry having worked together in previous successful metallurgical coal projects.
Greg Bacon brings a wealth of experience to Pembroke Resources, earned as a mining and minerals processing industry leader over three decades. He has worked in senior operational roles in multiple commodities and within several top tier global companies including Rio Tinto, BHP and Alcoa. In this time, Greg has earned a reputation as a leader capable of delivering exceptional business outcomes in the toughest of circumstances. His career highlights include step changing safety and operational performance in Underground Development at Kestrel Coal, delivering rapid ramp up to design capacity post a troubled expansion of the Yarwun Alumina refinery, and implementing integrated operations planning processes across multiple global operations to increase work execution efficiency to industry leading levels.
Greg also pursued opportunities outside of operations to broaden his experience and skillset, including leading business strategic planning and transformation processes at site and portfolio levels, leading the business audit function for a global mining company and working as an independent consultant to support operational improvement through design and implementation of business operating models for clients in multiple countries including BHP, Vale and Glencore. Greg was attracted to Pembroke Resources with a shared passion to develop the Olive Downs Complex as the best Steelmaking Coal business in the industry and to set the standard for others, not just in operations but for environmental, social and conservation practices. Greg holds an Honours Degree in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Queensland.
Amber is an experienced General Counsel passionate about energy and resources, particularly coal mining projects. She deeply understands the legal issues relevant to large mining projects.
Her interest in mining and resources was first developed at Coalworks and Orpheus as a corporate lawyer and enhanced through her role at BHP Billiton Limited, where she was a specialist in the Energy Coal division.
Amber then joined Alinta Energy, managing the legal requirements for Alinta’s multiple power generation assets and projects across ANZ. This included negotiating power purchase agreements with various Tier 1 mining operators. Amber also helped support Alinta’s South Australian Leigh Creek Coal Mine operations.
In addition to her legal experience, Amber has benefited from regulatory and government experience, having worked for both the New South Wales Premier’s Cabinet and the House of Commons UK. Amber’s understanding of the internal workings of governments has helped her provide meaningful legal support to large mining projects.
Amber holds a Graduate Diploma of Legal Practice from the College of Law, a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) and a Bachelor of Economics (Social Sciences) from the University of Sydney.