Speakers

Steve Coughlan is Executive Chairman of the Byrnecut Group, a private suite of companies headquartered in Perth, Western Australia.

One of the original founders of Byrnecut which was established in Kalgoorlie in 1987, Steve has overseen the growth of the group, which now has annual turnover of over $3B AUD.

Steve is responsible for shaping Byrnecut’s trajectory from a regional underground contractor to a diversified global mining services group. His combination of technical mining qualifications, long-term strategic conservatism, diversification into complementary services and willingness to invest in new technology positions him as a central figure in the Australian and global underground-mining contracting sector.

Qualifications:

• Dip. Mining Engineering, RMIT (1974)
• Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy Fellow (FAusIMM)
• WA First Class Mine Manager’s Certificate of Competency
• Mine Manager’s Certificate, Fiji (1986)