Our Leaders Driving Change

Management Team

Richard Mathews

Chief Executive Officer

Richard Mathews is the CEO of RPMGlobal and serves on its Board of Directors. He is a 25+ year veteran of the software industry who is recognised for his leadership and innovation. Richard has a successful track record in scaling public and private enterprise technology companies. Since joining RPM, Richard has helped lead the company’s development and growth from a desktop software provider to a truly global organisation that is transforming the mining industry with the delivery of enterprise solutions in operations. Whilst the rest of the industry was contracting, he was investing and expanding RPM’s offerings and footprint.

Prior to RPMglobal, Richard was the Non-Executive Chairman and CEO of eServGlobal Limited. Before eServGlobal, Richard was the CEO of Mincom and held Executive roles at JD Edwards and Translink Transport Authority. He is also a founding partner of MHB Holding Pty Ltd. He currently serves as a board member of Telstra and previously was part of the Board for METSIgnited. Richards holds a Bachelor of Commerce, Bachelor of Science and ACA.

Paul Beesley

Chief Technology Officer

Paul is the Chief Technology Officer, CTO, at RPMGlobal where he is responsible for leading the company’s global information technology strategy and driving the development and delivery of key IT initiatives to support RPM as it grows its workforce, customer base and the RPMGlobal solution suite. With more than two decades of experience, he has a proven track record in leading enterprise-wide programs and implementing best practices for employees.

Prior to RPMGlobal, Paul was the CTO for eServGlobal and Mincom. He has a Bachelor of Applied Science in Computing.

David Batkin

Executive General Manager – Technology Consulting

David is the Executive General Manager – Technology Consulting and Partners at RPMGlobal where he has operational responsibility for engagement with RPM’s customers and partners. His objective is to be the execution hub for all RPM solutions that delivers consistent methodology and services whilst maintaining the high quality our global customer base demands making it easier for customers and partners to do business with RPM. David is instrumental in the growth and development of RPM’s strategic partner network and continues to grow RPM’s Training division from strength-to-strength. David brings more than 15 years of global experience that includes management and development of alliance programs extending across 50 countries, as well as leadership of a product globalisation team, and readying software for sale in multiple jurisdictions and languages.

He has held leadership positions at Mincom and JD Edwards.

Philippe Baudry

Executive General Manager – Advisory Services

Philippe joined RPMGlobal as a geologist in 2008 and went on to successfully build the group’s advisory business in Asia before recently taking executive ownership of all Advisory services. Having started working life in open cut and underground operations in Western Australia, followed by 3 years developing large porphyry copper projects in Russia, Philippe has spent the last eight years focusing on financial market transactions and downstream operational and exploration value creation.

Based out of Beijing for the past 5 years Philippe has managed numerous Due Diligence and Independent Technical Review projects for private acquisitions and listing purposes and has worked closely with leading Chinese state-owned enterprises and international financial institutions in Australia, Hong Kong, Mongolia, China and Russia.

Philippe holds a Bachelor of Science Mineral Exploration and Mining Geology, an Associate Diploma of Geoscience, a Graduate Certificate of Geostatistics and is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientist (“MAIG”). He meets the requirements for Qualified Person (“QP”) for 43-101 and SGX reporting, and Competent Person (“CP”) for JORC and HKEx reporting for most metalliferous Mineral Resources.

Michael Kochanowski

Chief Financial Officer

Michael is the Chief Financial Officer of RPMGlobal where he is responsible for all aspects of RPM’s financial operations. Within finance, he guides the controller, treasury, accounting, tax and internal audit functions to support RPM’s growth strategy. Prior to joining RPMGlobal Michael held a senior management position in the business advisory division of chartered accounting firm Moore Stephens. Throughout his 15+ year career in accounting and auditing, Michael has successfully aligned financial and business metrics to support business strategy and high-growth.

Michael is a Certified Public Accountant and Fellow of the Tax Institute of Australia. Michael holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Queensland.

James O’Neill

Executive General Manager – Group General Counsel and Company Secretary

James is the Executive General Manager – Group General Counsel and Company Secretary of RPMGlobal where he leads the RPM legal, compliance and investor relations departments. He also works closely with the senior management team and board of directors on any legal, regulatory or compliance matter affecting the company. He has broad experience acting in an in-house legal capacity for multi-national companies, has served as company secretary and has experience in corporate governance, joint ventures, acquisitions and contract negotiation with multi-national licensing and consulting service businesses. Prior to RPM, James was as Regional General Counsel with Hyder Consulting Pty Ltd, and held Senior Legal Counsel roles at Ansaldo STS Australia Pty Ltd and Mincom Pty Ltd respectively.

James holds a Bachelor of Laws and Bachelor of Information Technology from Queensland University of Technology, a Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance from the Governance Institute of Australia, is a Solicitor and Member of the Queensland Law Society and is an Associate Member of the Governance Institute of Australia (AGIA) and Chartered Institute of Secretaries (ACIS).

Donna Frampton

Executive General Manager – Human Resources

Donna is the Executive General Manager for Human Resources at RPMGlobal, where she is responsible for the company’s global HR strategy, including workforce development, talent management, leadership/management development, organisational effectiveness, and employee engagement. A 20-year HR veteran, Donna has extensive experience leading organisational transformations, driving large scale growth, talent acquisition, leadership development, and succession planning with her most recent role with Australia Aerospace as the VP, People and Workplace.

Donna holds an Executive MBA from the Queensland University of Technology.

Anthony Fraser

Chief Marketing Officer

Anthony Fraser is RPMGlobal’s CMO and is responsible for managing relationships with both internal and external stakeholders of the business. The priority is ensuring all have a positive experience with the brand and get the most value from RPM’s solutions and teams. Marketing also falls under his responsibilities which is aimed specifically at increasing awareness of RPMGlobal’s products and capabilities.

Anthony is an experienced business professional having spent the past 15 years in software and hardware technology businesses within the mining and oil and gas industries. Anthony Joined RPMGlobal in 2015 and has a Bachelor’s Degree from Griffith University in Australia.

Regional General Managers

Mike Evans

Regional General Manager – Europe, Middle East, and Africa

Mike Evans is the General Manager, EMEA. With over 30+ years’ experience, he is uniquely experienced in managing technology businesses in the Middle East and Africa. Mike is a commercially astute and results driven Executive, with a proven track record of accelerating growth in business-critical software and services across Enterprise segments. He is a pragmatic and technical leader who combines strategic analysis, experience in international and multi-functional environments, with a keen focus on delivering tangible results to complex customers, to optimise revenue generation. Mike has proven ability to lead and motivate teams to maximise innovative performance and results with effective communication skills.

Prior to RPMGlobal, Mike held management and Executive roles with JD Edwards, PeopleSoft, Oracle and ABB with experience across many industry sectors including Finance, Retail, Telecoms, Manufacturing, Energy and Defence. He has a Bachelor degree from the University of Witwatersrand in South Africa.

Michael Baldwin

Regional General Manager – Asia, Russia, and Australia

Michael is the Regional General Manager for Asia, Russia and Australia for RPMGlobal. Michael has been working in the mining industry for 20 years and has spent the last 9 years with RPMGlobal. Michael is responsible for the regional customer base, cultivating opportunities in new and existing markets, and ultimately RPM’s Software Operations in the region.

Michael has experience across the entire mining value chain and has worked in a number of roles across RPMGlobal’s business as part of the Executive Management Team. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Griffith University in Brisbane, Queensland.

Gary Poole

President – Latin America

Gary is the President at RPMGlobal, Latin America, providing advising, software, consulting and professional development services in the natural Resources industries. Gary speaks English, Portuguese and Spanish and has lived in 3 different countries throughout his career. He believes that his success has been the result of his ability to build long term relationships with customers and to deliver on commitments. Gary’s unwavering customer and employee satisfaction focus have earned him an industry-wide reputation for integrity and fairness. Gary has worked across many industry sectors including Manufacturing, Mining & Natural Resources, Utilities, Supply Chain, Defence, Transportation, and Government.

Simon Askey-Doran

General Manager, Business Development – Advisory

Simon joined RPMGlobal in a senior commercial role in 2011 with over 25 years experience in business leadership roles in the mining and services industries. Prior to joining RPM in 2011, Simon worked in management consulting and business coaching for 10 years following an extensive career with ICI and Orica Mining services in Australia and Asia over 17 years. This formed a solid core knowledge of the mining industry and included managing the Quarrying and Construction sector in Queensland, the rapidly developing mining markets in Papua New Guinea, the Coal sector in Queensland as State Manager for WA.

During his time at RPM, Simon has lead business development and commercial processes from small independent reviews to multi-billion dollar transactions and major feasibility studies.

Igor Bojanic

Head of Metals – Australia, Asia, Russia, CIS Region

Igor has over 28 years of extensive experience in the mining industry having served in operational, managerial and consulting roles. As a consultant he has completed over 200 mining studies including, mine feasibility studies, independent technical reviews and estimation of mineral reserves. These include technical studies for metalliferous, coal and quarry projects throughout the world. Though he has experience in the Americas and Africa, much of his international focus has been within the Asia region with extensive work in Indonesia, Mongolia, India and China.

Igor’s key strengths include project management, strategic analysis of new and existing mining projects to optimise value, and developing mine plans that deliver practical and achievable outcomes. He is familiar with both the Australian JORC Code and the Canadian NI 43-101 reporting requirements.

As well as a Bachelor of Engineering with Honours, Igor has supporting post-graduate qualifications in business and environmental management.

David McMillan

Head of Coal - Australia, Asia, Russia, CIS Region

David has been engaged in the mining industry for 30 years, with 20 years of site operational and technical experience in the UK, South Africa and Australia. He has been with RPM for ten years, during which time he has leveraged his extensive underground experience in both coal and potash to execute numerous technical studies and reviews ranging from due diligence work through to feasibility studies.

David’s work has incorporated studies in Australia, India, Indonesia and in recent years, extensive work in Turkey with our local partners. His key strengths include team leadership and project management with a strong focus on systems and processes.

Moreover, Dave is a member of the AusIMM, holds Chartered Professional status, meets the requirements of a Competent Person under JORC 2012 and is also a Registered Professional Engineer in Queensland (RPEQ). Dave attained his Master’s degree in Mining Engineering from The Royal School of Mines, Imperial College in London and most recently attained a Post-Graduate Certificate in Mining Finance from KAPLAN.

Sandeep Sandhu

General Manager - North America

Sandeep is a customer focused leader and is RPMGlobal’s Regional General Manager for North America. Sandeep’s focus is building on RPM’s North American business by forging loyalty with clients, vendors and external business partners. His customer orientated focus has been critical to his success in the region over many years.
Sandeep has a proven track record in the industry having worked for a number of world class IT organisations prior to joining RPM. Sandeep holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Victoria in Canada.

Akoo Patel

President of Consulting & Advisory - Americas

Avakash (Akoo) Patel is President of the Americas region for RPMGlobal’s Consulting & Advisory business. Based out of Denver, Akoo is responsible for growing and strengthening client relationships across North and South America.

Akoo brings more than 25 years’ of experience in consulting, mining and mineral processing operations to RPMGlobal. The past eight years of his career have encompassed senior and executive leadership positions.

Prior to joining RPMGlobal, Akoo was the Vice President of Metallurgy and Processing at mining and metals consulting firm, Roscoe Postle Associates Inc.

Akoo is a licensed Professional Engineer, and holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Regina.

Board of Directors

Richard Mathews

Chief Executive Officer

Richard was appointed as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of RPMGlobal Holdings Limited in August 2012.

Richard is currently a director on the Telstra Health Pty Ltd Board. Richard was previously the Non-Executive Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of eServGlobal Limited. He has more than 20 years’ of management experience in telecommunications, software, and investment. He is a founding partner of MHB Holdings Pty Ltd. Richard was formerly CEO of Mincom, Australia’s largest enterprise software company. Richard has also held the role of Senior Vice President, International at J D Edwards and Director of TransLink Transport Authority.

Qualifications: Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Science from Otago University and is an Associate Chartered Accountant.

Allan Brackin

Non-Executive Director

Allan joined the RPMGlobal Holdings Limited Board in November 2011.

Allan is currently the Chairman of GBST Holdings Limited.

Allan has been involved in the technology industry for over 30 years at both executive and non- executive level. Allan was formerly Director and Chief Executive Officer of Volante Group Limited from 2000-2004. From 1986 – 2000 Allan cofounded a number of IT companies which all became part of the Volante Group.

Qualifications: Bachelor of Applied Science.

Ross Walker

Non-Executive Director

Ross was appointed to the RPMGlobal Holdings Limited Board of Directors in March 2007.

Ross is also a non-executive director on the board of Wagners Holding Company Limited since its IPO in December 2017.

Ross joined Pitcher Partners (previously Johnston Rorke) in 1985, held the position of Managing Partner in 1992 – 2008 and again from 2014 – 2017. Predominately involved in corporate finance, auditing, valuations, capital raisings, and mergers and acquisitions for the past 20 years.

Ross has experience in corporate finance, auditing, valuations and capital raisings.

Qualifications: Bachelor of Commerce, FCA.

Stewart Butel

Non-Executive Director

Stewart was appointed to the RPMGlobal Holdings Limited Board of Directors on 1 September 2018.

Stewart is currently a non-executive director of Gladstone Ports Corporation Limited and Chairman of Stanmore Coal Limited and has over 40 years’ experience in the Australian resources industry.

Stewart was formerly managing director of Wesfarmers Resources and its associated boards where he retired in August 2016 following a 16 year tenure with the group having joined Wesfarmers Limited in June 2000.

In addition, Stewart has a strong association with the mining industry having sat on, or chaired, a number of industry boards. These include President of Queensland Resources Council (QRC), Chairman of the Australian Coal Association, and its low emissions technology fund ACALET. Stewart was also Chairman of the Minerals Council Coal Forum, and a Director with the Minerals Council of Australia and the Western Australian Chamber of Mines and Energy.

Stewart has held a past board position with the ASX listed Duet Group until its sale and delisting in May 2017.

Stewart holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Newcastle, a Graduate Diploma in Business Studies from the University of New England and is a graduate of AICD and the Advanced Management Programme at Harvard Business School.