Geoff Lewis has significant sales and business development experience gained in executive roles within the steel, hydraulic hose and ship construction industries. He was the sales director and business area manager (Asia Pacific) for Swedish Steel (SSAB), where he had full regional responsibility for the SSAB Services business unit in the Asia Pacific region including development of the sales & distribution networks and a strong focus on clients in the Australian and Asian mining industries. Mr Lewis also held various sales and business development roles with SSAB over a 10-year period, including living in Europe for 3 years where he was responsible for developing and managing the sales network within South Eastern Europe. Previous roles included being general manager of Leong Jin Corporation (a provider of premium steel products based in Singapore), general manager of Hoseco Group (a provider of hydraulic hose solutions to a broad range of industries including mining, mineral processing and road transport equipment), global sales manager of Austral Ships, and commercial manager of Linatex (part of the Weir Group) which is a provider of specialist rubber products and equipment for the mining industry.