Mark Donovan has 22 years of experience in the minerals industry and has worked for more than 10 years as a lawyer and partner in a Perth legal firm where he specialised in criminal and commercial litigation. After moving into the minerals field, Mr Donovan held senior legal and managerial roles with WMC Resources and BHP Billiton, including as head of corporate affairs at BHP Billiton Iron Ore. Mr Donovan has a thorough understanding of the industry across legal, risk, governance, communications and government affairs. He has extensive experience in commercial and contractual negotiations, and has led multi-disciplinary teams in a broad range of areas from exploration to negotiating native title agreements and development agreements with state governments.
