Peter Bailey is a highly experienced and qualified engineer with over 40 years of experience in the mining and industrial mineral production industry and has an electrical engineering degree for the University of London. Mr Bailey spent the majority of his career in the iron ore mining, bauxite mining, zinc-lead-copper mining, alumina refining and alumina chemicals industries respectively. In 2007, Mr Bailey retired from his position as chief executive of Sherwin Alumina, an alumina refinery based in Texas where he was a major co-owner. Prior to Sherwin, Mr Bailey was appointed president of Alcoa Worldwide Chemicals’ industrial chemicals department in 1998 and was responsible for Alcoa’s worldwide chemicals business comprising of 13 plants across eight countries with an annual revenue of approximately $700 million. Mr Bailey was also president of Alcoa Bauxite and Alumina in 1996, and was responsible for Alcoa’s eight alumina plants outside of Australia. He returned to his Margaret River winery business and will continue to maintain his businesses in the USA, UK and Australia. He has also provided consultancy work to China Minmetals.
