Mining veteran Wright passes away

Veteran Perth mining services executive Richard (Dick) Wright has passed away after more than 40 years of managing major projects.

In a statement to the ASX, engineering group Tempo Australia said it was with deep sadness that it advised Mr Wright had passed away yesterday morning.

Mr Wright was one of the founders of Tempo in 2011 alongside chairman Carmelo Bontempo and served two years as the company's managing director before stepping down last year to become a non-executive director.

"Since the inception of Tempo, Dick has worked tirelessly on the advancement of the company," Tempo said.

"The board of directors and employees of the company would like to extend their condolences to the Wright family and express how grateful they have been for the support and advice he has so willingly given to the company, its board members and employees during his term as a director."

During Mr Wright's career, he served as managing director of Fluor Daniel Australia and worked as a project director of the massive Roy Hill iron ore project in the Pilbara.

He also served as executive chairman role at Adrail during the construction of the Darwin to Alice Springs railway and held senior roles at a number of companies across the world, including Rio Tinto.