Newsmaker – Andrew Carter

Tuesday, 6 November, 2007 - 22:00
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Yilgarn Infrastructure Ltd has appointed mining engineer Andrew Carter (above) as its new chief executive officer, ahead of the company’s tender for the Oakajee Port and Rail infrastructure project. Mr Carter has 30 years’ experience in the resources industry, both in Australia and overseas. He was formerly managing director of Griffin Coal Mining Company Pty Ltd and chief executive of Queensland-based Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal, in addition to positions with Clough and Shell. Yilgarn has also appointed former Thiess Contractors Pty Ltd engineering design manager, Philip Knudsen, as project manager for its Oakajee pre-construction studies and tender.