Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia CEO Tim Shanahan has quit after six years in the job to become director (energy and minerals initiative) at the University of Western Australia.
Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia CEO Tim Shanahan has quit after six years in the job to take a newly created role at the University of Western Australia heading its thrust into resources-focused education.
As the new director (energy and minerals initiative) Mr Shanahan will provide strategic advice to UWA on energy and minerals related matters as well as leading the promotion and coordination of related teaching and research across the university.
In addition, the university said he would be involved in boosting external research funding, industry and government partnerships as well as higher degree research and coursework enrolments.
The next two most senior executives at the CME are programs and member services director Reg Howard-Smith and policy and external relations director David Parker.
Below are the CME and UWA announcements:
I have today been advised of the resignation of the Chief Executive Officer of the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia, Mr Tim Shanahan.
Mr Shanahan has been named as the Director (Energy and Minerals Initiative) at The University of Western Australia.
Mr Shanahan was assigned the role of Chief Executive of CME in June 2001 and has been credited with building the CME into one of the nation's most influential resource industry representative organisations. He is well respected by industry and government leaders alike and has played a key role in addressing many of the industry's issues.
"Tim Shanahan has been a key leader in our industry through one of the State's most dramatic periods of growth. He has recognised the critical regional and social partnerships that underpin our industry's success, and has worked tirelessly to address them.
The CME and the WA minerals and energy industry recognises the leadership of Tim and sincerely thanks him and his family for his substantial contribution to our industry at this most important time.
It has been an outstanding period of leadership and one the industry appreciates."
David Smith
President
Below is the UWA announcement:
The Chief Executive of the Chamber of Minerals and Energy of Western Australia, Tim Shanahan, has accepted an appointment at The University of Western Australia as Director (Energy and Minerals Initiative).
"The appointment of Tim Shanahan reflects The University of Western Australia's commitment to supporting the minerals and energy industry in WA and also the nation," UWA Vice-Chancellor, Professor Alan Robson said.
"Establishing this key role reflects UWA's recognition of the need to maintain a dynamic, innovative and strategically focused relationship with the industries that are driving Australia's economic and social wellbeing," he said.
Through his leadership role with the Chamber of Minerals and Energy, Mr Shanahan, a UWA law graduate, has earned a reputation as an influential advocate of the State's resource industry in an important era of resource trade growth of the North East Asian and Indian Ocean rim with Western Australia.
Professor Robson said Mr Shanahan would be charged with providing strategic advice on energy and minerals related matters; leadership in the promotion and coordination of teaching and research across the University; in attracting external research funding, industry and government partnerships; and, higher degree research and coursework enrolments.
"Mr Shanahan's role as Director (Energy and Minerals Initiative) at UWA will be to build upon and strengthen the substantial achievements of the University in outstanding teaching and research on which many of our resource industries rely."
Professor Robson said UWA's culture of responsiveness and flexibility in relationships with external partners and key stakeholders still retained the integrity, standards and the quality of outcomes which have sustained the University's reputation over almost a century.
"For the University to attract the services of such a key industry leader at time of significant growth and development in the energy and resources industry is particularly pleasing in that it also marks the standing of the University within this very important sector," he said.
Professor Robson said UWA had developed long and productive relationships with resources sector since its establishment in 1911. As a member of Australia's Group of Eight Australian research-intensive universities, the University offers industry a national and international perspective of quality and integrity.
