Alan Fitzpatrick has more than 45 years of technical experience in the mining industry which included acting as a project director for mining companies locally and internationally. He has experience in project and construction management, engineering, maintenance and plant operations.
Prior to joining Galaxy Resources, Mr Fitzpatrick held senior positions with engineering and mining companies including Bechtel, BHP, Gold Fields and Newmont Mining Corporation. He was the director of global projects engineering and construction at Newmont, project director on Newmont's Batu Hijau project in Indonesia, project manager for Phase III of BHP's Escondida copper project expansion, and principal consultant for the Las Bambas project in Peru.