Joe Phillips has a detailed understanding of the operation of public administrations and the elected governments in Australia.
Mr Phillips has been the executive chair of Infinity Mining since June 2021. He is also the chief executive and managing director of Macarthur Minerals where he was responsible for the original funding and development of its significant iron ore assets, having completed its 2012 pre-feasibility study for the Ularring Hematite Project and obtaining environmental approvals. First engaged in 2009 with Macarthur Minerals as project manager, Mr Phillips then became its chief operating officer before taking the helm as chief executive in 2015 and managing director from 2020 until his retirement from the company in August 2022.