John Emerson has a wide-spanning career in mineral exploration operations in Australia and globally, having spent 34 years with WMC Resources as group manager of logistics and drilling and 9 years as operations manager of exploration with BHP Billiton Nickel West. Mr Emerson has a clear understanding of the exploration process from the initiation phase through to the execution phase, and the ability to lead and develop people and teams to achieve the planned outcomes of the projects. Mr Emerson established Emerson Consultancy in March 2014 and has been consulting to industries in the area of mineral exploration operations (drilling).