Jon Parker has over 40 years of experience in the resources sector including 26 years with leading iron ore producer Rio Tinto, where he served as general manager of commercial for the iron ore division, among various other senior commercial roles.
Following a successful career at Rio Tinto, he became managing director of Felix Resources and oversaw the transformation of the company from a junior explorer to one with market capitalisation exceeding $500 million and ultimately $3.5 billion through the successful acquisition, expansion and development of mining projects in Queensland and New South Wales. Mr Parker was also managing director of Norton Goldfields.