Mark Bennett
Executive Chair / S2 Resources
Most Notable Role
Dr Mark Bennett was appointed managing director and chief executive of S2 Resources in September 2015, and became executive chair in October 2020. He has worked in Europe, West Africa and Australia, and spent much of his career working for WMC Resources and LionOre in Australia. Previous positions included exploration manager and chief geologist at WMC’s Kambalda Nickel Operations, Gold Fields’ St.Ives Gold Mines, Forrestania Gold’s Bounty Gold Mine, and WMC’s Melbourne head office.
In 2002, Dr Bennett received the Association of Mining and Exploration Companies (AMEC) Prospector of the Year award in recognition of his contribution to the discovery of the Thunderbox gold and the Waterloo nickel deposits.
