Tony Pearson is a natural resources executive and company director, with over 15 years of commercial and investment banking experience in the Asia Pacific natural resources industry. He has also spent over 10 years on Australian, Toronto and Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed companies, state and federal government, and not-for profit boards.
His executive career spans over 20 years in the metals and mining industry, where he spent significant time in mining finance roles in addition to working with Robert Friedland’s Ivanhoe Mines Group as vice president of corporate development at SouthGobi Resources. He was also managing director of HSBC. Mr Pearson has been a commissioner at the Independent Planning Commission since 2017.
During his career, Mr Pearson has raised or invested in excess of $15bn across equities, hybrids, bonds, convertibles and project finance.
Mr Pearson holds a Bachelor of Commerce (with Merit) from the University of New South Wales, and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors