Paul Espie

Paul Espie AO was the founding principal of Pacific Road Capital, a manager of private equity funds investing in the resources sector internationally, in 2006. He was chair of Oxiana during the development of the Sepon copper/gold project in Laos (2000 to 2003) and prior to that, he was chair of Cobar Mines after a management buy-out in 1993.

Mr Espie was also responsible for Bank of America operations in Australia, New Zealand and Papua New Guinea.

He is chair of the Australian Infrastructure Fund, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Trustee of the Australian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy and Educational Endowment Fund, and director of the Menzies Research Centre.

In 2018, Mr Espie was awarded an Officer of the Order of Australia for services to mining, infrastructure, policy and community organisations.