Company Management
The current CEO of the company, Peter W Whittall, a 29-year veteran miner and mining executive, was appointed in the position 2 October 2010. The Pike River Mine disaster occurred less than two months after Whittall's appointment as CEO. His first AGM in the role took place on 15 November 2010. Whittall worked for about 24 years in Australian mining including underground mining operations in New South Wales, Australia, for BHP Billiton, the world's largest mining company. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Wollongong in New South Wales. Whittall joined Pike River Coal in 2005. Prior to his role as CEO, Whittall held the position of General Manager Mines and was responsible for on-site construction, mine development and recruitment at the Pike River operation. Whittall became the company spokesperson during the mining disaster.
The previous head of the company was Gordon Ward, who was managing director and CEO from May 2007 until 1 October 2010. Until his departure, Ward had led Pike River Mine from its initial conceptual design for fourteen years,. The company auditor is KPMG in Wellington, New Zealand. The company solicitor is law firm Minter Ellison Rudd Watts. On 29 October 2010 Pike River Coal won the Best Investor Website Award, of the country's top 50 listed companies.
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