Richard Downs

Marketing & Sales Senior Vice President Bureau Veritas

From 1984 to 2003: Geologist, Senior Mine Geologist, Exploration Manager – various mining companies

Queensland University of Technology, Bachelor of Science Geology; University of Tasmania, MSc; La Trobe, MBA

– From 01/2016 to today: Current position

– From 01/2011 to 01/2016: VP M&M Europe & Global Trade Minerals

– From 01/2006 to 01/2011: Regional Director M&M Europe

I started my career as a geologist at Mount Isa in 1984 and worked for various mining companies in Australia until the 2000’s in a number of technical and commercial roles.

I moved to the UK in 2004 and joined the TIC sector (testing-inspection-certification) and since then I’ve been privileged to work with a wide variety of clients on projects ranging from coal to gold and (increasingly) the critical minerals space