Austin Engineering (ASX:ANG) announces the commencement of a transition period for the company’s new CEO and Managing Director, Sybrandt Van Dyk.
As reported by Mining.com.au on 23 July 2024, Van Dyk will replace current CEO and Managing Director David Singleton, who will remain on the board as a non-executive director once retiring from the role on 30 June 2025.
Van Dyk has over 25 years of finance experience in the resources sector, as both CEO and CFO at WestTrac Groups, Macmahon and Pumps United, before his recent CEO and Managing Director role at DDH1 Drilling.
Mining.com.au reports that Perenti (ASX:PRN) and DDH1 entered a binding scheme implementation agreement in June 2023.
The acquisition of DDH1 took place that October, delisting the company from the Australian Securities Exchange and offering Van Dyk a role with Perenti as President of Drilling Services, as reported by Mining.com.au.
Van Dyk yesterday (1 May) stepped down from his role as Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee, as well as vacating his position with the Nomination and Remuneration Committee, and the Safety Committee, before formally commencing as CEO and Managing Director on 1 July 2025.
Non-executive director Chris Indermaur has been appointed as the new Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.
Austin Engineering partners with mining companies, contractors and original equipment manufacturers to design dump truck bodies, buckets, water tanks, tyre handlers and other ancillary products.
Write to Maddison Elliott at Mining.com.au
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