North West Phosphate
Team

About Us

John Cotter

John Cotter

Chairman & Managing Director

John Cotter is the Chairman and Managing Director, and founding investor, of North West Phosphate, bringing over two decades of experience delivering major infrastructure and resource projects across ...

Paul Smith

Paul Smith

Chief Executive Officer

Paul is an experienced environmental and project delivery professional with over 20 years' experience working across resource development, environmental management and government interface. He has a s...

Madeline Simmonds

Madeline Simmonds

Head of Corporate Affairs and ESG

Madeline Simmonds is Head of Corporate Affairs and ESG at North West Phosphate, where she leads the company's corporate strategy across environmental, social and governance priorities, stakeholder eng...

Ben Paxton-Hall

Ben Paxton-Hall

Director of Operations & Company Secretary

Ben is an operations, government, regulatory and stakeholder-affairs specialist with experience in both the public and private sectors. Having worked across a host of highly regulated industries inclu...

Dr Michelle Mercieca

Dr Michelle Mercieca

Geologist

Dr Mercieca is a Member of the Australian Institute of Geoscientists (MAIG) and has significant experience with the Paradise Phosphate project, having been involved with the project between 2008 and 2...

Adam Teague

Adam Teague

Metallurgist

Adam has significant experience with the Paradise Phosphate project, having been the Metallurgy Manager between 2009 and 2013. During this time Adam was responsible for managing the development of the...

Garry Gough

Garry Gough

Study Manager

Garry is a chemical and environmental engineer with extensive experience across mining approvals, environmental management and major project delivery. At North West Phosphate he leads technical and st...