2013: IMnI’s 39th Annual Conference

SESSION CHAIRS’ BIOS

Alastair Stalker 
Past Chairman of the IMnI (2007-2010), Alastair Stalker was born and educated in Scotland (attaining a B.Sc (Hons) Geology) and in 1972 emigrated to Africa where he worked as an exploration geologist for various companies for 14 years. After completing a postgraduate degree at the University of the Witwatersrand in 1985, he worked in strategic planning, evaluation / project management and marketing for Shell’s Mineral Division. 

He has worked for Ore & Metal Company Ltd for the past 17 years and is now the Managing Director, responsible for the marketing, sales and logistics of Assmang’s manganese ore and alloys, ferrochrome, chrome ore and iron ore. He is also an Assmang director and a member of that company’s Excom.  
 
Pedro Larrea  
Pedro Larrea joined Grupo FerroAtlántica in 2011 as CEO of the company. In December 2012 he was also appointed Chairman. Pedro holds an MBA from INSEAD, where he graduated with honours. He graduated as a mining engineer (MSc equivalent) from the Universidad Politécnica of Madrid, specialising in energy and fuels. He has spent most of his professional life in the energy sector, holding relevant positions both in the industry and in professional services firms, where he has acquired a wide experience in processes optimization, managing of international companies and analysis, negotiation and execution of mergers and acquisitions. He is also expert in the regulation and planning of the energy industry. 
 
The most relevant positions Pedro Larrea has held include: 

• 13 years in ENDESA (biggest Spanish power company and one of the most important multinationals in the sector) where he reached the CEO position in Endesa Latinamerica. 
• PwC, where he was the leader of the Energy practice in the consulting division. 
• McKinsey & Company, in the Madrid and Los Angeles offices.  

 
Peter Toth 
Peter Toth is the Group CEO of OM Holdings Ltd, an ASX listed manganese producer since September 2008. After a period of working and studying in Japan, Mr Toth has joined BHP in Australia where he held various junior management roles with BHP Steel and BHP Manganese.

Following the sale of BHP’s Manganese division in 1998 to Billiton he joined Samancor Manganese and held senior marketing roles in Australia and The Netherlands. 

Following the BHP and Billiton merger in 2001 he moved to Singapore as Vice President for Manganese Marketing and later took on the role of Vice President for Iron Ore Marketing. 

In 2006, he took responsibility for managing the combined marketing and logistics activities of BHP Billiton’s Carbon Steel Materials group as Marketing Director. Mr Toth holds a Bachelor of Business degree from Monash University, a Graduate Certificate from Deakin University and a Master of International Business from the University of Melbourne.

IMnI Annual Conference Video

Companies Present in Istanbul

Afro Minerals Trading AG, Afton Chemical Corporation, ArcelorMittal Sourcing, Asia Minerals Ltd., Aveks AS, Bahrain Ferro Alloys B.S.C., BHP Billiton, Brumby Resources, Bryanston Resources, Cahya Mata Sarawak Berhad, China National Minerals Co. Ltd., Chinalight Resources Imp. & Exp. Corp., China National Precision Machinery Imp. & Exp. Corp., Chuo Denki Kogyo Co. Ltd., CITIC Dameng Industries Ltd, Compania Minera Autlan, S.A.B. de C.V., Consolidated Minerals Limited, CREC Material Co., Ltd., CRU, DCM DECOmetal GmbH, Delta EMD Pty Ltd, Dimension Steel & Alloys Pvt Ltd, Economist Intelligence Unit, ENRC Manganese Pty Ltd, Erachem, Eramet, Euromangan AD, Ferroatlantica S.A., Fesil Sales S.A., Galmet SpA, Glencore International AG, Hanwa Co. Ltd, Hatch Ltd., Hekimhan Medencilik Ith. Ihr. San. Tic. A.S., Japan Ferroalloy Association, JS Company "Privat Intertrading", Kalagadi Manganese Pty Ltd, Kalahari Resources, Kudumane Manganese Resources, L&M Handels AG, Lehating Mining, Manganese Metal Company, Marmara Metal Mamulleri Tic. A.S., Marubeni Tetsugen Co. Ltd., Metal Expert, Metmar Limited, Mineração Buritirama S.A., Ministry of Steel, Mitsui Co. (China) Ltd., Mizushima Ferroalloy Co., Ltd., MMC Resources, Inc., Mn Chemical Georgia LLC, MOIL Limited, Ningxia Tianyuan Manganese Industry Co., Ltd., Nippon Denko Co., Ltd., Ntsimbintle Mining (Pty) Ltd., OCTC Company, OFZ a.s., OM Holdings Limited, Omni Industries B.V., Ore and Metal Company Ltd., Platts, POSCO, Prince Minerals Limited, Prospex Minerios/Tremond, Quintal S.A., Raw & Refined Commodities AG, Renova, Reunion Gold Corporation, Risk & Policy Analysts Ltd., Rohit Ferrotech Ltd., Ronly Limited, S.K. Sarawagi & Co. Pvt. Ltd., Sagacious Financial Services Pvt. Ltd., Sharp Ferro Alloys Ltd, Sibelco Europe MineralsPlus, Simpac Metalloy Co., Ltd., SKI Shanghai Limited, Skopski Leguri DOOEL, Sumitomo Corporation, Tokyo Boeki Steel & Materials Ltd, Transalloys, Transnet Freight Rail, Traxys, Tshipi e Ntle Manganese Mining Pty. Ltd., United Manganese of Kalahari (Pty) Ltd., US Geological Survey, Uvan Hagfors Teknologi AB ( UHT), Vale International S/AVilmeks, White & Case, LLP, Wogen Pacific Ltd., World Steel Association, Yildirim Holding

Photos