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  • Due to personal reasons, Wollongong Coal’s (WLC) CEO Mitchell Jakeman will be resigning from the company on May 31
  • Mitchell has been in the mining industry for more than 50 years, where he has worked for a number of large global mining and oil companies such as Shell and Anglo American
  • Mine Manager Warick Lidbury will be the interim CEO, while a new one is found
  • Further announcements regarding appointments will be made in due course
  • Wollongong Coal has ended the day with no change and shares have been trading for 0.8 cents each since January 2019

Due to personal reasons, Wollongong Coal’s (WLC) CEO Mitchell Jakeman will be resigning from the company on May 31.

Mitchell has been in the mining industry for more than 50 years, where he has worked for a number of large global mining and oil companies such as Shell and Anglo American.

In the interim, while a new CEO is found, Mine Manager, Warwick Lidbury, will be in this role.

Further announcements regarding appointments will be made in due course.

Warwick holds a Site Senior Executive Qualification from Queensland, a Mine Manager’s Certificate in NSW and Queensland, and a Degree in Safety Science.

He has over 44 years of mining experience and has been a General Manager for a Queensland mining company. Additionally, he has also managed coal mines in both NSW and Queensland.

Warwick has extensive knowledge in mine safety, first-workings mining methods, and long wall operations.

Wollongong Coal has ended the day with no change and shares have been trading for 0.8 cents each since January 2019.

WLC by the numbers
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