- Home
- /
- About
About CEEC
A Trusted, Independent Home for Eco-efficient Minerals Knowledge
CEEC International is a global, independent not-for-profit that accelerates eco-efficient practices in minerals production, championing the practical knowledge and tools that help the industry improve.
2011
Founded by mining industry leaders
36
Board directors, patrons and advocates
845
Resources in the open library
The people behind CEECOur story
Who We Are
CEEC International was established in 2011 by a group of mining industry leaders who saw the need for a platform to communicate the latest technical findings on efficient comminution practice. In 2022 it rebranded to reflect a broader purpose: not only reducing energy consumption in comminution, but water consumption, tailings management and greenhouse gas emissions.
Its mission is to accelerate the adoption of eco-efficient minerals and metals production practices. CEEC is an independent not-for-profit registered charity, led by volunteer networks for the benefit of society, with no commercial interest in any technology or outcome.
Working with mining companies and technical experts, CEEC develops roadmaps, reports, case studies, frameworks and tools, grounded in real operating experience and designed to support decision-making at the site and corporate level. Everything CEEC produces is independent, openly accessible and built around the actual challenges companies face.
At a glance
Structure
Independent not-for-profit
Standing
ACNC Registered Charity
Recognition
NGOsource ED on file
Funding
Sponsorship from the resource sector
Reach
Global
How CEEC works
Three Pillars, One Purpose
Knowledge
Connect the industry to rigorous global thinking: developing, curating and openly sharing what supports better decisions.
Collaboration
Convene the right people around the right problems through workshops, forums and cross-disciplinary exchange.
Impact
Develop the practical projects, benchmarks and frameworks that help the industry improve over time.
Team & governance
The People Behind CEEC
The Board of Directors, Patrons and Advocates who guide CEEC and champion its work across the industry.
Marc Allen
CEEC Chair
Perth, Australia
Marc is an energy and emissions expert who joined the CEEC Board as a Director in 2019.
Heather Ednie
CEEC Executive President & Director
Montreal, Canada
Heather is a globally recognised leader in mining innovation and collaboration, with over 25 years' experience advancing technology adoption, sustainability, and industry transformation.
Philip Bangerter
CEEC Director
Brisbane, Australia
Philip Bangerter graduated from the Otago School of Mines (NZ) in 1981, with an honours degree in mineral processing.
Eric Wasmund
CEEC Director
Vancouver, Canada
Eric Wasmund, PhD, P.Eng is a mining executive, based in Vancouver Canada, who currently manages the global business of Eriez Flotation, a proprietary equipment and consulting business with offices in…
Grant Ballantyne
CEEC Director
Brisbane, Australia
Grant is a Technical Director at Ausenco, providing critical input at the front-end of engineering design projects, consulting with operations, and assessing the economics of enhanced process technologies to improve…
Alex Blood
CEEC Director
Adelaide, Australia
Alex Blood is a globally experienced private and public sector executive with international mining and infrastructure experience within Africa, PNG, Asia-Pacific and Australia.
Ingrid Oyarzun
CEEC Director
Paris, France
Global senior executive leader with 22 years of combined experience in the resource sector across Americas, Australia, and currently France.
Priscila Esteves
CEEC Director
Minas Gerais, Brazil
Priscila Esteves is Managing Director of Steinert Latinoamericana.
Andrew Nash
CEEC Director
Bendigo, Australia
Andrew Nash has a background in metallurgy and has 15 years' experience in gold processing using BIOX technology.
Chris Greet
CEEC Director
Adelaide, South Australia
Dr Christopher Greet is a Metallurgical Engineer with over 40 years industrial experience in foundries and mineral processing operations across the world.
Tim Napier-Munn
Brisbane, Australia
Tim Napier-Munn is a mineral engineer with degrees from Imperial College, London, and Wits University, Johannesburg.
Elizabeth Lewis-Gray
Ballarat, Australia
Elizabeth Lewis-Gray is co-founder, Chair and Managing Director of Gekko Systems, based in Ballarat, Victoria.
Owen Hegarty
Melbourne, Australia
Owen Hegarty has some 40 years' experience in the global mining industry.
Jim Gowans
Surrey, BC, Canada
James (Jim) Gowans is a globally respected and active contributor to industry who serves on industry boards including New Gold Inc., Detour Gold, Cameco Ltd and Gedex.
Alex Bertram
Texas, United States of America
Alex Bertram is a proud father of two and husband to a chemical engineering wife and successful intrapreneur turned industry advisor & entrepreneur.
Bryan Rairdan
Alberta, Canada
Bryan Rairdan joined the CEEC Board in 2020 and has been involved in CEEC through the CMIC-CEEC Global Water Curves workshop held in Vancouver in 2019.
Caroline Woywadt
Germany
Caroline has graduated in mineral processing and holds a Dr.-Ing.
Chih-Ting Lo
Vancouver, Canada
Chih-Ting is the founder and president at EELO Solutions.
Evert Lessing
Helsinki, Finland
Evert started his metallurgical career in the steel industry in South Africa in 1995.
Greg Lane
Brisbane, Australia
Greg is Chief Technical Officer for Ausenco and non-executive director of NQMinerals PLC, a London-listed resources company.
Janine Herzig
Adelaide, Australia
Janine has been an Advocate for CEEC, its initiatives and the CEEC Medals since inception, taking on the new role of Executive President and Director in the first half of 2022 through to March 2025.
Joe Pease
Brisbane, Australia
Joe was a CEEC Director from 2012-2025, and served as CEEC Chair from 2013 to 2018 and was the chair of the Audit and Risk Committee.
Laurie Reemeyer
Vancouver, Canada
Laurie is the Principal Consultant at Resourceful Paths, a sustainability and strategy consultancy he established in 2016.
Malcolm Powell
Brisbane, Australia
Emeritus Professor Malcolm Powell has dedicated over 40 years to advancing comminution research and its application in mine design and process improvement.
Marco Lombard
Brisbane, Australia
Marco Lombard is an Account Manager at Magotteaux, currently based in Australia after an international career across South Africa and beyond.
Mario Drapeau
Quebec, Canada
Mario Drapeau supervises and works with technicians and metallurgists on projects related to the cyanidation, water treatment, destruction of cyanide and on some problems about reagents.
Maurizio Finucci
Johannesburg, South Africa
Maurizio has over thirty years working experience in a wide range of businesses ranging from small and medium discrete manufacturing plants to large international corporations with multiple mining and metals…
Michael Battersby
Cardiff, United Kingdom
Mike Battersby has more than 40 years' experience in the minerals industry.
Michael Myllynen
Adelaide, South Australia
Michael is a senior metallurgist at Magotteaux, Australia.
Dr Mike Daniel
Dr. Mike Daniel is an independent grinding circuit consultant with expertise in comminution circuit design, technology selection, and process optimisation.
Nadja Kunz
Vancouver, Canada
Nadja's greatest strength lies in her ability work across disciplines, management levels, and academe/practice to resolve complex sustainability challenges.
Peter Amelunxen
Canada
Peter Amelunxen is Vice President of Technical Services at Capstone Copper Inc, in Canada, overseeing technical and operational processes and managing project review, due diligence, project and operations risk management.
Peter Radziszewski
Vancouver, Canada
A graduate of UBC (BASc) and Université Laval (MSc, PhD) in mechanical engineering, Peter has worked in a research and development capacity in academia (UQAT, McGill) and industry (Metso, Comminution…
Robert McIvor
Minnesota, USA
Rob is founder and Chief Metallurgist – Grinding Systems, Metcom Technologies, Inc., based Marquette, MI, USA.
Sarah Boucaut
Adelaide, Australia
Sarah is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and currently serves a Non-Executive Director of two organisations, as well as serving as a member of an audit, finance and risk sub-committee.
Tom Payten
Adelaide, Australia
Dr. Tom Payten has been involved in R&D projects between Industry and University in Australia for over 15 years.
Work with Us
Partner, contribute knowledge, or join an initiative. Every relationship starts with a conversation.