Delta SBD operates across five business units. The operational performance of these business units is the responsibility of the general managers, who report to the Executive General Managers in each State.
Stephen Bizzaca
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Stephen is an electrical engineer with over 30 years experience in the underground coal and metalliferous coal mining industries.
His experience is wide ranging, including large project management, longwall moves, conveyor installations and maintenance, and operational management in mining and engineering. He has extensive knowledge of the industry, particularly in the Bowen Basin in Queensland.
Stephen was responsible for the purchase and commissioning of Queensland’s first modern longwall at Central Colliery in 1985 and subsequently was the Project Director for the design and development of the Southern Colliery Project in 1988. In 1989 he became Project and Operations manager for TiWest Ltd and later became Project Manager for feasibility studies for Newcrest’s Telfer expansion.
Stephen founded the SBD business in 1995 and has led its growth since then to merge with Delta to form Delta SBD.
Stephen has a Bachelor of Applied Science (Electronic Engineering) from Curtin University (formerly Western Australian Institute of Technology).
Gabe Meena
Chief Operating Officer
Gabe is a business executive with over 25 years' experience in the steel and mining industry, having held senior operational and management roles with Bluescope Steel as General Manager Mills and Coating, Bluescoope Steel China as President China Coated and BHP Collieries as General Manager of a number of coal mines.
Tony McFadden
Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary
Tony is a Certified Practising Accountant with more than 22 years experience in the underground coal mining industry.
He began his career in the banking industry before being employed as a Senior Management Accountant with Clutha Ltd. He then went on to become Commercial Manager with Advance Coal Ltd, Sada Pty Ltd, Excel Coal Limited and more recently a Commercial and Business Manager with Peabody Energy.
He joined Delta SBD in May 2010.
Tony is a Fellow of the Chartered Secretaries of Australia and the Taxation Institute of Australia. He has a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Wollongong and has completed the Company Secretarial Course with the Chartered Secretaries of Australia.
David Roach
General Manager – Health, Safety and Compliance
David has worked in the mining industry for more than 20 years in a variety of roles including occupational health and safety leadership, risk assessment and management and safety training.
David began his career in the mining industry in 1981 and undertook a range of mining industry roles before being appointed as a Workforce Safety Training Officer at BHP Illawarra Coal’s Appin Colliery in 1995. He then went on to be Safety and Training Manager for BHP Billiton Illawarra Coal before moving to P&O Ports as Manager for Safety and Environment in Sydney in 2005. In 2006, he took up the position of Senior Manager for Global Safety and Environment with DP World in Dubai.
He began with Delta SBD in June 2010.
Garry Janson
General Manager – Berrima Colliery
Garry has extensive experience in the underground coal mining industry.
He is an experienced manager leading teams to improve the safety and efficiency of underground coal mines.
He has extensive practical experience in both longwall and board and pillar mines in NSW and the Bowen Basin in Queensland.
Garry began his career as a Mining Trainee at Huntley Colliery in the Southern Coalfields of NSW and has held a wide range of positions including Miner Operator, Deputy, Undermanager, Longwall Coordinator, Undermanager in Charge and Mine Manager.
Garry has a First Class Certificate of Competency in NSW and a First Class Mine Managers Certificate of Competency in Queensland.
He joined Delta SBD in December 2009.
Neil Marvell
General Manager – NSW South
Neil has extensive experience in the underground coal mining industry, particularly in the areas of roadway development, longwall operations and mine services.
Neil joined the Company in 2005 and was Production Manager for Delta Colliery and then Project Manager for the Appin development project. He was then promoted to General Manager for NSW South.
Neil has a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) from the University of Wollongong and a First Class Certificate of Competency in NSW.
Jim Richardson
General Manager – NSW North
Jim has in excess of 25 years underground operational experience at a number of Hunter Valley operations. His experience includes place change systems, pillar extraction, continuous haulage, gate road development and longwall production and relocation.
He has worked in a variety of roles including Operator, Deputy, Shift Undermanager, Undermanager in Charge, Development Superintendent and Production Manager.
He joined the Company in August 2007 and was promoted to his current role as General Manager for NSW North in November 2008. He is also responsible for the Western and Gunnedah regions of NSW.
He has a Second Class Certificate of Competency in NSW.
Dominic Jones
General Manager – Queensland
Dominic has experience in the underground contracting environment both in hard-rock and underground coal mining.
Dominic started his mining career in South Africa.
In 1995 he founded Torrex Contracting Pty Ltd, a mining contracting company that specialised in mechanised underground metalliferous development across Southern Africa.
In 2006 Dominic relocated his family to Australia where he was employed by G&S Engineering as Manager of their underground operations.
He joined the Company in October 2006.
Rob Skinner
Fleet Manager
Rob leads the team in the servicing and repair of underground diesel equipment owned by the Company.
Rob’s career in the mining industry began when he worked as a Fitter and Service Representative for Specialised Mining Vehicles in Tomago NSW, before moving to DBT Australia (now Bucyrus) in the role of Service Engineer and Project Manager. In these roles, he gained experience in the manufacture, overhaul, repair and maintenance of diesel and pneumatic equipment.
Rob joined the Company in March 2008.
Cecilia Milani
Human Resources Manager
Cecilia is an experienced human resources manager previously holding a position with Illawarra Technology Corporation Limited, a University of Wollongong business.
Cecilia joined the Company in August 2005.
Cecilia has a Diploma in Human Resource Management and a Bachelor of Business in Human Resource Management from Charles Sturt University.
