Our Senior Team

Established in 2000, Palaris employs a diverse range of professionals with substantial resources experience. Our core values emphasise professionalism and integrity – this underpins all that we do.

Our Senior Team

  • Global
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    John Pala

    Managing Director

    John is a highly experienced mining executive with over 20 years in senior operational management roles and over 25 years at the helm of Palaris providing international mining advisory services.

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    John Pala
  • EMEA
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    Mike Glaser

    Senior Manager – EMEA

    Mike has over 30 years’ experience in the resource industry, with operational and pit to port study management exposure.

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    Mike Glaser
  • Australia
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    Rafael Brymora

    Senior Manager – Technical Advisory

    Rafael is a highly experienced mechanical engineer with over 32 years’ experience in capital project delivery, engineering, and asset management.

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    Rafael Brymora
  • South Africa
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    Mike Brown

    Managing Partner – African Region

    Mike has over 35 years’ experience in the resources industry in management, operational, and director roles. 

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    Mike Brown
  • Australia
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    Luke Hamson

    Senior Manager – Technical Projects

    With close to 25 years in the coal mining industry within Australia in both underground and open cut, Luke has held various senior engineering and technical positions.

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    Luke Hamson
  • Australia
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    Jacqueline London

    Senior Manager – Technical Project APAC

    Jacqueline is a professional engineer with close to 25 years of international experience in process engineering and plant design, management, execution and due diligence of mining and resource projects for gold, base metals and industrial minerals valued up to USD500 million.

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    Jacqueline London
  • Americas
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    Vlad Gladyshev

    Senior Manager – Americas

    With over 17 years of resource industry experience, Vlad is a highly experience mining executive who has worked across North America, Africa, and Russia.

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    Vlad Gladyshev
  • Australia
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    Michael Loney

    Senior Manager – Ventilation Services

    With over 25 years’ engineering experience including more than 4 years in consulting, Michael is a specialist coal mine Ventilation Engineer with proven results in all aspects of ventilation engineering.

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    Michael Loney
  • Australia
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    Gregory Lloyd

    Senior Manager – Project Engineering Services & Asset Management

    Gregory is a highly experienced management professional with over 30 years of expertise across leadership, project management, work health and safety, risk management, and electrical engineering.

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    Gregory Lloyd
  • Australia
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    Daniel Atkins

    Senior Manager – Technical Projects & Mine Operations

    Daniel is a focused and results driven Mining Engineer with over 10 years’ experience and a passion for problem solving.

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    Daniel Atkins
  • Australia
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    Felipe Palominos

    Senior Manager – Technical, Gas & Mine Planning

    Felipe is a Civil and Mining Engineer that brings 18 years of technical, operational and leadership experience in both underground and open cut mines across the coal and limestone industries in Australia and Latin America as well as in engineering consultancies.

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    Felipe Palominos
  • Australia
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    Donovan De Ponte

    Senior Manager – Technical Projects & Mine Optimisation 

    Donavan is a highly experienced mining engineer with over 8 years of experience in production, technical services, and consulting across coal and mineral sands in Australia and Africa.

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    Donovan De Ponte
  • Australia
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    Christopher Boon

    Senior Manager – Mine Economics

    Chris is an experienced engineer and financial analyst with nearly 20 years’ experience across minerals processing, mining, and industrial sectors.

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    Christopher Boon
  • Australia
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    Mick Brown

    Senior Manager – Technical & Feasibility Studies

    Mick is a highly experienced mining studies and technical services manager, holding qualifications in mine engineering and applied finance.

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    Mick Brown
  • Australia
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    Paul Antich

    Senior Manager – Critical Risk Controls & Engineering

    Paul is a highly experienced mining professional with over 35 years of leadership across operations, technical services, major projects and contractor management, within the resources sector both in Australia and internationally.

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    Paul Antich