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’s breadth of advisory capability is backed by 35 years of operational and consultancy experience in the resources industry. He has a deep understanding of project value drivers.

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    John Pala
  • Global
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    Ben Hammond

    Chief Operating Officer

    Ben brings to the table a unique blend of commercial knowledge and experience balanced with a deep technical mining background.

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    Ben Hammond
  • Americas & EMEA
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    Andrew Boushy

    General Manager – Americas and EMEA

    With over 30 years of experience in the resources industry including more than 15 years in consulting, Andrew has dedicated his career to delivering value through team building, project delivery and consulting.

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    Andrew Boushy
  • 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
  • Americas
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    Vlad Gladyshev

    Senior Manager – Americas

    Vlad is a seasoned mining executive with over 15 years of industry experience across North America, Africa, and Russia.

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    Vlad Gladyshev
  • EMEA
    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
  • Asia-Pacific
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    Stephen Miller

    General Manager APAC (Metals)

    Stephen is an accomplished mining engineer with over 30 years’ experience, 17 of which were in consulting roles throughout many countries including Australia, Botswana, China, India, Russia, Norway, Germany, and Mexico.

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    Stephen Miller
  • Australia
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    Steve Robinson

    General Manager Engineering, Safety, and Risk

    Steve has over 20 years of experience in risk management and safety in a variety of industries including mining, construction, and heavy industry.Steve has over 20 years of experience in risk management and safety in a variety of industries including mining, construction, and heavy industry.

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    Steve Robinson
  • Australia
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    Ryan Gomez

    General Manager Mine Optimisation Studies

    With over 10 years of experience in the resources industry, Ryan has worked in open cut coal and graphite mines across Australia and Brazil.

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    Ryan Gomez
  • Australia
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    Chris Nicholas

    General Manager Mine Feasibility and Advisory

    Chris has over 16 years of experience in the coal and resources industry within Australia. He has held various engineering, technical and business positions specifically in the underground coal industry.

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    Chris Nicholas
  • Australia
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    Brett Hodgins

    Senior Manager Technical Projects

    With over 25 years of experience in the resources sector including more than 13 years in resource consulting, Brett brings a wealth of knowledge and a wide range of experience in Operations and Feasibility Studies.

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    Brett Hodgins
  • Australia
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    Richard Schloss

    Manager Engineering and Advisory

    With over 40 years of experience in the mining industry, Richard is a dedicated, skilled and highly qualified Maintenance Manager.

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    Richard Schloss
  • Australia
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    Jacqueline London

    Manager Metals WA

    Jacqueline is a professional engineer with 20 years’ international experience in process engineering and plant design, management and execution of mining and resource projects for gold, base metals and industrial minerals valued up to US$500 million.

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    Jacqueline London
  • Australia
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    Michael Loney

    Manager Ventilation Gas Services

    With over 25 years’ engineering experience including more than 3 years in consulting, Michael is a specialist coal mine Ventilation Engineer in all aspects of ventilation engineering including gas drainage, spontaneous combustion management, primary and auxiliary ventilation fan selection.

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    Michael Loney
  • Australia
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    Rafael Brymora

    Manager Asset Management

    Rafael is a highly experienced mechanical engineer with over 30 years’ experience in asset management, engineering, and project delivery.

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    Rafael Brymora
  • Australia
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    Jay Sanal Kumar

    Manager Electrical Engineering Services

    Jay is a professional Engineer with over 10 years of experience in Electrical Engineering, Control Systems, Instrumentation, Hazardous Area Classification Engineering and Project Management.

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    Jay Sanal Kumar
  • Australia
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    Brian Baumhammer

    Manager Mine Optimisation

    With over 38 years of experience in the resources industry, including 16 years in consulting, Brian’s operational and technical expertise has assisted clients consistently gain significant value for their projects and operations.

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    Brian Baumhammer
  • Australia
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    Luke Hamson

    Senior Manager Technical Projects

    With over 22 years of experience in the coal mining industry within Australia, Luke has held various engineering and technical positions.

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    Luke Hamson
  • Australia
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    Brad Williams

    Manager Engineering Advisory

    With over 40 years’ experience in the coal mining industry including more than 5 years in consulting, Brad is a dynamic team player skilled with managing projects, products, and teams, working across a variety of management, engineering, maintenance, and operational roles at numerous sites in NSW and QLD.

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    Brad Williams
  • Australia
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    Nathan Hipwell

    Manager Engineering Services

    As a Mechanical Engineer in the mining industry, Nathan has experience in equipment utilisation and optimisation through downtime analysis. His experience also extends to risk management, systems and procedural development, integrating and improving work processes and equipment safety compliance.

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    Nathan Hipwell