Neil Meadows announced as COO of European Metals Holdings

European Metals Holding announced the appointment of Neil Meadows as its chief operating officer on Wednesday.

The AIM-traded firm said Meadows had previously held the position of chief operating officer at Karara Mining, managing director of IMX Resources, and worked with the Australian Premium Iron Ore joint venture on mine infrastructure.

Before that, he was the chief operating officer of Queensland Nickel, subsequent to the sale of the business by BHP and was previously the general manager of the Yabulu Refinery site for BHP.

Prior to that he was the general manager at the Murrin operation for Minara Resources, a position he held for almost five years.

Meadows holds a Masters of Applied Science in metallurgy from the South Australian Institute of Technology, and was the recipient of the Mine Manager of the Year Award through the Sydney Mining Club in 2007.

He was the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy North Queensland Resources Industry Professional of the Year in 2009.

EMH said his technical qualifications were supported by a Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from Charles Sturt University, along with a Diploma of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

“We are delighted to welcome Neil Meadows to the team,” said managing director Keith Coughlan.

“Executives of Neil's quality and experience are not easy to find and we look forward to his guidance as we move into the development of the Cinovec Project.”

Coughlan said Meadows’ experience with projects of similar size and complexity would augment the existing team, both in Australia and the Czech Republic.

“Neil is an accomplished and highly regarded senior executive with a successful background in leadership in the Australian resources sector, managing multi-disciplined teams and has gained recognition for his work in improving operational and business outcomes for major resources enterprises.”