Daniel Zavattiero

Daniel Zavattiero is a career mining and metals marketing professional who currently represents the uranium mining portfolio of the Minerals Council of Australia. He joined the MCA after 22 years of continuous employment by the Broken Hill Proprietary Company through its transformation into the global resource company, BHP Billiton. Zavattiero's career began in Melbourne in BHP steel, followed by iron ore and leading ultimately uranium from 2008 to 2013. He worked in sales, marketing, distribution and procurement and the last position he held at the company was General Manager Marketing - Uranium. He worked in Melbourne, Perth, The Hague and Singapore before returning to Melbourne to live.^[1] Zavatierro has held a position on the organising committee of the annual AusIMM International Uranium Conference,^[2] at which he has also been a presenter.

Nuclear power advocacy

Zavattiero has managed the uranium portfolio of the Minerals Council of Australia since its merger with the Australian Uranium Association in 2013.^[3] He advocates for nuclear power in Australia as an opinion writer,^[4][5] event organiser^[2] and public speaker.^[6] In June 2014, he called for the lifting of Australia's ban on nuclear power generation, speaking on behalf of the Minerals Council of Australia.^[7] The announcement of South Australia's Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission received his support in February 2015.^[8]

Education

Zavattiero studied in Melbourne and has a Bachelor of Economics with Honours from Monash University and a Graduate Certificate of Corporate Management from Deakin University.^[6]

References

1. ↑ Zavattiero, Daniel. "Daniel Zavattiero". LinkedIn.com. Retrieved 2015-03-20. 
2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Organising Committee". The AusIMM International Uranium Conference 2014. AusIMM. Retrieved 2015-03-20. 
3. ↑ Swanepoel, Esmarie (2013-11-07). "AUA merges with Minerals Council". Mining Weekly. Retrieved 2015-03-21. 
4. ↑ Zavattiero, Daniel (2013-12-20). "Nuclear energy will power the future". ABC Environment (ABC). Retrieved 2015-03-20. 
5. ↑ Zavattiero, Daniel (2014-06-19). "Calm down, uranium is a conversation Australia needs to have". ABC Environment (ABC). Retrieved 2015-03-20. 
6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Daniel Zavattiero". South Australian Resources & Energy Investment Conference. Retrieved 2015-03-20. 
7. ↑ Washbourne, Michael (2014-06-01). "Lift ban on nuclear power: MCA". Australia's Paydirt (217). ISSN 1445-3436. Retrieved 2015-03-21. 
8. ↑ Swanepoel, Esmarie (2015-02-11). "Resources sector welcomes South Australia nuclear commission". Mining Weekly. Retrieved 2015-03-21.