Mining Magazine February 2019 | Page 101

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101 excited . I look at how an organisation can become more effective . One of the challenges and opportunities in SSR , a company that ’ s been in operation for over 70 years and made up of different cultures and experiences , is how can we create collaboration and consistency in an effective way .”
O ’ Kane was appointed COO in early 2018 and brought with him over 30 years of industry experience across Chile and Canada , having worked with BHP for most of his career . He has worked at all levels of operations , project development , business development as well as health and safety . During his career , he gained a keen understanding on how to get people to where they need to go through collaboration and the standardisation of best practices . “ I can see where the different operations are at different points , or people within the operations have different levels of understanding , and I ’ ve had the opportunity to see how that connects together .” he says .
As SSR continues its growth journey , O ’ Kane believes it must do so with the aim of maintaining the agility of a smaller company and the key for it to
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