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Meet the Austin Powder Global Leadership Team

JOHN D. RATHBUN

President & CEO

  • Part of the Austin Family since 1986
  • Over 35 years of explosive industry experience in progressive roles at Austin Powder, from technical service to executive leadership
  • Chairman of SAFEX International, Advisory Board Member SD School of Mines

ANDREA G. SINGER

Global Human Resources Director

  • Part of the Austin Family since 2023
  • Over 28 years of Human Resources experience with proven expertise in implementing successful global human resources practices and processes geared towards win / win outcomes and bottom-line results

JOAO ROORDA

Global Director – Safety Health Environment & Security

  • Austin Powder Global Leadership Team Member
  • Part of the Austin Family since 2023
  • Over 13 years of explosive industry experience, including manufacturing, storage, transportation, and field operations

BRIAN WALLACE

President, Asia Pacific & Africa

  • Part of the Austin Family since 2013
  • Over 30 years of explosives industry experience, including technology, sales, operations, product management, and general management, and senior leadership at AECI, Orica, and Dyno Nobel
  • First assignment in the USA was in 1990 to lead integration for the ICI acquisition of Atlas Powder Company

CLEMENS HUETTNER

Managing Director, Austin Europe Gmbh

  • Part of the Austin Family since 2014
  • Over 20 years of building material and finance industry experience
  • Previous roles include Managing Director, Dexia Carbon Fund (Luxembourg based Private Equity Fund); Head of Commodity Trading, HCFuels Ltd (London-based commodity trading firm); and Senior Process Engineer Heidelberg Cement Group

DAVID FERNANDEZ

Global Director Strategy, Sustainability, and Innovation

  • Part of the Austin Family since January 2021
  • 24-year experience in the explosives industry in technical, operational, marketing, sales, and strategy leadership roles across more than 20 countries (Africa, Europe, Australia, Asia Pacific, LATAM and US & Canada)

IGNACIO RIGOU

Director, Latin America

  • Part of the Austin Family since 2006
  • Over 20 years of explosive industry experience

JIM BOLDT

Chief Financial Officer

  • Part of the Austin Family since 1994
  • Over 25 years of explosives industry experience in financial & business development roles

MARIO JULIO ALCEDO

Global Director – Field Operations

  • Part of the Austin Family since 1997
  • Over 25 years in the blasting industry
  • Previous roles include Operations Manager in the quarry and transportation industry

DR. MARTIN HELD

Global Director – Emulsion Products

  • Part of the Austin Family since 2007
  • Nearly 30 years of explosives industry experience, including plant management, SHES and technical oversight
  • Board Member, SAFEX International

OTTA GREBEN

Global Director – Detonator Products

  • Part of the Austin Family since 1999
  • Over 25 years of explosives industry experience, including sales, marketing, technical support, and executive leadership
  • Current Federation of Explosives Manufacturers board member

D. RALF WEBER

Global Director – Engineering

  • Part of the Austin Family since 2018
  • Over 40 years of petrochemical and explosives industry experience with Shell (24 years) and Orica (12 years)
  • Specialization in chemistry, plant process engineering, manufacturing, operations, engineering management, and maintenance

ROBERT GARE

Global Ammonium Nitrate Strategist

  • Working with the Austin Family since 2014 as a contractor and joined the Family in August 2020
  • Almost 20 years of explosives industry experience with Orica, Hanwha, including AN sourcing and production
  • Specialization in global ammonium nitrate contracting and supply

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