Our Values
Our priority is your safety
We respect and value all
Together we succeed
We act with integrity
Minova is an industry leader of ground support and geotechnical solutions for mining, tunnelling and surface ground engineering projects. We are known for our high-quality products, technical expertise and customer problem-solving. Our 140-year track record of developing and delivering innovative ground support solutions is a heritage we are proud of.
With manufacturing plants across five continents, and operations in more than 25 countries, we offer our customers full portfolio solutions, consisting of a comprehensive range of bolting systems, injection chemicals, grouts, resin capsules and sprayable membranes, coatings, and services.
We proactively develop and nurture partnerships that deliver value and support our customers securing their safety, performance, and efficiency.
We are there when you need us.
President
Business graduate. Master’s in business administration. 27 years’ experience in HR and manufacturing businesses. Previously worked for Sappi, BHP Aluminium, Manganese & Nickel, Anglo American Ltd., and Integrated Global Partners. 15+ years’ experience in VP or President roles.
“We are excited to have the Aurelius Group as our new owners and continue our expansion and sector growth strategies. Minova has an excellent reputation in the market for partnering with our customers, providing them with best-in-class ground control solutions”.
VP Africa
Chemical engineering graduate. Bachelor’s in business administration. 20+ years’ experience in manufacturing, mining, and chemical industries. Previously worked for Dow Chemicals, BHP Billiton, Wescoal Holdings and Octagon Minerals as Managing Director or Senior Manager Business Development.
“We have a strong local presence, supported by a global network, which enables us to craft value adding solutions which meet the needs of the local environment.”
Head of APAC
Mechanical Engineering graduate. Master’s in engineering management. 30 years’ experience in engineering technology, manufacturing, and Business management. Previously worked for Sahana Industries, in India, as the Managing director and for Crown Forklifts, in Australia, in pure R&D
“Minova APAC operates in hugely diverse market. Diversity ranges from multi ethnicity, language and varied economic conditions. APAC business supports its customer base across coal, hard rock and civil construction/infrastructure segments from India to Japan in the northern hemisphere and Australia and New Zealand in the southern.”
VP Europe CIS
Economics graduate. Master’s in Business Administration. 30+ years’ experience in manufacturing, mining, and capital goods. Previously worked for Chevron, Caterpillar & Boart Longyear. Established and sold a business to Caterpillar.
“There is no global, regional, or local connectivity without infrastructure. In Minova’s business we pride ourselves on improving this connectivity while keeping things safely moving; be it a metro project in Moscow or Prague; a tunnelling project in Eastern Europe or a motorway stabilisation project in the UK.”
VP Americas
Business graduate. Master’s in business administration. 30+ years’ experience in engineering and manufacturing. Previously worked for American Wire Products, Toyota, family-owned machine tooling business and Orica Mining Services.
“Across North America and LATAM we continue to expand our sales & technical excellence, providing customers with technical expertise, product solutions, equipment and installation across the mining and infrastructure sectors.”
Head of Marketing & Technology
Geology graduate. Masters in Geotechnical Engineering and a Chartered Geologist & Scientist, with 28 years’ experience in engineering, technology and sales roles across consultancy and technical manufacturing industries, for the mining and infrastructure sectors.
“Our focus remains on developing products and solutions which answer our customers’ requirements now, whilst providing Research & Development to support the future trends we see in mechanization, automation, environmental and social impact, digitization and increased safety and efficiency.”
Chief Financial Officer
Deeply experienced CFO who has been working with regional and global Finance teams for over 30 years.
Most recently, Udo was the CFO of Office Depot – Europe a leading supplier and exporter of workplace solutions. Leading a team of experienced professionals across 13 countries and 60 different companies Udo and the Office Depot team were accountable for the delivery of 1.5 billion EUR in revenues. Prior to that, he worked as CFO for the Secop Group a global leader in advanced compressor technologies. Other roles have included working for Vorwerk in Germany and the Lux Asia Pacific Group based out of Singapore.
Head of PMO
Business graduate. Master’s in Business Administration. 17 years’ experience in HR and manufacturing business. He started as an apprentice at Minova in 2004 and took on responsible HR roles early on. Through the roles of HRBP for Western Europe and Senior HRBP EMEA/CIS, he took on the role of Head of HR for Minova Global in 2018.
“Minova values, respects and appreciates the contributions of our employees who work all over the world and represent a multicultural environment where individual beliefs and needs are respected. Minova is committed to promoting equal opportunities and supports an environment that enables everyone to fulfil their potential. Diversity and inclusion are valued and embedded throughout the organisation.”