This morning in a surprise announcement, SciDev appointed Mr Dan O’Toole to the Board as an independent, Non-Executive Director.
Mr O'Toole brings with him over 35 years of experience across engineering and consulting sectors including over 18 years in executive leadership roles within Coffey International Limited and pitt&sherry.
Mr O’Toole is currently the Chairman of Viotel Limited, a private company focussed on empowering mining, transport and infrastructure businesses to better mitigate risks using worldclass monitoring technology. Prior to his current position, Mr O'Toole was the CEO of pitt&sherry, one of Australia’s most dynamic consulting engineering companies.
Prior to pitt&sherry, Mr O'Toole had a successful career at Coffey International Ltd including 3 years as the CEO of Coffey Mining Pty Ltd. Coffey are experts in geotechnical, environmental, engineering, testing and client-side project management services and focus on delivering technical excellence to manage complex risks for clients.
Mr O’Toole holds a Bachelor of Geological Engineering (Hons) from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (RMIT), is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Engineers and a member of both the Australasian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.