Leadership Team

Mr Gerard Bond was appointed President and CEO of OceanaGold in April 2022, at which time he was also appointed to the Board of Directors.   Mr Bond has extensive experience in global finance and the resources industry and has held numerous senior executive roles across Europe and Australia. Most recently, he was the Finance Director and Chief Financial Officer at Newcrest Mining Limited from January 2012 to January 2022, a period of considerable operational, financial and growth transformation.   Prior to joining Newcrest, Gerard was with BHP for over 14 years where he held various senior executive roles in Mergers and Acquisitions, Treasury, as Deputy CFO of the Aluminium business, CFO and then Acting President of the Nickel business, and finally as BHP’s Head of Group Human Resources. Prior to joining BHP, he worked in Corporate Finance for Coopers & Lybrand.

Peter Sharpe is a mining executive with more than 25 years of broad-based industry experience spanning Australia, Papua New Guinea, North America and South America. Prior to joining OceanaGold, Mr Sharpe spent the vast majority of his career working for various operations across the three major mining companies of Newcrest, South 32 and BHP.   At Newcrest, Mr Sharpe held senior leadership roles including General Manager at Cadia, General Manager at Lihir and most recently as the Director of Integration for the recently acquired Pretivm Resources in Canada. Prior to joining Newcrest, Mr Sharpe had 18 years with BHP and South32 where he held a number of senior leadership roles including VP Operations Cannington, Asset President NSW Energy Coal and VP Colombia Coal where he represented BHP’s 33% JV interest in Cerrejon in Colombia. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Civil) from the University of Newcastle.

David Londono has over 35 years of experience in the mining industry, having worked in different countries and various commodities, including coal, copper and gold. Mr Londono joined OceanaGold in July 2021, as Executive General Manager of the Haile Gold Mine, where he has made a positive impact to the bottom line by driving operational success, focusing on safety, efficiency and profitability. He was previously the General Manager for Detour Gold Corporation where he turned around the operation before being sold to Kirkland Lake Gold. Mr Londono has also worked for AngloGold Ashanti and Barrick Gold in different senior operating and technical capacities.   Mr Londono started his career in Colombia as mine supervisor at the Cerrejon coal mine, one of the world’s largest open pits. He holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Mine Engineering from Universidad Nacional de Colombia, a Master of Science in Earth and Systems Engineering from Colorado School of Mines and an MBA from Regis University.

Mr Scott A Sullivan was appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Operating Officer and Acting President & CEO in September 2021. Mr Sullivan is a mining executive with over 30 years of broad- based industry experience spanning Australia, New Guinea, Africa and North America. His diversified experience includes strategic planning of mining operations and smelters, project development and commissioning, mine optimisation, restructuring and expansion, sustainability and government relations.   Prior to joining OceanaGold, Scott was CEO of Paladin Energy Ltd, and prior to that, General Manager of Newcrest’s Telfer Gold Mine, CEO of Attila Resources (now Century Resources) and Managing Director of Minbos Resources. He is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Mining with first class honours and a Master’s in Business Administration.

Mr Scott McQueen was appointed Executive Vice President, Chief Financial Officer of OceanaGold in July 2017. Mr McQueen has more than 30 years’ multi-disciplinary finance experience covering public practice, before moving into the energy, gas and mining sectors. Throughout his career he has held senior management roles in Australia, Asia and also Europe.   Prior to joining OceanaGold, Mr McQueen most recently worked at Iluka Resources Limited for more than seven years as General Manager Commercial.   He holds a Bachelor of Commerce Degree, a Masters in Taxation Law from Melbourne University and is a Certified Practising Accountant.

Craig Feebrey was appointed in November 2015 and is an experienced geologist with over 25 years of global exploration and commercial success. He has held several executive, senior technical, and management positions across major international mining organisations and junior exploration companies. Craig’s focus has been in gold and copper exploration, business development, and mining across Australia, Asia-Pacific, and the Americas.   Craig is a Chartered Professional Geologist and holds a Doctor of Philosophy (Geology) and Master of Science degree from Hokkaido University, Japan, and a Bachelor of Science and Graduate Diploma of Science from the University of New England, Australia.   Craig is a fellow of the Society of Economic Geologists, and a member of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy and Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Ms Megan Saussey was appointed to the role of EVP, Chief Sustainability Officer in December 2022. A respected sustainability leader, Megan has more than two decades of experience spanning upstream oil and gas, energy infrastructure and property development across Australia, Papua New Guinea, North America and the Middle East. Her deep expertise at operational and corporate levels includes social performance, human rights, climate change, environment, and a range of stakeholder engagement functions on large and complex projects.   Prior to joining OceanaGold, Megan was the sustainability and community lead at APA Group, where she led the enterprise transformation for net zero and climate. Megan’s previous experience includes nine years at Oil Search Ltd where she held a range of leadership roles including SVP Social Responsibility and Environment, and 14 years at Lend Lease in both Australia and the US. For eight years to 2020, Megan was a non-executive director of the UN Global Compact Network Australia, where her responsibilities included Acting Board Chair and Committee Chair.

Appointed in January 2016, Liang is a practising lawyer with a broad range of legal and corporate experience in the gold mining sector, including capital markets, debt financing, and corporate and commercial law.   She joined OceanaGold’s legal and company secretariat team in April 2009 and is currently responsible for legal affairs, compliance, and corporate governance across the company. Prior to joining OceanaGold, Liang was a commercial lawyer in private practice.   She holds a Bachelor of Commerce, a Bachelor of Laws, and a Master of Laws from the University of Melbourne. She is fluent in Chinese Mandarin.

Ms Michelle Du Plessis commenced as Executive Vice President and Chief People and Technology Officer in March 2023.   Michelle has over 25 years of experience in human resources, transformation and executive leadership across multiple industries and countries.   Prior to joining OceanaGold, Michelle spent 15 years with BHP in operational and strategic roles, leading a cross functional improvement and transformation function and most recently leading Global HR operations. Prior to that Michelle worked for other international organisations including Whirlpool and Murray & Roberts spanning human resources; health, safety, environment and community; operational management; continuous improvement and transformation portfolios.