Daniel Zavattiero

Daniel Zavattiero is an Australian advocate representing the interests of the nation's uranium mining sector. He is a career mining and metals marketing professional who represents the uranium mining portfolio for the Minerals Council of Australia.

Daniel Zavattiero, Minerals Council of Australia at CARECRC forum, Adelaide (2015)

Career

Zavattiero studied in Melbourne where he obtained a Bachelor of Economics with Honours from Monash University and a Graduate Certificate of Corporate Management from Deakin University.^[1] He entered the resources and mining sector and was employed for 22 continuous years by BHP, including through its transformation into the global resource company, BHP Billiton. Zavattiero's career began in Melbourne at BHP steel, followed by iron ore and ultimately uranium (from 2008 to 2013). He worked in sales, marketing, distribution and procurement and the last position he held at the company was General Manager Marketing - Uranium. He worked in Perth, The Hague and Singapore before returning to Melbourne to live.^[2]

Zavatierro has held a position on the organising committee of the annual AusIMM International Uranium Conference,^[3] at which he has also been a presenter.^[4]

Nuclear power advocacy

Zavattiero has managed the uranium portfolio of the Minerals Council of Australia since its merger with the Australian Uranium Association in 2013.^[5][6] He advocates for nuclear power in Australia as an opinion writer,^[7][8] event organiser^[3] and public speaker.^[1] In June 2014, he called for the lifting of Australia's ban on nuclear power generation, speaking on behalf of the Minerals Council of Australia.^[9] The announcement of South Australia's Nuclear Fuel Cycle Royal Commission received his support in February 2015.^[10] Since the commencement of the Royal Commission, Zavattiero has endorsed Australia's agreements to export uranium to India, the United Arab Emirates and Ukraine.^[11]

References

1. "Daniel Zavattiero". South Australian Resources & Energy Investment Conference. Archived from the original on 12 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
2. Zavattiero, Daniel. "Daniel Zavattiero". LinkedIn.com. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
3. "Organising Committee". The AusIMM International Uranium Conference 2014. AusIMM. Archived from the original on 28 February 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
4. "The AusIMM International Uranium Conference 2015 DAY 1 - Tuesday 9 June 2015" (PDF). www.uranium2015.ausimm.com.au. Archived from the original (PDF) on 10 June 2015. Retrieved 13 June 2015.
5. Swanepoel, Esmarie (7 November 2013). "AUA merges with Minerals Council". Mining Weekly. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
6. Swanepoel, Esmarie. "AUA merges with Minerals Council". Mining Weekly. Retrieved 18 January 2017.
7. Zavattiero, Daniel (20 December 2013). "Nuclear energy will power the future". ABC Environment. ABC. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
8. Zavattiero, Daniel (19 June 2014). "Calm down, uranium is a conversation Australia needs to have". ABC Environment. ABC. Retrieved 20 March 2015.
9. Washbourne, Michael (1 June 2014). "Lift ban on nuclear power: MCA". Australia's Paydirt. 1 (217): 41. ISSN 1445-3436. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
10. Swanepoel, Esmarie (11 February 2015). "Resources sector welcomes South Australia nuclear commission". Mining Weekly. Retrieved 21 March 2015.
11. "Topic - Daniel Zavattiero". Mining Weekly. Retrieved 18 January 2017.^{[permanent dead link]}