Peter Roland Coates is a businessperson who has been at the head of 14 different companies is on the board of Event Hospitality & Entertainment Ltd. and Glencore Plc. In his past career he held the position of Non-Executive Chairman for Santos Ltd. and Director at Santos Finance Ltd. (a subsidiary of Santos Ltd.), Chairman of Santos Ltd. and Director at Santos Finance Ltd. (a subsidiary of Santos Ltd.), Chairman at Australian Coal Association, Chairman at New South Wales Minerals Council Ltd., Member of Business Council of Australia, Independent Non-Executive Chairman of Minara Resources Pty Ltd., Non-Executive Chairman at Jubilee Mines NL, Non-Executive Chairman at Sphere Minerals Pty Ltd., Non-Executive Chairman for Xstrata Australia Pty Ltd., Chief Executive Officer for Glencore Coal Pty Ltd., Chief Executive Officer for Xstrata Ltd., Director & Managing Director at Cumnock Coal Pty Ltd., Chief Executive Officer at Glencore Coal Australia Pty Ltd., Member-NSW Minerals Ministerial Advisory Council at New South Wales Department of Primary Industries and Chairman of Minerals Council of Australia.

Peter Roland Coates received an undergraduate degree from The University of New South Wales.