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

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