Meet the Executive team at Yancoal Australia
Discover the team leading Yancoal Australia to a sustainable and profitable future.
Ning Yue
Chair of the Executive Committee (CEC)
Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO)
Mr Yue was appointed Executive Director, Co-Vice Chairman and CEC of Yancoal in September 2023 and Acting Chief Executive Officer (CEO) on 14 January 2025. Mr Yue is a senior engineer who graduated from China University of Mining and Technology, and has more than 20 years of experience in coal mining operations and management. Before joining Yancoal he held several senior roles with Yankuang Energy, including Head of the Safety Technology Section of the Jinjitan Project Department of the Nantun Coal Mine, Chief Engineer of the Jinjitan Coal Mine and subsequently General Manager of the Jinjitan Coal Mine. Mr Yue is Deputy General Manager of Yankuang Energy.
Kevin Su
Chief Financial Officer
Mr Ning (Kevin) Su was appointed CFO in May 2020, following his tenure as the General Manager Treasury since June 2014. With a diversified career spanning over two decades, he possesses extensive expertise in accounting, finance and treasury operations within the manufacturing and mining sectors in China and Australia. Previously, Mr Su served as the financial controller for Acer’s Oceanic Region, where he held various accounting and finance positions from 2003 to 2014. He holds a Master of Commerce Degree from the University of Sydney, complementing his Bachelor of Commerce Degree from the University of International Business and Economics in China. He is also a Fellow of CPA Australia (FCPA).
David Bennett
Executive General Manager – Operations
Mr Bennett has over 28 years of mining experience in operations, technical and leadership roles and transitioned to Yancoal in 2017 with the acquisition of the Coal & Allied assets. David was Technical Services Manager at the time of transition and has since held positions as Mining Manager and General Manager at Mount Thorley Warkworth. He holds a graduate diploma in Mining Engineering from the University of New South Wales as well as a diploma in business management.
Laura Zhang
Company Secretary, Chief Legal, Compliance, and Corporate Affairs Officer
Ms Zhang is one of the founding executives of the Company and has been the Company Secretary since September 2005. She has over 20 years of experience in the mining industry and has been instrumental in the Company’s growth. She oversees the Company’s corporate governance, group legal issues, corporate compliance, projects/corporate initiatives, investor relations and corporate affairs.
Ms Zhang graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a Master of Arts degree in language literature and cross-cultural communication. Ms Zhang also holds a graduate diploma of applied corporate governance from Governance Institute of Australia (formerly known as Chartered Secretaries Australia) in 2008 and foundations of directorship certificate of Australian Institute of Company Directors in 2012. Ms Zhang completed her EMBA degree at the Australian Graduate School of Management at the University of New South Wales in 2019. Ms Zhang was previously a Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute of Chartered Secretaries between May 2016 and July 2021, and is currently a Fellow member of the Governance Institute of Australia. Ms Zhang completed the company director’s course of the Australian Institute of Company Directors in 2011 and the international directors programme course of INSEAD in 2024.
Mark Salem
Executive General Manager – Marketing
Mr Salem was appointed EGM – Marketing in March 2018, following four years as General Manager of Marketing. Mark has over 35 years of experience in coal marketing, logistic and commercial functions. Mark worked at Xstrata Coal for 14 years, in marketing and commercial positions across Australia, the Asia/Pacific and Switzerland. Mark has also worked in various roles at BP Coal Development Australia, Rio Tinto and Savage Resources.
Michael Ngo
Chief Commercial Officer (CCO)
Mr Ngo joined Yancoal in 2020 and has responsibility for the Company’s various commercial functions, including strategy, mergers and acquisitions, infrastructure and procurement. He has over 25 years of experience, most of which has been in the resources and energy sector. Previous roles include Senior Vice President – Strategic Planning & Analysis for Banpu PCL, Executive General Manager – Strategy & Development for Centennial Coal and Principal – Transaction Advisory Services for EY.
