Coal, Mining & Energy Commercial Expert

John Wilcox

A legal, commercial and energy professional with extensive experience across coal marketing, international trade, contract negotiations, litigation, arbitration and natural resources. Combines a legal background with senior commercial leadership in the global thermal and metallurgical coal industry, including responsibility for multibillion-dollar sales portfolios across Asia, Europe and the Americas.

2017–Present

Independent Expert Witness

18 Mn tonnes

Annual thermal coal sales managed

US$5.5 Bn

Annual metallurgical coal revenue

US$200 Mn+

Arbitral award secured in a complex dispute

Overview

John Wilcox is a highly experienced coal, mining and energy commercial expert with over 30 years of experience spanning coal marketing, sales, commercial negotiations, energy and resources law, litigation and arbitration. He has held senior leadership positions with Anglo American, managing significant thermal and metallurgical coal portfolios and developing long-term commercial relationships with major power producers and steel manufacturers across Asia, Europe and South America. John specialises in thermal and metallurgical coal markets, coal supply agreements, pricing, contract negotiations and complex commercial disputes. His experience includes managing annual coal sales of up to 18 million tonnes, negotiating major long-term supply agreements and resolving contractual defaults and disputes. He has also led complex arbitration and court proceedings, including a major dispute involving an Indian government-related company that resulted in an arbitral award exceeding USD 200 million. Since 2017, he has also undertaken expert witness and advisory assignments in the Asia-Pacific region.

Qualifications

Bachelor of Commerce (Marketing), University of New South Wales, Australia, Master of Arts in Asian and International Studies, Griffith University, Australia, Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Queensland University of Technology, Australia

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