Gary Benion

Gary Benion is an accomplished commercial manager with extensive experience in the mining and corporate sectors. Currently serving as Commercial Manager at Whitehaven Coal since December 2023, Gary previously held several managerial roles at Idemitsu Australia Resources, including Manager Business Strategy and Systems and Business Performance and Planning Manager from November 2013 to November 2023. At Xstrata Coal, Gary worked as Manager of Business Analysis/Business Development, where responsibilities included mergers and acquisitions and asset optimization. Previous positions also include Corporate Development Executive at Aristocrat Leisure Industries and Vice President of Finance & Business Analysis at Hasbro Inc. Educational qualifications include a Financial Modeling Valuation Analyst from the Corporate Finance Institute® and CMA from the Institute of Certified Management Accountants. Gary holds a Post Graduate Diploma in Business Administration from the University of Surrey and a Bachelor of Economics from the University of Sydney.