Pat Cooper AM, CSC, GAICD

Chief Executive Officer

Pat Cooper

Pat Cooper AM, CSC, GAICD

Chief Executive Officer

Pat Cooper joined HVCCC in 2019 after 30 years as an Air Traffic Control Officer in the Australian Defence Force. Pat held several command, leadership and management appointments often to safely integrate the competing needs of commercial and military aviation. This is a solid foundation for leading HVCCC which integrates the best people, processes and technology to optimise the world’s largest coal export operation.

Pat holds a Master of Arts (Strategy and Management) from UNSW and he possesses a passion for improving team contribution and enjoyment at work. He was awarded a Conspicuous Service Cross in the 2011 Australia Day Honours and was made a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2019 Queen’s Birthday Honours.

Pat is very happily married to Jodi, and their daughter Grace is studying medicine at the University of Newcastle. In his spare time, Pat rides his ‘postie’ bikes on charity fundraising adventures, and as a family, they love snow skiing.