Arete Podcast With Richard Triggs

Michael is the Regional General Manager for Asia, Russia, and Australia for RPMGlobal (aka RPM). RPMGlobal (Runge Pincock Minarco) Holdings Limited operates as a holding company. The company, through its subsidiaries, provides mining software, enterprise mine management, planning, simulation, consulting, and training services. In this episode, Michael discusses his 12-year career path, which included six different jobs, his education, how RPMGlobal grew from a small business to a global corporation, and the changes in RPMGlobal's management that expedited the company's growth. Michael also shared his views on the impact of the pandemic on how the business delivers services and whether or not the change will be permanent. Episode Highlights: Michael was born in Brisbane and grew up there into a coal mining technology family. His parents started a small business that was called Tri-Tronics. The business pioneered a dragline monitoring system that went global. Michael worked for his parents business for 11