Business Chief APAC+ANZ Magazine August 2015 | Page 59

MINING GLOBAL for Hastings Deering , and we train these students to become highly-qualified technicians .
“ We also take time to train our employees . Technology is becoming more and more advanced , and we feel that these ever-changing innovations require us to stay ahead of the pack and provide better training ,” Mehmet said .
A man who believes that all good leaders inspire others by being an example , Mehmet himself took additional steps to “ train ” for his new role : He joined Hastings Deering in 2012 as COO before stepping up to become CEO in 2014 .
“ My initial foray into the business as COO was done to provide me with the opportunity to understand how this business works operationally . To spend a couple of years focusing on the engine of the business before focusing on some of the more functional activities was important to me ,” he explained .
Ensuring continued growth isn ’ t just for individual members of the Hastings Deering team : The corporation as a whole is subject to review in the name of improvement .
“ We ’ ve modified and made improvements to our own business to better serve our customers ’ needs ,” Mehmet revealed . “ We ’ ve had to use lean methodologies to try to improve the deficiencies in our business , but doing so allows us to provide better quality service to customers . We look to ourselves to see what we can improve to benefit the customer from a quality and cost perspective .”

Company Information

INDUSTRY
Mining , Construction
HEADQUARTERS
Kerry Road Archerfield Brisbane Queensland , Australia , 4108
FOUNDED
1932
EMPLOYEES
~ 4,000
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