Christopher Neil Fraser

Chris Fraser
Born
Christopher Neil Fraser

(1974-07-15) 15 July 1974 (age 50)
Yeovil, Somerset, England
NationalityBritish / Australian
Alma materUniversity of Western Australia
Occupationbusinessman
TitleCEO, Sirius Minerals

Christopher Neil Fraser (born 15 July 1974)[1] is a British-born Australian businessman. Born in the UK and brought up in Australia, Fraser was an investment banker, before becoming chief executive (CEO) of Sirius Minerals.

Fraser was born in Yeovil, Somerset, England, and his family emigrated to Australia when he was five weeks old.[2] He attended Hale School and has a bachelor's degree in Commerce from the University of Western Australia.[1][3]

Fraser worked in banking, particularly mining finance, with Rothschild, KPMG and Citigroup, rising to managing director in 2008.[4] He has been the CEO of Sirius Minerals since January 2011.[3]

He was involved in taking Sirius Minerals to near-bankruptcy in September 2019 before being acquired by Anglo-American.

Fraser is married and has two children.[1] He and his family moved to North Yorkshire from Australia in 2012.[2]

  1. ^ a b c Duke, Simon (22 April 2018). "I'm digging the biggest hole in Yorkshire, says Sirius Minerals boss Chris Fraser". The Sunday Times. Retrieved 21 October 2024.
  2. ^ a b Jon Yeomans (4 December 2016). "Digging for the future: Sirius Minerals' Yorkshire fertiliser mine an investment set to last '100 years'". Telegraph.co.uk. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  3. ^ a b Christopher Fraser. "Christopher Fraser, Sirius Minerals PLC: Profile & Biography". Bloomberg. Retrieved 30 December 2016.
  4. ^ "Board and management". Sirius Minerals. Retrieved 30 December 2016.