John Pearson is Hatch's Managing Director for Energy and a key leader of Hatch's global business expansion. As Managing Director of Systems, John piloted Hatch's business and production control systems to smooth the company's global expansion in Africa, Australia and South America. John has supervised the continuous upgrades of Hatch's highly-modernized advanced-controls. As a project manager or project sponsor, John overlooked the development of the Voisey's Bay smelter and demonstration plant for Vale, and now acts as chairman of the engineering joint venture at Xstrata's $3.85-billion Koniambo nickel smelter in New Caledonia each of these projects feature innovative engineering and design. Through John's charity cycling initiatives, he has raised almost $1 million for childhood cancer.