Kurt Strobele has been responsible at Hatch for leading professional teams in the development and implementation of major capital projects, for many Canadian and several global metallurgical companies. The projects have included the development and installation of novel technologies and processes, for projects with capital costs of more than $1 billion. As a member of the executive management team of Hatch, and more recently as President and CEO, Kurt Strobele has contributed substantially to the development of the company, as it has grown from a Canadian-based operation to a company with global operations and over 6,000 staff.