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our assets
are our people

our assets
are our people

why Preservar?

why Preservar?

We are a world class team of experienced professionals, with cross-industry know-how, who share a drive to deliver long-lasting values to our clients. Our strong global network and belief in relationship-based business never ceases to benefit us and our clients.

meet our leadership team

meet our leadership team

Shane Johnson

Founder and CEO

  • Senior executive mining industry experience, Shane started his career with 20 years of invaluable experience at Rio Tinto, across both technical and operational roles in Australia and internationally.
  • Proven track record of success and a reputation for business turnarounds. Shane utilises integrated operations to leverage step-change improvement across the value chain while combining new and existing technology.
  • His professional motto is one we all live by at Preservar, to “deliver significant impact, quickly and sustainably”.
The leadership team

Lionel Louw

Strategic Advisor

  • 30+ years of extensive experience in designing and implementing transformational projects across several continents, including Africa and other emerging markets.
  • Well-known as an industry-level strategist, change catalyst, and executive team facilitator, he enjoys adding a unique blend of hard-nosed experience, extensive organisation architecture insights, and strategic thinking to executive teams.
The leadership team

Chris Taylor

Strategic Advisor

  • Over 20 years of commercial, strategy, and operational consulting experience with VCI, NextGenOpX, and KPMG.
  • Worked as lead consultant for strategic repositioning, organisational redesign, and transformation projects for mining, oil, and gas companies.

bringing you the best from across the globe

bringing you the best from across the globe

We are a world class team of experienced professionals, with cross-industry know-how, who share a drive to deliver long-lasting value to our clients. Our strong global network and belief in relationship-based business never ceases to benefit us and our clients.

The team is headed up by Shane Johnson, who has a passion for delivering results.

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