experience and implement the changes you
want to see, that you believe would be
beneficial for the company. In the end, it’s
a lot about the people in the company.”
Two global trends continue to support
Normet’s growth potential, according to
Robin. First, rising urbanisation globally is
driving both a continuous mining for metals
and new opportunities in innovation like the
Internet of Things, scanning and electric
drive technologies. Second, there is the rising
demand for tunnels.
“Whether it be metro tunnels, road
tunnels, railway tunnels or underground space,
the need for such infrastructure is going to
rapidly increase in the future,” says Robin.
“More mining is going underground. There
will be less open-pit mining, and we’ll have
to dig deeper to reach the ore.”Robin started his career in investment
banking, working in the industry for
five years. For the next 18 years he worked
for Nokia, in a range of different roles
from finance to operations, to sales. “That
gave me broad experience working in various
areas in a fast-growing international industry,
and in how to scale up a global business,”
he reflects. Following his time at Nokia,
Robin spent five years heading the Metals,COUNTRIES ACROSS
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