Latrobe Magnesium Limited has appointed Ronan Gillen as its new Chief Operating Officer for its initial 3,000 tpa magnesium plant at 320 Tramway Road Hazelwood North. Mr. Gillen will be responsible for the construction and operations of the plant. Since 2009 Mr. Gillen has been employed by Fluor working in positions of senior responsibility on a number of significant projects. These included the proposal, program, process engineering, operational and construction management with companies and projects such as BHP's Mineral Australia Program, MMG, Ma'aden, Newcrest's Cadia East project and Waisoi studies.