Mike Berube - President and CEO
Tony Napier - COO and Managing Director of APAC
Meet Tony Napier, the Chief Operating Officer of Strata Worldwide and the Managing Director of Strata Australia (APAC). Tony joined the company in February 2022 and is based at the company's Australian head office in Newcastle, New South Wales. With over 30 years of experience in global mining and advanced technologies, Tony has a proven track record in developing, implementing, and guiding corporate growth strategies. He has a background in communications and electronics and holds a master’s degree in business administration.In his role, Tony is responsible for Strata's global operational planning and implementing company strategies into daily operations to achieve overall objectives. This includes overseeing the daily operations of the company in the Asia-Pacific region to ensure they align with the company's overall goals.
Ian Turner - Managing Director of Europe
Ian Turner was appointed as the head of Strata Worldwide's new European office in Saarbrucken, Germany in July 2022. He has more than 20 years of experience in industry sales, business development and global marketing, and a proven track record of working in high-tech niche markets. His technical expertise lies in the fields of mining and tunnelling, with a particular focus on communications and networking technologies. In a brief video, Ian discusses his background and experience, as well as the latest activities and objectives of the European organization for Strata in the European, Middle Eastern and Northern African (EMEA) regions.
Mike Walling - President of Americas
Meet Mike Walling, President of Americas for Strata Worldwide. Mike joined the company in 2012 and is responsible for the P&L, business development, and strategic growth for all Strata’s product offerings in North, South, and Latin America.
With a strong drive for generating new business, interfacing with people, and focusing on company growth, Mike excels in leading a unified US-based team of sales and service professionals and overseeing the relationships and business operations of Strata’s network of distributors. Strata and its distributors have enjoyed longstanding partnerships, which have played an integral part in expanding Strata’s product solutions into new parts of the world.
Mike Rispin - Vice President of Strata Tunneling
Mike Rispin, Vice President of Strata Tunneling, discusses the global tunneling division of Strata Worldwide. In 2020, Strata officially launched its tunneling division, with Mike Rispin appointed as Vice President to lead the expansion. With over 38 years of international tunneling experience, Mike has successfully expanded Strata's presence in the industry and has promoted the business's growth over the last three and a half years.
Strata Tunneling’s goal is to support tunneling projects worldwide by providing advanced safety technologies, as well as reliable communications, networking, and monitoring systems for people and machinery working underground.
Strata Worldwide South Africa
Strata's journey in Africa began over 14 years ago when it first introduced proximity detection and collision avoidance technology into South Africa's underground coal mines. Since then, Strata has grown and expanded its presence throughout Africa and has broadened its product lines to include emergency refuge products and cutting-edge networking and communications technologies. Strata's South African operations are currently lead by Gert Venter who joined the company in 2015.