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CURRICULUM VITAE: SEAN O'BEIRNE Firm: Sustainable Environmental Solutions (Pty) Ltd Name: Sean O’Beirne Position in firm: Director Profession: Environmental Consultant Specialisation: Air Quality Integrated Environmental Management Date of birth: 26 August 1963 Years Experience: 25 Years with firm: 17 Nationality: South African Professional Memberships/s: Certified Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) in South Africa

KEY QUALIFICATIONS § Specialist knowledge in air quality, convective rainfall processes, cleaner production and boundary

layer meteorology. § Extensive experience (some 25 years) in:

• Leading and managing environmental assessments in South Africa, elsewhere in Africa and eastern Europe;

• The design and implementation of Environmental Management Systems (EMS) for ISO 14001 Certification and post EIA Environmental Management Programmes (EMPs);

• Equator Principles and International Lender Requirements (IFC, MIGA and EBRD); and, • Selected to the Panel of External Assessors for EAPASA.

EDUCATION AND PROFESSIONAL STATUS § BA Hons (Geography, 1st class) Wits University 1988 § MSc (Radar rainfall measurement) Wits University 1993 § Member of SA Chapter of the International Association for Impact Assessments (IAIA-SA)

Currently member of the National Executive Committee and former President § Certified Environmental Assessment Practitioner (EAP) in South Africa Courses § Economics, Politics and the Environment (UCT 1991) § Integrated Environmental Management - Theory and Practice (UCT 1992) § Leaders and leadership (Groman, 1994) § Advanced Environmental Management (CSIR and Prof Larry Canter [USA], 1997) § Theory of Constraints Project Management Course (CSIR, 1998) § Advanced Leadership Programme (Groman,1999) § Research Methodology (University of Pretoria, 2000) – Passed with distinction § Transition from ISO14001:2004 to ISO14001:2015 – Environmental Management Systems (North

West University, 2016).

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EMPLOYMENT AND EXPERIENCE RECORD

2000-present: SE Solutions and SustEMS

§ Company director;

§ Appointed to conduct an assessment of the Environmental Regulatory Impact on the South

African Petroleum Industry by SAPIA;

§ Appointed to lead the public participation for a postponement of the compliance timeframes for the

MES for Eskom’s Medupi and Matimba coal-fired power stations.

§ Appointed to lead an ESIA for an energy project in the DRC;

§ Appointed to lead an ESIA for the reprocessing of tailings in the DRC.

§ Specialist advisor on the environmental assessment for the Shalkiya Mine Expansion in

Kazakhstan.

§ IFC appraisal visit to confidential client in Nigeria, Kenya and the UAE;

§ IFC supervision visits to confidential clients in Uganda, Kenya, Rwanda and Nigeria.

§ Project leader for ESIA repair for EBRD on the Ohrid-Pestani Expressway in Macedonia;

§ Chair of the Conference Organising Committee for the 2015 IAIAsa National Conference.

§ Specialist advisor to Sasol in developing an air quality offsets programme for submission to the

DEA;

§ Advisory support for the completion of the Nuclear 1 EIA;

§ Technical advisor to Smith Ndlovu and Summers Attorneys in commenting on the proposed

Burgan facility for Chevron;

§ Environmental lead for due diligence for the proposed Nador West Med Port development in

Morocco for EBRD;

§ Assisted IFC in advisory role on the proposed Kampala-Jinja Road Project (Uganda);

§ Developed and presented commercial training course entitled ‘Sharpening the tool: New

techniques and methods in environmental impact assessment’.

§ Lead developer of a management programme for environment during project development and

implementation for Tronox;

§ Member of the IC appraisal team for the Nacala Corridor Project - Mozambique;

§ Author of an Equator Principles Monitoring Review for the Mokolo Crocodile Water Augmentation

Project (MCWAP);

§ Author of the Environmental Outlook and Groundwater chapter of the State of Environment Report

for the City of Johannesburg;

§ Author of the Environmental Outlook for NW Province;

§ Specialist advisor to Sasol for their process of applying for exemption and postponement of the

compliance time frames of the minimum emission standards, for their various industrial operations;

§ Environmental assessment practitioner (EAP) for the Bayside Aluminium Smelter

decommissioning;

§ Independent review of the proposed Volspruit Mine EIA;

§ Conducted an Environmental and Social due diligence audit on Improved Petroleum Recovery’s

(IPR) Egyptian operations for the EBRD;

§ Project leader of a process of applying for postponement of the minimum emission standards, for

Eskom’s coal- and liquid fuel-fired power stations;

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§ Specialist advisor on the environmental assessment for the Ametistivoy Gold Mine in Kamchatka,

Russian Federation.

§ Developed and ran a training course at the IAIAsa National Conference entitled ‘Upping the EIA

Game, From Process to Method’;

§ Conducted an Environmental and Social due diligence audit on Kuwait Energy International’s

Egyptian operations;

§ Project leader for Phase 2 of the Sustainable Development Management System for the

Department of Water Affairs, South Africa.

§ Participant in the South African Environmental Outlook (State of Environment) for the Department

of Environmental Affairs responsible for developing an overarching Impact Map and leading the

scenarios component of the process.

§ Participant in the EIAM strategy formulation process for the Department of Environmental Affairs.

§ Developed and presented an environmental management training course for the Zambian

Electricity Supply Commission (ZESCO);

§ Presenter on an Environmental Control Officer (ECO) course under the auspices of the Centre for

Environmental Management at the NWU;

§ Specialist advisor to Shell in the design of the Environmental Assessment process for proposed

shale gas exploration in the Karoo;

§ Project manager for a due diligence audit on the Ingula Pumped Storage scheme;

§ Acting Head of Environment for TCTA with a special focus on the Acid Mine Drainage Project;

§ Independent peer review of the N3 EIA (De Beers Pass Route)

§ Advisor to client (confidential) on a possible acquisition;

§ Advisor to Avelar Energy Systems for EIAs on Solar PV farms;

§ Completed an Equator Principles review for the Komati Water Scheme Augmentation Project;

§ Project leader for an Environmental Risk Assessment for the Qatalum Smelter in Qatar;

§ Author of the Compliance and Enforcement section of the National Environmental Impact and

Management Strategy (EIMS) for National DEA;

§ Consultant to the Mozal Smelter for general environmental management support, training and

direct assistance on the FTC rebuild project;

§ Developed an electronic web-based Environmental Management System called SustEMS

(Sustainable Environmental Management Systems);

§ Independent peer review of the Nuclear 1 Environmental Impact Report (in collaboration with Mark

Wood of Mark Wood Consultants);

§ Project leader for a due diligence audit on the Vysochasishy Gold Mine, Irkurtsk Region, Russia

for the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, EBRD.

§ Appointed by the World Bank for Phase 1 (Preliminary Analysis of Cumulative Impacts and

Preparation of Terms of Reference for a Detailed Study) of a Regional Environmental and Social

Assessment of Coal Fired Power Generation along the Botswana-South African Border;

§ Developed an Operations Environmental Management Programme (OEMP) for the Qatalum

Smelter in Qatar;

§ Chairman of the Expert Panel for the Komati Water Scheme Augmentation Project (KWSAP);

§ Consultant to the Mooi-Mgeni Transfer Scheme – Phase 2;

§ Expert panel member for the Makolo Crocodile Water Augmentation Project;

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§ Ran a training course on review in Environmental Assessment for the Southern African Power

Pool (SAPP);

§ Developed an Operations Environmental and Social Management Programme (OESMP) for the

Emal Smelter in the UAE;

§ Conducted an independent review of compliance of the Kusile Power Station project with the

Equator Principles;

§ Conducted an independent review of compliance of the Ingula Pumped Storage Scheme project

with the Equator Principles;

§ Project coordinator for the Sasol Mafutha Environmental Assessment Programme responsible for

the coordination of the Coal to Liquids (CtL) plant, mine, town and services corridor EIAs;

§ Project manager for the development of an Air Quality Management Plan for the Highveld Priority

Area;

§ Specialist advisor on an independent due diligence audit on the Kalgutinsky Mine in Altai

Republic, Russian Federation;

§ Ran a training course on Integrated EHS Management Systems for the Shaneco Group in

Moscow, Russian Federation;

§ Developed recommendations on suitable ambient air quality standards for the Qatalum Smelter in

Qatar;

§ Developed an Environmental and Social Management Plan for the Qatalum Smelter in Qatar;

§ Leader of the process to amend the authorisation for the PBMR Fuel Manufacturing Plant at

Pelindaba;

§ Specialist advisor on an ESIA for the Karakul Mine in Altai Republic, Russian Federation;

§ Deputy project manager for an EIA on the proposed Coega Oil Refinery for PetroSA;

§ Lead a strategic evaluation of a proposed coal to liquids plant for PetroSA;

§ Conducted an independent review of compliance of the Medupi Power Station project with the

Equator Principles;

§ Developed an Environmental Management Programme for the design and construction of the

Coega Aluminium Smelter Project;

§ Ran a training course on Integrated EHS Management Systems for Basel (Basic Elements) a

Russian resources company;

§ Senior Environmental Consultant for the implementation of the Gautrain Rapid Rail Project;

§ Guest speaker at a conference on a proposed aluminium smelter for Trinidad and Tobago, hosted

by the University of the West Indies

§ Developed an Environmental Management Programme for the Marropino Tantalite Mine in

Mozambique

§ Social and Environmental Impact Assessment (SEIA) leader for the alumina refinery and bauxite

mine establishment components of the Dian Dian project in Guinea

§ Specialist advisor to an EIA process on the proposed establishment of the Boguchansky

Aluminium Smelter in the Russian Federation

§ Specialist advisor to an EIA process on the proposed establishment of a new inland multi-products

(fuels) pipeline

§ Advisor to Platinum Group Metals (PTM) on environment for the establishment of a proposed

platinum mine in North-West Province

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§ External peer reviewer of an EIA on a proposed 765kV power line for DEAT

§ Independent peer reviewer to Eskom for the proposed Pebble Bed Modular Reactor EIA

§ Specialist advisor to the development of an integrated HSEC Management System for the United

Metallurgical Company in the Russian Federation;

§ Specialist advisor to an EIA for the proposed Boguchanskaya Hydro-Power Project in the Russian

Federation;

§ Consultant to the Bombela Consortium for the development of a rapid rail link system between

Johannesburg, Pretoria and Johannesburg International Airport. Responsible for managing

external consultants conducting the Environmental Assessment and formulating the

Environmental Management Programme (EMP).

§ Project leader for the development of an integrated HSEC Management System for Komi

Aluminium

§ Author of the Mozal Aluminium Smelters’ Annual Environmental and Social Monitoring Report

(AMR) which is submitted to the International Finance Corporation (IFC). Nine annual reports

compiled to date

§ Project manager for a capacity building programme for consultation and disclosure in the Russian

Federation funded by the International Finance Corporation (IFC)

§ Developed an Environmental and Social Action Plan (ESAP) for the proposed Fria Alumina

Refinery Expansion in Guinea to meet International Finance Corporation (IFC) requirements

§ Conducted an independent peer review of the Sohar Aluminium Project EIA

§ Project leader for a Strategic Sustainability Study for Eskom, South Africa’s power utility

§ External reviewer for EIA on proposed tailings reclamation project in Kolwezi, DRC to meet IFC

requirements.

§ Environmental consultant to the pre feasibility investigations for proposed expansions to the Mozal

and Hillside smelters

§ Member of audit team that conducted a due diligence audit on the Kuibyshev Nitrogen Plant

(KuAz) in Togliatti, Russian Federation.

§ Member of Appraisal Team for Denmark environmental cooperation to Vietnam – appraised

Cleaner Production in Industry Component Description

§ EIA Project Director for the Komi Aluminium Programme in the Russian Federation – the project

included an Environmental and Social Due Diligence Audit on a bauxite mine and Environmental

and Social Impact Assessments for the mine expansion and establishment of an alumina refinery

– clients were the International Finance Corporation (IFC), the European Bank for Reconstruction

and Development (EBRD) and Komi Aluminium.

§ Contributing author on the Regional and Environmental and Social Assessment (RESA) for

Sasol’s Natural Gas Venture.

§ Principal author of the IEM information series document ‘Review in EIA’. DEAT (2004) Review in

Environmental Impact Assessment, Integrated Environmental Management, Information Series

13, Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism (DEAT), Pretoria.

§ Consultant to Danida in formulating component descriptions for Air Quality Management and

Cleaner Production in South Africa.

§ Project leader – EIA on Sasol’s proposed Project Turbo

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§ Project leader – The Sasol Natural Gas Venture – this involved the integration of 6 different EIAs

into a single overarching document describing the entire venture.

§ Proposed Alba (Aluminium Bahrain) expansion – conducted a detailed review of the Alba

(Bahrain) Expansion Project EIA and assisted in the process of presenting the EIA to the

authorities.

§ Environmental consultant to the Mozal and Hillside Aluminium Expansion projects (EIA follow-up)

§ Consultant to Danced on the formulation of air quality management project documents for the

Gauteng Provincial Government and the Department of Environmental Affairs and Tourism.

§ Project leader for a general Technical Assessment (GTA) on a proposed Plasma Converter

System and subsequent EIA on the establishment of an Integrated Waste Management Facility

(IWMF) in Gauteng.

§ Project leader on the feasibility of a Strategic Environmental Assessment for the Vaal Triangle

§ Project leader in the implementation of an Environmental Management System for Palmiet

Ferrochrome.

§ Co-presenter of a Strategic Environmental Assessment (SEA) course for NIRAS in Lesotho

1989-2000 CSIR

§ Integration Manager – responsible for directing internal investment in intellectual property

management and developing young professionals in the management of EAs.

§ Business Development Manager – responsible for the development and implementation of

business development systems and an external sales target of R60 million.

§ Programme Manager – responsible for managing a programme focussing on Urban and Industrial

Environmental Management – specific functions within the programme included air quality, waste

water, waste management and cleaner production.

§ Product Manager - responsible for managing a group focussing on trace gases and climate

including the operation of a trace gas monitoring station at Cape Point.

§ Environmental Consultant Hillside Smelter – responsible for the design and implementation of

Environmental Management Programmes during the design and construction of the Hillside

Smelter.

§ Specialist advisor on a range of EAs conducted in this period by the CSIR

§ Project Manager for a range of EAs including:

• Samancor Ferrochrome Smelter EIA

• Mozal Aluminium Smelter EIA (to meet IFC requirements)

• Sasol Secunda SEA,

• Sasol Secunda Medium Term Gas Expansion (MTGE) EIA

• Sasol Secunda Natural Gas Expansion (NGE) EIA

• KwaZulu-Natal SEA,

• Durban South SEA (First phase)

• AEC new chemicals facilities EIA,

• NCP - Sodium chlorate plant EIA,

• Portnet - Manganese Ore Loading Facility EIA

• Hillside Aluminium Smelter air quality assessment

§ Project member - Thunderstorm probing project

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§ Project member - Precipitation and airflow project

PUBLICATIONS

Authored and co-authored a range of research reports, conference papers, popular articles and book

chapters (A full publications list is available on request).

O’Beirne, S and Kansal, A., (2008), Environmental impacts and issues for a small island developing

state in (eds) Khare, M, Sankat, C.K, Shrivastava, G, Venkobachar, C: Aluminium smelting: Health,

environmental and engineering perspectives, Ian Randle Publishers, Kingston.

Boer, A, Fritschi, L and O’Beirne, S: (2009): Human health in environmental assessment and

management in (eds) Strydom, HA and King ND, Fuggle and Rabie’s Environmental Management in

South Africa, Juta, Johannesburg.

CONTACT DETAILS

Postnet Suite 51 Postnet Centurion Private Bag X108 Centurion 0046 Pretoria, South Africa Tel and fax: +27 12 643 0190 Mobile: +27 82 903 9751 Email: sean@sesolutions.co.za www.sesolutions.co.za

REFERENCES

Mr Dave Lucas, Corporate Environmental Specialist, Eskom, dave.lucas@eskom.co.za, tel: 011 800 4514 Ms Lauren Rota, Response Lead - SHE Strategy, Policy & Sustainability, Sasol Risk and SHE Centre,

lauren.rota@sasol.com tel +27 (082) 2969049

Dr Marina Khotuleva, General Director, Ecoline EAC, Moscow, mkhotuleva@ecoline-eac.com, tel. 00

7 (495) 699-92-53

Please note that references can also be sourced for individual projects if required. This CV accurately reflects my experience record.

Sean O’Beirne July 2017