Joe Carr

Joe joined Willis Towers Watson in 2023 and is involved in a variety of accounts in mining on a worldwide basis. During his career he has worked for many mining companies, consultancies and mining supply business as both a technical and subject matter expert.

As part of this work, Joe has been called on to resolve many technical issues, some required a good understanding of underlying engineering principles, whereas others were to help clients and underwriters better understand each other. Joe has also assisted clients to better understand their business exposure such as contingent business interruption, business interdependencies, emergency response plans, design risk reviews and business continuity plans.

Joe graduated from Camborne School of Mines with a master’s in mining engineering and started his career in the Arctic Circle of Finland constructing the Kittila gold mine, Joe then moved to Barrick to work on the construction of Jabal Sayid in Saudi Arabia. After this Joe spent the next 9 years doing technical and due diligence work in London for a range of mining customers including Barrick gold at several their sites and Rio Tinto for Autohaul in the Pilbara and Oyu Tolgoi in Mongolia. Joe has worked across commodities and mining methods and has a strong focus on new technologies and innovation into the industry. Joe has worked across a range of commodities including gold, copper, bauxite, uranium, cobalt and tungsten.