John Carr is an entrepreneur, executive and chemical engineer.
He was the co-founder of New Century Resources, which acquired and restarted the Century Zinc Mine in Queensland, Australia. As chief development officer, Mr Carr was responsible for the development of the large-scale brownfield base metal mine re-start and expansion. He also led the acquisition of the Mt Lyell Copper Mine from Vedanta Resources. New Century Resources was acquired by multinational PGM and gold producer Sibanye Stillwater in 2023.