Pacific National: Wheels in motion
All images: Pacific National. BY ELIZABETH FABRI RECENT worker strikes over employment conditions have not hampered Pacific National’s next round of developments under the fresh leadership of former BHP chief operating officer Dean Dalla Valle. It’s been an eventful six months for interconnected rail freight operator Pacific National. In July, veteran mining executive Dean Dalla Valle was appointed chief executive of the company to replace David Irwin; a defining moment as Pacific National lays the groundwork for its next wave of growth options. Best known for his four decade run at BHP and recent work taking personal control of the global miner’s response to the tragic Samarco dam disaster in Brazil, Mr Dalla Valle left BHP in March. His move…