
Fortescue Metals Group: Star Power
All images FMG. BY ELIZABETH FABRI NEV Power is preparing to step down after six and a half eventful years at the FMG helm – leaving some mighty boots to fill. The seasoned executive reflects on his time at FMG and the company’s next chapter, as it embarks on the $US1.5 billion Eliwana project and examines diversification beyond iron ore. Rewind the clock four or five years and it’s hard to believe FMG is the same company that stands here today. In 2012/13, the iron ore miner was staring death in the face, drowning in a $US13 billion pool of debt just as the iron ore price was continuing its slow decline to late-2015 lows of $US38/t. Many outsiders feared…