Richard Bentley

Richard Bentley

Executive Director

Richard has more than 26 years experience in the spatial industry. With a wealth of experience in the development and implementation of GIS solutions, he has a strong understanding of the commercial benefits achievable through the application of GIS technology within the enterprise environment.

At NGIS, Richard is the Business Unit Leader for the Resource sector clients including blue chip majors such as BHPB IO, Rio Tinto, Barrick, Vale, ConocoPhillips and Shell.

His strength is analysing how GIS can impact business processes in the implementation of organisational change. Prior to NGIS, Richard worked for 10 years in the minerals sector where he managed GIS for a major mining company, WMC Limited. There, he was responsible for the implementing a company-wide strategy for managing the rapid access to data world wide. Richard also has seven years experience as a Cartographer in the public sector with large and medium scale topographic and cadastral mapping.

Richard is past chair and deputy chair of the WALIS Advisory Committee, which provides key input at a strategic level on the use of spatial data across government and the community.