Matt Howell says farewell to Tomago
Earlier this year I spent a lot of time assessing my career and made the tough call that it was right to call time on my Tomago Aluminium career and move on to the next phase of my life.
It was not an easy decision to make – in fact it was a huge decision for me. Put simply, it’s about refreshing the leadership so we can continue in the direction we’ve set for ourselves.
Making that decision gave me time to reflect on the fascinating experience the last nine years have been for me, the great adventures we have been on, the challenges, the fun, the excitement and, most importantly, the friendships that were forged.
Tomago is a place of great camaraderie, a place where we all work together as a team to get the job done. That has been proven time after time and especially in the past couple of years as we stared-down COVID-19.
It was a tough time for everyone, particularly our frontline workers, and amazingly we stayed COVID-free until the week before last Christmas. I take my hat off to everyone who contributed and helped keep us running when we did get our first cases. Adversity brings out the best in us.
I started my Tomago experience in September 2013, when the business was in some serious difficulties. Together we refocussed, made some tough calls and turned the situation around.
Now we can all say with pride that Tomago is the largest, most efficient aluminium smelter in Australasia, one that is safer, cleaner and more productive than anyone ever thought possible and all of us helped make that happen – we have all helped ‘our’ smelter become a hugely-respected corporate citizen.
My time at Tomago and the many friendships forged here has been, without a doubt, the highlight of my working career.
My friends, colleagues and work mates, it has been an honour to work for you and with you.
I look forward to seeing TAC grow and prosper for many years to come.
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Best regards,
Matt Howell
