Nev Power

Neville Power (born 1958) is an Australian corporate director and former company executive. He has a background as a mining engineer and was Chief Executive Officer of Fortescue from 2011 to 2018. He was the chair of the National COVID-19 Commission Advisory Board, which was established in March 2020 during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Early life Power was born in 1958. He grew up on Bushy Park, a cattle station near Duchess, Queensland. He was initially home-schooled before attending high school in Mount Isa.

Power left school at the age of 15 and began an apprenticeship as a fitter and turner at Mount Isa Mines. He later completed an engineering degree at the Darling Downs Institute of Advanced Education and an Master of Business Administration at the University of Queensland.

Power succeeded company founder Andrew Forrest as CEO of Fortescue (in July 2011, after a period as Chief Operating Officer. He was strongly opposed to the proposed Minerals Resource Rent Tax.

Public sector Power is the chair of the Western Australian Museum. This board was wound down in late 2021.

Personal life Power holds helicopter and fixed-wing pilot's licences.