Driving a New Era of Perpetual Transformation and High Performance
CubeNorth is a system-first enterprise built to embed excellence into the fabric of performance-based organisations. Born from over 2 decades of frontline transformation, including breakthrough deployments and the integration of the CubeNorth system within the mining and resources industry, the CubeNorth solution has been refined through real-world impact.
Today, CubeNorth offers clients a proven, modular performance platform enabling leaders, teams, and enterprises to self-evaluate, self-correct and evolve - without ongoing reliance on external consultants.
CubeNorth enables transformation that evolves with the organisation, not around it.
Our Values
Be truthful
Embrace the cycle of change, stay true to the intent of our own values and of those of others. Be mindful, respectful and do the right thing.
Foster positive thinking
Encourage opportunity, hope, courage and purpose. Be optimistic, embracing challenges and opportunities to solve problems in complex environments.
Lead by example
Create space and broaden one’s knowledge and application of wisdom, courage, humility, justice, temperance and transcendence through a display of strength of mind and character.
We move forward
Embrace transformation and the cycle of change. Actively and intentionally progress toward a place of good will and great value.
Contribute to the collective good
Acknowledge and celebrate yesterday, focus and strive in today and create ideas and set course to a better tomorrow.
Our Team
Ben Hiatt
COO
Enabling operational excellence and transformative change
Mining industry expert with over 35 years’ leadership experience at BHP, Glencore, Thiess, and Idemitsu. Ben has led transformative programs across major operations balancing strategic ambition with on-the-ground delivery. Ben brings a unique blend of operational insight, cultural alignment, and system-led transformation expertise to drive sustainable enterprise change.
Slava Gorbunov
CTO
Driving tech innovation to support sustainable business growth
Technologist and solution architect with deep expertise in multi-cloud engineering, automation, and intelligent data systems. Slava has led enterprise transformations on Azure, AWS, and Power Platform, building secure, scalable platforms, and solving complex problems for high-stake environments like the ASX, and blending technology with strategy to streamline workflows and create new value.
Marion Di Benedetto
CEO
Steering with a strategy-led
performance-driven approach
Seasoned business leader and advisor, passionate about leading growth with a pragmatic approach that combines innovation with proven business insights, intentional communication and strategic leadership to deliver lasting impact. Through Sierra, a communications agency she founded 18 years ago, Marion has had experience in heavy industry including mining and large-scale construction and infrastructure projects.
Tony Sambell
Deployment Lead
Championing people engagement and program delivery to unlock enterprise transformation
Mining and heavy industry asset management, fleet operations and change management expert with over 35 years of Australian and international experience with Caterpillar dealers, Thiess, Abigroup/Lend-Lease, BHP, Peabody and Whitehaven. Tony has a unique ability to quickly build rapport with all levels of operating businesses and connect people and team’s “why” to business vision, mission and purpose to deliver the business strategic intent.
CubeNorth aspires to create a global standard for High Performance Culture
A system-first approach that empowers people, aligns enterprise, and transforms ambition into operational excellence.
We equip leaders and organisations across industries and geographies with the capability to lead change from within — sustainably, systemically, and scalably.
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