# Angus Peterson General Manager – Finance and Treasury ## Career chronology - **March 2021–current; title changed 31 August 2026: Austral Resources** — CFO; then General Manager – Finance and Treasury. [Austral Resources Holdings Pty Ltd Annual Report 2025]() (p. 24, CFO profile and tenure); [Austral Resources CFO change]() (Role transition effective 31 August 2026); [Appointment of Interim CFO]() (interim CFO appointment, 22 August 2023) - **Earlier; dates not reported: KPMG** — Professional services; including Houston experience. [Austral Resources Holdings Pty Ltd Annual Report 2025]() (p. 24, biography) - **Earlier; dates not reported: TerraCom** — Financial Reporting Manager. [Austral Resources Holdings Pty Ltd Annual Report 2025]() (p. 24, biography) - **March 2021–August 2023: Austral Resources** — Finance Manager; Interim CFO from 22 August 2023. [Appointment of Interim CFO]() (appointment notice: employed since March 2021; interim CFO effective 22 August 2023) - **Over nine years; dates not reconciled across records: KPMG** — Auditor, energy and natural resources focus; Houston oil and gas clients. [Appointment of Interim CFO]() (appointment notice, career history) - **Two years before Austral; dates not specified: TerraCom Resources** — Financial Reporting Manager. [Appointment of Interim CFO]() (appointment notice, career history) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### 2025 operating recovery during finance tenure [angus_recovery] 2025 · issuer reported · medium materiality For calendar 2025 Austral reported A$121.6m group revenue and 8,224 tonnes copper sales. The figures follow receivership and resumed production, but are issuer-level and not attributable solely to the former CFO. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. CFO tenure overlaps results; no specific individual contribution is isolated. **Relevance:** Relevant to performance oversight and financial reporting. [Austral Resources Holdings Pty Ltd Annual Report 2025]() (pp. 3–4 and 21, annual results and management context) ## Business failures and setbacks ### CFO tenure overlapped receivership and liquidity distress [angus_receiver_recovery] September 2023–May 2024 · issuer reported · medium materiality Austral entered administration/receivership in May 2024 after trading suspension in September 2023. Receivers retired on 13 May 2024 and directors regained control. These are company-level distress events during his CFO tenure; reviewed sources do not establish personal causation. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The financial role overlapped corporate distress; no individual misconduct or causal responsibility is demonstrated. **Relevance:** Material context for prior financial oversight, balanced against subsequent operating recovery. [ASX suspension and administration notice]() (ASX notice); [Receivers retire; directors regain control]() (pp. 1–2); [Austral Resources Annual Report 2024]() (p. 30, financial overview) ## Suitability for the current role ### Relevant experience and current remit [angus_peterson_career_context] Career record through 2026 · analyst inference · medium materiality 2025 annual report identifies a Bachelor of Commerce in Finance and Accounting and CAANZ membership; issuer-reported, not independently verified. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Sources provide the issuer-reported background; qualification verification and parts of chronology remain incomplete. **Relevance:** Career background is relevant to the assigned leadership remit, with evidence limits. [Austral Resources Holdings Pty Ltd Annual Report 2025]() (p. 24, CFO profile and tenure) ## Evidence gaps - Open-source checks are not an exhaustive criminal, sanctions, litigation, regulator or credential check. - Earlier employment dates and independently verified qualifications were not established for all roles.