# Phil Rundell Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary ## Career chronology - **Earlier career; exact dates not disclosed: Coopers & Lybrand / PwC** — Partner. [Azzuro Resources Management Team]() (Phil Rundell biography); [Annual Report 2024]() (printed p. 9, Company Secretary Phil Rundell profile) - **Earlier career; exact dates not disclosed: Ferrier Hodgson** — Director. [Azzuro Resources Management Team]() (Phil Rundell biography); [Annual Report 2024]() (printed p. 9, Company Secretary Phil Rundell profile) - **Reported by 2025; exact commencement date not established: Independent practice** — Sole-practitioner chartered accountant; company-secretarial, compliance, accounting and reconstruction services. [Annual Report 2024]() (printed p. 9, Company Secretary Phil Rundell profile) - **More than 12 years; resignation effective 6 December 2022: Aspire Mining Ltd** — Company Secretary; later also CFO. [Azzuro Resources Management Team]() (Phil Rundell biography; over 12 years); [Annual Report 2024]() (printed p. 9, Company Secretary Phil Rundell profile); [Quarterly Activities Report, December 2022]() (p. 7, Board and Management: company secretary resignation) - **Appointed 16 December 2020; reported in September 2025 annual report; end date not independently confirmed: Peak Rare Earths Ltd** — Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer. [Azzuro Resources Management Team]() (Phil Rundell biography; role through 2025); [Annual Report 2024]() (printed p. 9, Company Secretary Phil Rundell profile); [Annual Financial Report, year ended 30 June 2025]() (p. 4, Company Secretary and CFO profile) - **Company Secretary appointed 18 June 2024; issuer site lists CFO / Company Secretary at cutoff: Azzuro Resources PLC (formerly Asian Battery Metals PLC)** — Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary. [Annual Report 2025]() (p. 8, appointed Company Secretary); [Azzuro Resources PLC officers]() (officers listing); [About Azzuro Resources]() (Management & Technical Team, CFO / Company Secretary) ## Education and qualifications ### Accounting qualifications and professional status [phil_education] Undated qualifications; reported by 2025–2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality The Azzuro 2024 annual report lists a Diploma of Business Studies (Accounting) and Chartered Accountant status. The listed credentials are issuer-reported and have not been independently checked against a credential register. **Attribution:** Individual involvement documented. Issuer profile explicitly identifies the qualifications; independent credential status was not confirmed. **Relevance:** Relevant to finance leadership and company-secretarial compliance. [Annual Report 2024]() (printed p. 9, Phil Rundell Company Secretary profile) ## Personal achievements ### Finance, company-secretarial and restructuring experience [phil_work_experience] Earlier career through 2025 · issuer reported · medium materiality The Azzuro 2024 and Peak 2025 annual reports list prior partnership at Coopers & Lybrand, a director role at Ferrier Hodgson, and listed-company finance and secretarial roles. Aspire confirms resignation as its company secretary effective 6 December 2022; Peak confirms his CFO/company secretary appointment on 16 December 2020 and lists him in its September 2025 annual report. These are career credentials, not proof of individual employer outcomes. **Attribution:** Individual involvement documented. Issuer records and approved profile document the roles; no individual success contribution is claimed. **Relevance:** Relevant to CFO and company-secretarial duties at Azzuro. [Annual Report 2024]() (printed p. 9, Phil Rundell profile); [Quarterly Activities Report, December 2022]() (p. 7, Board and Management); [Annual Financial Report, year ended 30 June 2025]() (p. 4, Company Secretary and CFO profile) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### ASX secretarial duties documented across listed-company tenure [phil_asx_compliance] 2020–2026 · documented · medium materiality Issuer announcements and filings identify Rundell authorising or signing company-secretarial disclosures, including AZ9 AGM poll results. These establish function and continuity, not proof that all compliance outcomes were successful. **Attribution:** Individual involvement documented. Company Secretary identified as authorising the 2025 ASX filing; issuer annual and interim reports list his ongoing role. **Relevance:** Supports role fit for the current company-secretary function. [Results of Annual General Meeting, 27 June 2025]() (p. 1, issuer release authorised by Phil Rundell); [Annual Report 2025]() (p. 8, Company Secretary appointment and change); [Interim Financial Report, six months ended 30 June 2026]() (p. 2, Company Information); [Azzuro Resources PLC officers]() (active Secretary appointment) ## Suitability for the current role ### Reported restructuring experience [phil_liquidation_work] Reported March 2025 · analyst inference · low materiality The 2024 Azzuro annual report describes Rundell as a sole-practitioner chartered accountant providing reconstruction and company-secretarial services. This describes experience and does not establish the outcome of any specific appointment. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. The issuer describes the professional practice; relevance to this role is an inference and no claim is made about a specific appointment or any personal adverse finding. **Relevance:** Provides context for claimed reconstruction experience; not an adverse personal record. [Annual Report 2024]() (printed p. 9, Phil Rundell profile) ### Role fit for finance and company-secretarial responsibilities [phil_role_fit] Assessment at 9 October 2026 · analyst inference · medium materiality Accounting training, CA status, prior CFO and company-secretary roles, and restructuring experience are relevant to AZ9’s finance and governance remit. This inference is bounded by the absence of public evidence quantifying his work product or independent credential verification. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Analyst inference from reported credentials and employment history; no claim of individual employer performance. **Relevance:** Relevant fit for listed explorer finance and secretarial work. [Azzuro Resources Management Team]() (Management Team, Phil Rundell biography); [Annual Report 2025]() (p. 8, Company Secretary appointment); [About Azzuro Resources]() (Management & Technical Team, Phil Rundell listed as CFO / Company Secretary); [Annual Report 2024]() (printed p. 9, Phil Rundell profile) ## Evidence gaps - Earlier role dates at Coopers & Lybrand/PwC and Ferrier Hodgson were not found. - The public record reviewed does not provide an exact departure date from Peak Rare Earths; the company-approved profile states through 2025. - No independent check of CA membership or academic credentials was available. - A prior draft claimed specific ASIC 2004 liquidation appointments without citing the notices; those specifics are withheld because the primary notices were not verified. - A prior draft attributed a B.Com to the subject on insufficient cited support; the degree is withheld pending an identity-matched primary source.