# Justine Lea Chief Financial Officer ## Career chronology - **18 August 2026–cutoff: Brazilian Critical Minerals** — Chief Financial Officer. [Appointment of chief financial officer]() (p.1) - **14 September 2022–6 October 2025: Podium Minerals** — Chief Financial Officer. [Podium appoints CFO]() (p.1); [Executive leadership transition]() (p.1) - **Announced 6 October 2025; end date unconfirmed: Podium Minerals** — Part-time strategic operations role. [Executive leadership transition]() (p.1) - **2016–2022; exact transition and departure dates unconfirmed: Emeco Holdings** — Chief Financial Officer, then Chief Integration Officer. [Chief financial officer appointed]() (p.1); [Podium appoints CFO]() (p.1) ## Education and qualifications ### Accounting qualifications reported by issuers [lea_credentials] 2022–2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality BCM reports a University of Western Australia commerce degree, Chartered Accountant status and AICD graduate status; Podium independently reported a commerce degree, Chartered Accountant and graduate status in its announcement. Neither is a direct confirmation by the credentialing bodies. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Both are issuer biographies; independent institutional verification unavailable. **Relevance:** Relevant to financial reporting and project funding. [Appointment of chief financial officer]() (p.1, biography); [Podium appoints CFO]() (p.1, appointment biography) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### Emeco completed debt restructure but wrote off goodwill [lea_emeco] 2016–2017 · issuer reported · high materiality Emeco completed its March 2017 debt restructuring and combinations with Andy’s and Orionstone; its FY2017 report states the resulting A$77.9m acquisition goodwill was fully impaired at year-end. Lea was appointed CFO in October 2016. The refinancing involved the board, management, advisers and creditors. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Her CFO role overlaps both the transaction and reported accounting outcome; no individual responsibility or misconduct is established. **Relevance:** Substantive financing experience with a mixed measured company outcome. [Chief financial officer appointed]() (p.1, appointment); [Emeco FY2017 annual report]() (Chairman’s report and operations review, balance sheet restructure) ### Podium CFO and later strategic-role transition [lea_podium] September 2022–October 2025 · issuer reported · medium materiality Podium appointed Lea CFO effective 14 September 2022. In October 2025 it appointed a new CFO and said she would move to a part-time strategic role; it cited a A$12m capital raise and research flowsheet milestone. Project progress is not commercial production. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Her finance role overlaps the period; issuer praise is not independent attribution of the fundraising outcome. **Relevance:** Relevant pre-production finance and governance experience. [Podium appoints CFO]() (p.1); [Executive leadership transition]() (p.1) ## Suitability for the current role ### Finance capability relevant to funding Ema [lea_fit] 31 October 2026 · analyst inference · medium materiality Documented prior CFO appointments and Emeco’s completed restructuring are relevant to project financing; BCM’s July placement was announced before Lea joined, and the Ema funding and offtake discussions remained uncompleted at the October quarterly. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. The fit assessment is inferred from prior roles; no personal credit is claimed for BCM’s pre-appointment placement. **Relevance:** Relevant to the next phase while preserving timing and execution uncertainty. [Appointment of chief financial officer]() (p.1); [September 2026 quarterly activities and cash flow report]() (pp.1 and 4); [Chief financial officer appointed]() (p.1) ## Evidence gaps - Exact Emeco integration-officer appointment and exit dates not independently verified. - Podium strategic role continuation after October 2025 not verified. - Independent verification of degree and current professional memberships unavailable. - Personal contribution to restructuring and performance not independently quantified.