# Michael O’Keeffe Executive Chairman ## Career chronology - **2013–cutoff: Champion Iron** — Executive Chairman; CEO until April 2019. [FY2026 annual report]() (printed pp.18–19); [FY2021 annual report]() (printed p.68, key management table and notes) - **1995–July 2004: Glencore Australia** — Managing Director. [FY2026 annual report]() (printed pp.18–19) - **2004–2011: Riversdale Mining** — Executive Chairman. [FY2026 annual report]() (printed pp.18–19) - **Current as reported in FY2026 report: Burgundy Diamond Mines** — Director. [FY2026 annual report]() (printed pp.18–19) ## Education and qualifications ### Education and credentials [okeeffe_education] undated · issuer reported · medium materiality The company describes a Bachelor of Applied Science in metallurgy; independent institutional confirmation was not obtained. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. The claim is attributed to the referenced source; personal causation is not assumed. **Relevance:** Relevant to professional experience and role assessment. [FY2026 annual report]() (printed pp.18–19 management team) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### Riversdale sale followed by acquirer’s impairment [okeeffe_riversdale] 2011–2013 · documented · medium materiality Rio Tinto acquired Riversdale in 2011; the FCA later found Rio Tinto failed to recognise a timely impairment in 2012 and eventually wrote off about 80% of the Mozambique asset value. The notice concerns Rio’s post-acquisition accounting and does not make a finding against O’Keeffe. **Attribution:** Employer context; no individual link established. O’Keeffe had chaired Riversdale before its acquisition; the later accounting findings are against Rio Tinto and do not establish personal wrongdoing. **Relevance:** Relevant to professional experience and role assessment. [Rio Tinto acquires Riversdale]() (acquisition discussion); [Rio Tinto final notice]() (paras 2.1–2.5); [FY2026 annual report]() (p.18, prior role) ## Business failures and setbacks ### Quarterly results show weaker margins despite record sales [okeeffe_results] Q2 FY2027 · issuer reported · medium materiality Champion reported record consolidated sales of 4.5 million dry tonnes, but a C$48.4 million net loss in the September 2026 quarter versus C$56.8 million profit a year earlier; it cited weaker pricing, freight and startup costs. The period included the acquired Rana Gruber operation. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Role overlaps the company outcome; neither causation nor individual fault follows from a corporate loss. **Relevance:** Relevant to professional experience and role assessment. [FY2027 second-quarter results]() (pp.1–3) ## Suitability for the current role ### Role fit [okeeffe_fit] assessment at 31 October 2026 · analyst inference · medium materiality Long experience in iron ore and metallurgical resource-company leadership is relevant to overseeing operations and capital allocation; outcomes are influenced by markets and team decisions. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. The claim is attributed to the referenced source; personal causation is not assumed. **Relevance:** Relevant to professional experience and role assessment. [FY2026 annual report]() (printed pp.18–19 management team) ## Evidence gaps - The reviewed public searches do not constitute an exhaustive criminal, sanctions, regulatory, litigation or credential check. - Full prior-employer outcomes and exact tenure dates are not independently verified. - The degree institution and individual transaction-specific contribution to the Riversdale sale were not independently verified. - Broad combined name-and-employer queries were reused across topic classifications. Separate comprehensive court, regulator and employer-specific searches were not completed for every relevant topic and employer.