# Christofer Catania Chief Technical Officer ## Career chronology - **Current role; start date not stated in selected roster: Cyprium Metals Limited** — Chief Technical Officer. [Diggers & Dealers Presentation]() (Slide 17, board and management; 4 August 2026) - **Previous role; exact dates not established: Worley** — Senior Vice President, Global Resources. [Key management team]() (Christofer Catania biography) - **Previous role; exact dates not established: KAZ Minerals** — Chief Engineer. [Key management team]() (Christofer Catania biography) - **At 21 November 2024; exact tenure dates not independently established: MEC Mining** — Chief Executive Officer, Nifty study competent person. [Nifty copper complex pre-feasibility study]() (Appendix, statement of JORC compliance page 1) ## Education and qualifications ### University MBA [cym_catania_mba] Published article; date not stated · documented · low materiality The University of Queensland identifies Catania as an MBA alumnus. The Nifty study also reports a mining engineering degree; the university page supports the MBA, not independent verification of the mining degree. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. The university alumni identification supports the MBA; no graduation date is disclosed. **Relevance:** Formal management education and mining-specific qualifications are relevant to technical leadership. [Daily habits of successful CEOs]() (Profile caption and business-school article); [Nifty copper complex pre-feasibility study]() (Statement of JORC compliance page 1) ## Personal achievements ### Named competent person for Nifty study [cym_catania_pfs] 2024 · documented · medium materiality The November 2024 Nifty pre-feasibility report identifies Catania, then MEC CEO, as the competent person who compiled the study and ore-reserve information. This establishes a documented technical-reporting role, not proof the forecast mine economics or later operation were achieved. **Attribution:** Individual involvement documented. His signed statement connects him directly to the study information; study outcomes remain prospective. **Relevance:** Relevant technical familiarity with Nifty and reserves reporting. [Nifty copper complex pre-feasibility study]() (Appendix, statement of JORC compliance page 1) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### Acid commissioning of Nifty heaps [cym_chris_catania_issuer_event] 2026-09-14 · issuer reported · medium materiality The issuer reported acid commissioning of nifty heaps: commenced. This records an employer-level event; the reviewed evidence does not attribute the event to Christofer Catania individually. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The event occurred at the issuer level during the documented period; no source establishes this executive’s individual contribution or causal responsibility. **Relevance:** Context for delivery and oversight in the current role; do not treat it as personal performance evidence. [Operations Update - Phase 1 Cathode Restart Project]() (page 1, Highlights and page 3) ## Suitability for the current role ### Role fit based on documented experience [cym_chris_catania_role_fit] As of 2026-10-31 · analyst inference · low materiality His signed Nifty competent-person study and engineering background provide directly relevant technical experience; study projections are not production outcomes. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. This is an evidence-limited analyst judgment, not an adverse claim about the executive. **Relevance:** Role-specific experience and credentials are central to assessing the current position; the available record is insufficient for a positive or negative conclusion. [Nifty copper complex pre-feasibility study]() (Statement of JORC compliance page 1) ## Evidence gaps - Prior-employer dates and personal contribution to company outcomes are incompletely corroborated. Searches are screening-level and do not constitute court, sanctions or criminal clearance.