# Guy Singleton Chief External Affairs Officer ## Career chronology - **1 January 2023–cutoff according to undated issuer management page: Develop Global** — Chief External Affairs Officer. [Investor site visit and organisation chart]() (leadership slide); [Board and management]() (Guy Singleton profile, appointment) - **By 2020; exact start and end dates unknown: Northern Star Resources** — Social Responsibility and External Relations Manager. [Northern Star 2020 sustainability report]() (social performance) - **From May 2023: Central Desert Native Title Services** — Chair. [Director profile]() (chair biography) ## Education and qualifications ### Reported doctorate and biology degree [singleton_qual] reported by cutoff · issuer reported · low materiality Central Desert reports a doctorate in Indigenous peoples’ development and first-class biological-science honours from Curtin University. Degree awarding and dates were not independently verified with the university. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Professional biography reports qualifications. **Relevance:** Relevant to stakeholder and environmental responsibilities. [Director profile]() (chair biography) ## Environmental record ### External affairs remit and Veolia notice [singleton_env] 2023–May 2026 · documented · medium materiality Central Desert identifies Singleton’s Develop remit as sustainability, Indigenous peoples, environment and external relations. The NSW EPA ordered neighbouring landfill operator Veolia to investigate possible leachate found in the Develop-operated mine. The notice did not establish the source or personal fault. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. His general remit is documented, but no personal connection to the pollution or response is established; the notice was directed to Veolia. **Relevance:** Relevant to environmental and stakeholder risk. [Director profile]() (executive profile); [Veolia issued clean-up notice]() (27 May 2026 news release) ## Suitability for the current role ### Native-title and stakeholder experience [singleton_fit] 2023–2026 · analyst inference · medium materiality His executive environmental remit and Central Desert chair role align with stakeholder engagement; outcome and conflict-management effectiveness are not independently established. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Inference from named roles; no causal claim about decisions. **Relevance:** Relevant to land access and governance. [Investor site visit and organisation chart]() (corporate leadership); [Director profile]() (chair biography) ## Evidence gaps - Degree confirmation and consultancy mandate details are unavailable. - No individual causal connection to the Woodlawn leachate matter is established. - Broad name-and-employer searches were reused across adverse topics; dedicated individual checks across each regulator, court and past employer were not completed. - The issuer management page is undated, so continued role at the historical cutoff is based on its state when accessed and is not corroborated by a dated October filing.