# Kevin Pallas Executive Chairman; senior-most executive officer ## Career chronology - **4 December 2024 to cutoff: Group 6 Metals Limited** — Executive Chairman and most senior executive officer. [Group 6 Metals Limited Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2026]() (p. 5, director appointment and biography) - **Senior roles 2007-2015; CEO/MD from 1 February 2015 to 18 November 2022: Engenco Limited** — Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer; previously CFO and other senior executive roles. [Group 6 Metals Limited Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2026]() (p. 5, biography); [Kevin Pallas]() (career biography); [Group Leadership Announcement: resignation of Managing Director and CEO]() (p. 1, resignation and final day) - **Current at FY26 report date; appointment date not disclosed: Drac Mechanical Pty Ltd** — Non-executive director. [Group 6 Metals Limited Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2026]() (p. 5, other directorship) ## Education and qualifications ### Bachelor of Commerce reported by issuer [kevin-education] Current biographies accessed 1 November 2026 · issuer reported · low materiality G6M and Engenco identify Pallas as holding a Bachelor of Commerce. The reviewed material does not identify an awarding institution, and no independent credential verification was located. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Education claim; no conduct or outcome responsibility is relevant. **Relevance:** Relevant to an executive role with financial and commercial responsibilities, but the credential is not independently verified. [Group 6 Metals Limited Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2026]() (p. 5, Pallas biography); [Kevin Pallas]() (career biography, BCom) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### G6M reported stronger throughput and operating cash, but low-grade feed constrained output [kevin-g6m-operating-recovery] FY26 and quarter ended 30 September 2026 · issuer reported · high materiality In the September 2026 quarter G6M reported record plant throughput of 81,098 tonnes, 13,712 MTU WO3 production, sales of 12,782 MTU, A$14.7 million operating cash generation, A$4.8 million net cash inflow and A$54.1 million cash. Feed grade was 0.29% WO3, production was below the preceding quarter's 21,297 MTU, and the company said the first underground ore became available for blending. The last four quarters included one LTI in Q3 FY26 and none in the other three quarters. Pallas was Executive Chairman during the period; the filings establish company results and role overlap, not personal causation. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Pallas was Executive Chairman; no source attributes production or cash outcomes to him individually. **Relevance:** Mine ramp-up, feed quality, safety and cash generation are central to the company's operating turnaround and Pallas's executive oversight. [Group 6 Metals Limited Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2026]() (pp. 4-6, Chairman's letter and operating discussion); [Quarterly Activities Report and Appendix 5B Cash Flow Report, quarter ended 30 September 2026]() (pp. 1-3, production, cash and LTI comparison table) ### Trading reinstated after a prolonged suspension and compliance remediation [kevin-g6m-trading-restoration] 4 December 2024 to 30 July 2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality G6M reported that trading in its securities was reinstated on 30 July 2026. The FY26 Chairman's letter describes work to meet ASX recompliance requirements following suspension. Pallas had been Executive Chairman since 4 December 2024, overlapping the remedial period; the reviewed evidence does not isolate his contribution or the precise start date of the suspension. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Pallas was Executive Chairman during the latter part of the suspension and reinstatement process; no personal attribution is established. **Relevance:** Listing access, disclosure controls and governance affected the company's financing and shareholder liquidity. [Group 6 Metals Limited Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2026]() (p. 4, Chairman's letter); [Quarterly Activities Report and Appendix 5B Cash Flow Report, quarter ended 30 September 2026]() (p. 1, corporate highlights) ## Environmental record ### Environmental permit updated; annual report reports no significant breaches known to directors [kevin-g6m-environment] FY26; EPN update dated 6 July 2026 · issuer reported · low materiality G6M's FY26 annual report records an updated Environmental Protection Notice for underground operations dated 6 July 2026 and states that, based on directors' enquiries, they were unaware of significant environmental breaches during the reporting period. The permit update itself is not evidence of a breach. No regulator enforcement notice or prosecution naming Pallas was identified in the documented search. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Pallas chaired the company; the filing does not attribute environmental compliance outcomes to him individually. **Relevance:** Environmental compliance is relevant to mine operations and the planned move underground. [Group 6 Metals Limited Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2026]() (Environmental Regulation section, EPN 7442/4) ## Governance and interests ### G6M disclosed a related-party approval lapse and retrospective ASX remediation [kevin-rule-10-1-remediation] From 1 July 2025 through remedial shareholder vote on 3 July 2026 · documented · high materiality G6M's June 2026 meeting materials say the company had negative consolidated equity of A$57.408 million in its FY24 annual report lodged 1 July 2025. Under the company's explanation of Listing Rule 10.1, acquisitions from entities associated with director Dale Elphinstone required prior shareholder approval after that point; the compliance process did not identify the change and purchases continued without it. G6M said the transactions were on arm's-length terms and could not practically be unwound; ASX required retrospective shareholder approval as part of reinstatement. Executive Chairman Pallas and director Ellis recommended approval, and all eight resolutions passed on 3 July 2026. An independent expert concluded the transactions were fair and reasonable to non-associated shareholders. This is a company compliance lapse during Pallas's tenure, not evidence of his personal wrongdoing, dishonest conduct or improper pricing. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The company expressly describes its control failure; Pallas was Executive Chairman, recommended remediation and signed meeting materials. No reviewed source assigns him personal responsibility for the missed rule change. **Relevance:** Related-party approval and listing compliance are directly relevant to an executive chair's oversight and to market reinstatement. [Notice of General Meeting/Proxy Form]() (explanatory statement pp. 7-9; background and ASX Listing Rule 10.1); [Results of General Meeting]() (meeting results pp. 1-2; poll outcomes) ## Suitability for the current role ### Financial and operating leadership background aligns with executive-chair duties [kevin-role-fit] 2007-2022 · analyst inference · medium materiality G6M reports senior roles at Engenco from 2007 to 2015, including Chief Operations Officer and Chief Financial Officer, followed by Managing Director and CEO from 2015 to 2022. Engenco's profile describes finance-system and operational/commercial responsibilities. This is relevant experience; the selected sources do not independently quantify his individual performance at Engenco. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Role-fit inference from disclosed positions; not an outcome attribution. **Relevance:** G6M combines capital structure, governance, operations and a single operating mine under its senior executive officer. [Group 6 Metals Limited Annual Report for the year ended 30 June 2026]() (p. 5, Pallas biography); [Kevin Pallas]() (career biography, duties and appointment dates) ## Evidence gaps - Engenco biographies state a BCom but do not identify the institution; no independent credential verification was found. - Individual operational responsibility for G6M's production, financial, safety, environmental and ASX-recompliance outcomes is not established by the company-level disclosures. - The exact start date of G6M's trading suspension was not independently reconciled in this report.