# Morgan Ball Chief Financial Officer ## Career chronology - **Current in August 2026 annual report; exact start date not established: Genesis Minerals** — Chief Financial Officer. [Annual Report FY2026]() (Printed page 18 leadership biography) - **2013–2016: BC Iron** — Managing Director. [Acquisition scheme booklet]() (Genesis senior management, Ball biography) ## Education and qualifications ### Issuer-reported qualifications [gmd_ball_education] Issuer biography as dated · issuer reported · low materiality Genesis reports a Bachelor of Commerce from UWA, chartered accountant membership and FINSIA fellowship. These qualifications were not independently verified. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. The issuer reports these credentials; independent confirmation was not obtained. **Relevance:** Relevant to the current role. [Annual Report FY2026]() (Printed page 18, Morgan Ball biography) ## Business failures and setbacks ### BC Iron suspension and loss [ball_bci] 2015–2016 · issuer reported · high materiality BC Iron reported a A$72.9m statutory net loss for the six months ended December 2015 and temporarily suspended its Nullagine operation in December 2015. The company attributed the suspension to declining iron-ore prices and outlook; it also reported operational cost reductions. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Ball was BC Iron managing director and commented on the company decision; the price collapse was external, and this does not establish misconduct. **Relevance:** Prior financial and operating setback relevant to capital and risk experience. [BC Iron financial results half year ended December 2015]() (Page 1 results and Nullagine suspension); [BC Iron FY2015 financial results]() (Pages 1–2 FY2015 results) ## Evidence gaps - Independent university, professional membership and credential verification remains incomplete. - Past-employer dates, individual contributions and a comprehensive search of courts and regulators remain incomplete.