# Joanne Steer General Counsel and Joint Company Secretary ## Career chronology - **Head of Legal from February 2024; secretary from 29 August 2024: Genesis Minerals** — General Counsel and Joint Company Secretary. [Appointment of company secretary]() (Page 4 appointment) ## Education and qualifications ### Issuer-reported qualifications [gmd_steer_education] Issuer biography as dated · issuer reported · low materiality Genesis reports Arts and Law degrees from UWA and AICD graduate status. 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. [Appointment of company secretary]() (Page 4, appointment of company secretary) ## Suitability for the current role ### Legal and governance background [steer_background] 2024–2026 · analyst inference · medium materiality Genesis reports Steer joined as head of legal in February 2024 and became company secretary on 29 August; the issuer reports her law degree and mining-industry advisory background. These roles are relevant to listed-company governance, but university and admission records were not independently checked. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Role fit is an inference from issuer-reported work experience and duties. **Relevance:** Relevant to corporate and securities governance. [Appointment of company secretary]() (Page 4 company secretary appointment) ## 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.