# Ryan Finkelstein Chief Financial Officer ## Career chronology - **Current role at cutoff; start date not established in the reviewed records: Hot Chili** — Chief Financial Officer. [Annual Report Updated]() (Issuer management page, Ryan Finkelstein entry) - **Before joining Hot Chili in July 2024; 14+ years total experience reported at appointment: Grant Thornton** — Auditor; approximately 10 years of audit experience. [Hot Chili Appoints Chief Financial Officer]() (appointment release dated 15 July 2024, Background and Experience) - **From 15 July 2024: Hot Chili Limited** — Chief Financial Officer. [Hot Chili Appoints Chief Financial Officer]() (appointment release dated 15 July 2024, Background and Experience) ## Education and qualifications ### Chartered Accountant credential disclosed [ryan_finkelstein_education] As of 15 July 2024 · issuer reported · medium materiality The appointment release describes Finkelstein as a Chartered Accountant with over 14 years of experience, including 10 years in audit at Grant Thornton. The release does not identify a university or degree, and no professional-body register entry was independently checked. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Records the issuer’s professional credential statement; no independent qualification check was made. **Relevance:** Relevant to the CFO role and finance/reporting oversight. [Hot Chili Appoints Chief Financial Officer]() (appointment release dated 15 July 2024, Background and Experience) ## Suitability for the current role ### Relevance of current Chief Financial Officer role [ryan_finkelstein_role_fit] Current at 2026-10-09 · analyst inference · medium materiality The issuer identifies Ryan Finkelstein as Chief Financial Officer. This role is relevant to the company's current mining stage and needs; this is an analyst role-fit inference based on the disclosed title and company profile, not evidence of past personal performance. The reviewed sources do not establish a complete prior-employer chronology, independently verified credentials or full concurrent-interest list. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. This is a role-fit judgment, not an outcome or misconduct finding. **Relevance:** Assesses alignment of disclosed responsibilities with current company needs. [Annual Report Updated]() (Issuer management page, Ryan Finkelstein entry) ## Evidence gaps - A complete dated career chronology, verified education/professional membership and full concurrent-interest record were not established. - Person-specific enforcement, litigation, safety, environmental, legal and governance searches across material former employers remain uncompleted; no clearance conclusion is implied.