# Michael Tomasz Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary ## Career chronology - **2021–present: IMDEX** — Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary. [IMDEX FY26 annual report]() (Physical page 29, Michael Tomasz biography); [2026 AGM presentation and trading update]() (Physical page 28, executive leadership) ## Education and qualifications ### Reported education and professional training [exec-imd-tomasz-education] At FY26 reporting · issuer reported · low materiality The issuer reports NSW and England/Wales legal admissions, Curtin MBA, Murdoch LLB and UWA geology degree. These credentials and current membership status were not independently checked. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Issuer biography; not independently verified. **Relevance:** Shows reported training relevant to the role. [IMDEX FY26 annual report]() (Physical page 29, Michael Tomasz biography) ## Litigation and enforcement ### Patent dispute resolved [exec-imd-tomasz-patent] 2022–2024 · issuer reported · medium materiality IMDEX’s February 2024 half-year report recorded an unsuccessful challenge and appeal on a Globaltech patent and a separate claim in its subsidiary’s favour. The August 2024 release announced a settlement with Boart Longyear including A$10m to IMDEX and resolution of proceedings. These corporate matters do not establish individual misconduct. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Chief legal officer during the litigation; neither source establishes personal fault or identifies his personal contribution. **Relevance:** Relevant to legal and intellectual-property oversight. [Half-year FY24 report]() (Page 20, note 11); [Resolution of IP dispute with Boart Longyear]() (Page 1) ## Suitability for the current role ### Relevant experience for current role [exec-imd-tomasz-fit] 2021–present · analyst inference · medium materiality Joined IMDEX in 2021 as legal leader and is company secretary; the issuer lists past roles at Rio Tinto, Baker Hughes and JLL. The fit to the present mandate is an analyst inference; the underlying chronology is mainly company-reported. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. A role-fit judgment, not an independently measured individual outcome. **Relevance:** Relevant to the assigned leadership responsibilities. [IMDEX FY26 annual report]() (Physical page 29, Michael Tomasz biography); [2026 AGM presentation and trading update]() (Physical page 28, executive leadership) ## Evidence gaps - Independent verification of education, credentials and professional memberships is incomplete. - Complete prior-employer dates, role-specific outcomes and primary regulator/court records were not established. - The targeted open-web search is not exhaustive and does not establish absence of adverse records.