# Bob Kennedy General Manager, Operations ## Career chronology - **Acting appointment announced 9 September 2024; later current title per 2026 quarter: Kingsgate Consolidated Limited** — Process Manager; Acting GM Operations; current GM Operations. [Chatree Gold Mine Update]() (pp. 1-2); [September 2026 Quarterly Report]() (PDF p. 14) - **Earlier career: RGC Mineral Sands; Perseus; Ambatovy; PT Keliam; PT Agincourt; Sepon; Tasiast; Lihir** — Mining/process work at listed sites; titles/dates undisclosed. [Chatree Gold Mine Update]() (p. 2, career history) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### Chatree plants operated above nameplate during Kennedy's operations tenure [bob-ops] 2024-FY2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality KCN's 2024 release said both plants exceeded combined nameplate and named Kennedy as Acting GM Operations. FY26 report records 5.47 Mt treated, 86,078 oz gold and 766,009 oz silver; company results are not solely attributable to him. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Operations role overlaps results; no personal attribution for all output. **Relevance:** Relevant to operations execution and scale-up. [Chatree Gold Mine Update]() (pp. 1-2); [2026 Annual Report]() (PDF pp. 26-29) ## Industrial safety ### Q1 FY27 TRIFR improved; no individual cause established [bob-safety] September 2026 quarter · issuer reported · medium materiality KCN reported Q1 FY27 TRIFR of 5.6, down from 7.1 in the June quarter. It is a company metric; no personal incident or safety breach by Kennedy was identified. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Operations role overlaps metric; cause and individual control are not disclosed. **Relevance:** Relevant to safety oversight; metric alone does not establish control effectiveness. [September 2026 Quarterly Report]() (PDF pp. 2-3); [2026 Annual Report]() (PDF p. 26, FY26 TRIFR) ## Suitability for the current role ### Process and multi-commodity experience aligns with Chatree [bob-fit] Career through cutoff · analyst inference · medium materiality KCN reports 40+ years in mining and processing, multi-commodity/site experience and advanced leadership/WHS/processing qualifications. Exact dates and job titles at most sites are absent. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Role-fit inference from issuer biography; employer verification not done. **Relevance:** Relevant to plant performance, maintenance and safety. [Chatree Gold Mine Update]() (pp. 1-2); [Management]() (Bob biography) ## Evidence gaps - Exact dates and job titles at past sites are not provided. - FY26/Q1 results are company-level, not solely attributable to Kennedy. - No comprehensive incident/regulator or credential check was performed.