# Jamie Gibson Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer ## Career chronology - **MD/CEO since 3 February 2023: Kingsgate Consolidated Limited** — Managing Director and CEO; joined company in 2013. [Appointment of new Director and Managing Director]() (pp. 1-2); [2026 Annual Report]() (PDF p. 32) - **Before joining KCN in 2013: Australian Government** — Chief Advisor across metals and coal mining portfolios. [Appointment of new Director and Managing Director]() (pp. 1-2); [2026 Annual Report]() (PDF p. 32) ## Personal achievements ### Issuer credits Gibson with a key role in Chatree restart/ramp-up [jamie-restart] 2023-FY2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality KCN says Gibson played a key role in Chatree's successful restart and ramp-up, leading to return to production. FY26 output was 86,078 oz gold and 766,009 oz silver; annual results are company-level. **Attribution:** Individual involvement documented. Issuer explicitly credits a key role, but does not quantify his share of annual results. **Relevance:** Relevant to CEO delivery. [2026 Annual Report]() (PDF p. 32 biography; pp. 26-29 results) ## Business failures and setbacks ### Plant interruption, rain and pit geotechnical challenges affected guidance [jamie-setback] FY26 Q4-Q1 FY27 · issuer reported · medium materiality September-quarter report records a Plant 1 interruption, rainfall and pit geotechnical challenges, about 3,000 oz delayed into FY2028 and FY27 guidance of 75-85 koz gold and 650-750 koz silver. No individual cause is attributed. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Gibson was CEO during the period; reports do not attribute the events to him. **Relevance:** Relevant to operating and guidance risk. [September 2026 Quarterly Report]() (PDF pp. 2-4) ## Litigation and enforcement ### Akara was found liable for historic environmental and health impacts [jamie-akara] 24 March 2026; historic impacts · documented · high materiality The Bangkok Civil Court ruled against Akara on 24 March 2026; AP reports compensation and care awards. Akara says it disagrees and intends to appeal. The ruling concerns Akara and predates Gibson's CEO appointment; no personal liability was found. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Gibson was CEO at the ruling; sources do not connect him to historic events or establish personal liability. **Relevance:** Current group-level legal/environment risk for the CEO, with historical attribution limits. [Thai court holds gold mine operator liable for toxic runoff in a decade-old environmental case]() (court result); [Akara statement on civil judgment and intended appeal]() (issuer response); [2026 Annual Report]() (PDF pp. 76 and 81) ## Suitability for the current role ### Mining, government and capital-markets experience suits CEO remit [jamie-fit] Current at cutoff · analyst inference · medium materiality KCN reports service since 2013, government Chief Advisor work, MBA/business-practice certificate/management diploma and AICD graduate status; it credits him with a key restart role. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Role-fit inference, not a claim of sole causation or integrity. **Relevance:** Relevant to operations, government and capital markets. [Appointment of new Director and Managing Director]() (pp. 1-2); [2026 Annual Report]() (PDF p. 32) ## Evidence gaps - Issuer does not quantify Gibson's contribution to FY26 output/results. - The Thai judgment concerns historic events before his CEO appointment; no personal liability finding was identified. - Q1 setbacks are company-level; no individual causal responsibility was established.