# Darren Hardy Chief Executive Iron Ore and Energy; lithium leadership announced, handover in progress ## Career chronology - **FY2026–31 October 2026, with announced transition where stated: Mineral Resources Limited** — Chief Executive Iron Ore and Energy; lithium leadership announced, handover in progress. [FY2026 annual report]() (physical PDF p.16 leadership roster); [MinRes biography: darren hardy]() (issuer biography and career) - **1996–2006 and from 2018; dates of individual roles not established: Mineral Resources Limited** — Project and workshop leadership. [MinRes biography: darren hardy]() (issuer biography and prior roles) - **After 2006; employer-specific dates not established: Telfer, Boddington and Roy Hill projects** — Construction project management. [MinRes biography: darren hardy]() (issuer biography and prior roles) ## Education and qualifications ### Qualifications and evidence [min_darren_hardy_education] Education dates not established · issuer reported · low materiality The issuer biography does not state a degree. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. The issuer reports the qualification when stated; no independent degree verification is implied. **Relevance:** Supports professional background assessment. [MinRes biography: darren hardy]() (qualifications section) ## Industrial safety ### Onslow haul-road safety notice and upgrade [min_darren_hardy_haul] March–September 2025 · documented · medium materiality In March 2025 MinRes temporarily paused haulage following a WorkSafe WA notice concerning road-train controls. The company reported completing upgrades and resuming unconstrained haulage in September 2025. Final investigation findings and Hardy’s personal decisions are not established. **Attribution:** Employer context; no individual link established. The issuer describes earlier Onslow project-director experience; its FY2025 annual report identifies his role as chief executive energy, supply and AMG, so operational responsibility for the March 2025 road issue is unestablished. **Relevance:** Relevant to operational risk oversight. [Onslow Iron haulage operations]() (p.1, pause and notice); [Onslow Iron private haul road upgrade completed]() (p.1, upgraded road and resumed operations); [MinRes 2025 annual report]() (senior leadership, physical printed p.23: CEO energy, supply and AMG); [MinRes biography: darren hardy]() (Onslow project-director role without exact dates) ## Suitability for the current role ### Relevant experience [min_darren_hardy_fit] Through 31 October 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality As an analytical inference, the reported background is relevant to chief executive iron ore and energy; lithium leadership announced, handover in progress. Joined MinRes in 1996, left in 2006, and returned in 2018; issuer identifies him as Wonmunna and Onslow Iron project director. In October 2026 he was nominated to take lithium oversight with a handover. Individual contributions to employer-wide outcomes are not assumed. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Judgment based on issuer disclosures; not a measured outcome or a personal-conduct finding. **Relevance:** Shows the experience applicable to this remit. [MinRes biography: darren hardy]() (career and role biography) ## Evidence gaps - This is partial public-source screening, not a comprehensive court, criminal, sanctions or professional-credential check. - Independent verification of qualifications, detailed prior-employer dates, individual contributions and relevant local regulator/court records is incomplete.