# Dieter Engelhardt Group Metallurgist, Manager, Strategic Projects ## Career chronology - **2026-09-02–cutoff: Manuka Resources Limited** — Group Metallurgist, Manager, Strategic Projects. [Management Strengthened by New Appointments]() (Management Strengthened by New Appointments; directors’ report/corporate directory, roster disclosure) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### Wonawinta gold processing recommenced after plant refurbishment [mkr_dieter-engelhardt_wonawinta_restart] FY2026; restart August 2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality The FY2026 annual report states that Manuka rebuilt the Wonawinta workforce from five people in care and maintenance to more than 80, refurbished and recommissioned the processing plant, and that gold processing recommenced after year end, with first gold revenue expected by the end of September 2026. The report also records capital raised and debt drawn to fund the restart. As at the cutoff the restart was recent; the cited source does not establish sustained production, realized revenue, or steady-state operating performance. **Attribution:** Employer context; no individual link established. Issuer-reported company restart. CEO/COO/operations roles overlapped with restart, but no individual causal contribution to production results is separately measured. **Relevance:** Restart execution is directly relevant context for Group Metallurgist, Manager, Strategic Projects; commercial performance remained to be established at cutoff. [Annual Report FY2026]() (FY2026 Annual Report, Executive Chairman’s Report and subsequent events disclosure, p.82; processing recommenced and expected first revenue) ## Environmental record ### NSW regulator audit identified rehabilitation, chemical storage and compliance-system deficiencies at Wonawinta [mkr_dieter_engelhardt_batch_outcome] 2023–2026 audit; restart Aug 2026 · documented · medium materiality The 2026 NSW Resources audit recorded an outdated rehabilitation risk assessment with overdue actions assigned to staff no longer at site, no evidence those actions had progressed, dangerous lead-containing drums stored without bunding, and unclear systems to manage mining-lease compliance. The audit recommended updating controls and consulting NSW EPA. A rehabilitation plan had been refused in April 2025 and a revision was still required. The audit did not attribute these issues to named current executives. Separately, the FY2026 issuer report says Wonawinta restarted in August 2026 after refurbishment/recommissioning. **Attribution:** Employer context; no individual link established. The cited record establishes a company or employer event. For role\_overlap, the executive held a relevant role in the period, but the reviewed source does not establish personal causation or an individual enforcement finding. For employer\_only, no individual link or matching tenure was established. **Relevance:** This is relevant context for assessing Group Metallurgist, Manager, Strategic Projects at the same employer; it should not be read as proof of individual performance or misconduct. [Audit report Wonawinta Mine]() (NSW Resources Audit Report, pp. 17–22 (observations, recommendations and refused rehabilitation plan); FY2026 Annual Report, Executive Chairman’s Report.) ### Taranaki fast-track consent application withdrawn after draft decision proposed decline [mkr_dieter-engelhardt_taranaki] 2026-02-04 to 2026-02-19 · documented · medium materiality The New Zealand expert panel’s 4 February 2026 draft decision proposed declining the Taranaki VTM marine-consent application, stating it was not satisfied the project could proceed given uncertainties around environmental and cultural impacts. The wholly owned applicant withdrew on 19 February 2026 before a final consent decision. Manuka’s FY2026 report says it retains the right to reapply; the company’s characterization of impacts as managed is its position, not a regulator finding. **Attribution:** Employer context; no individual link established. The process and withdrawal occurred at the subsidiary/company level. The panel did not identify individual executive responsibility or misconduct. **Relevance:** Environmental consent, project execution and allocation of management attention are material oversight context for this issuer and its leadership. [Draft decision and application withdrawal: Taranaki VTM fast-track application]() (Draft decision page: released 4 Feb 2026; page states applicant withdrew application 19 Feb 2026; panel proposed to decline) ## Suitability for the current role ### Role fit evidence is limited for Group Metallurgist, Manager, Strategic Projects [mkr_dieter_engelhardt_rolefit] 2026-09-02–cutoff · analyst inference · low materiality The selected company bundle and reviewed issuer disclosures identify Dieter Engelhardt as Group Metallurgist, Manager, Strategic Projects. The available outcome evidence is company-level and does not establish personal contribution; the assessment of role fit remains limited by incomplete credential and prior-tenure verification. This is an analyst inference, not a clearance or a claim of underperformance. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. No outcome responsibility is inferred from title alone. **Relevance:** The role is relevant to the company’s current stage; available evidence supports only a limited assessment of Dieter Engelhardt’s professional suitability. [Management Strengthened by New Appointments]() (Management Strengthened by New Appointments; directors’ report/corporate directory, roster disclosure); [Audit report Wonawinta Mine]() (NSW Resources Audit Report, pp. 17–22 (observations, recommendations and refused rehabilitation plan); FY2026 Annual Report, Executive Chairman’s Report.) ## Evidence gaps - Individual contribution to company outcomes was not established. - The combined name-based web searches were not exhaustive checks of court, criminal, sanctions, credential, or regulator databases; no clearance conclusion is possible. - Complete prior-employer dates, qualifications and individual contributions were not independently verified from primary sources for this executive.