# Rob Bishop

Chief Executive Officer

## Career chronology

- **Chief Executive Officer since February 2022; previously CFO from October 2020 and corporate development from 2019. Earlier senior Vale coal roles and AMCI CFO.: New Hope Group** — Chief Executive Officer. [Board and Executive Leadership Team](<https://newhopegroup.com.au/about/board-executive-team/>) (Rob Bishop biography); [Rob Bishop joins Malabar board](<https://malabarresources.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2022-08-12_-_Appointment_to_Board_of_Directors.pdf>) (p1 CEO appointment and prior roles)

## Education and qualifications

### Reported qualifications [rob_education]

Reported in issuer biography available at review · issuer reported · low materiality

The company reports a University of Queensland Bachelor of Commerce, Queensland University of Technology Bachelor of Business (Marketing), CPA membership and AICD membership.

**Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Credential reported by issuer; independent institutional or professional-body verification was not obtained.

**Relevance:** Professional background for the role.

[Board and Executive Leadership Team](<https://newhopegroup.com.au/about/board-executive-team/>) (Rob Bishop biography)

## Contributions and company outcomes

### Production improved as FY2026 profit fell [group_delivery]

FY2025–FY2026 · issuer reported · high materiality

New Hope reported saleable coal of 11.5 million tonnes versus 10.7 million and coal sales of 11.8 million tonnes in FY2026; net profit fell to A$161.0 million from A$439.4 million. Bengalla recovery and New Acland ramp-up contributed; prices, costs and broader teams also affect the result.

**Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Bishop was CEO; the sources do not isolate his personal contribution.

**Relevance:** Operating and financial delivery.

[FY26 full year results](<https://newhopegroup.com.au/fy26-full-year-results/>) (performance highlights and operational performance)

## Industrial safety

### Safety frequency increased in FY2026 [group_safety]

FY2026 · issuer reported · high materiality

New Hope reported zero fatalities in FY2026; TRIFR rose to 3.89 from 3.22 and AIFR to 30.83 from 29.30. Its high-potential event frequency rate fell to 3.59 from 5.82. Separately, the board reported that a third-party critical-control audit identified ineffectiveness and improvement opportunities during the measurement period for the 2024-series long-term award.

**Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. CEO oversight; no evidence here assigns personal fault for incidents.

**Relevance:** Company-wide safety and risk oversight.

[FY2026 annual report](<https://newhopegroup.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2026/09/J260528-NHG-AR-2026-FA4-online.pdf>) (PDF pp11, 29 and 92, printed pp8, 26 and 89: safety performance and 2024-series award)

## Governance and interests

### Malabar board appointment [coal_malabar]

August 2022 · documented · medium materiality

Bishop joined Malabar Resources’ board in August 2022 as the representative of New Hope, which then held a 15% interest. The role is relevant to the two companies’ commercial relationship.

**Attribution:** Individual involvement documented. His board role is directly documented; the transaction is not a completed acquisition.

**Relevance:** Related-party governance and capital allocation.

[Rob Bishop joins Malabar board](<https://malabarresources.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/2022-08-12_-_Appointment_to_Board_of_Directors.pdf>) (p1 appointment and New Hope representation)

## Suitability for the current role

### Reported experience and role relevance [rob_fit]

Career through 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Analyst inference: issuer-reported experience is relevant to the stated role. Chief Executive Officer since February 2022; previously CFO from October 2020 and corporate development from 2019. Earlier senior Vale coal roles and AMCI CFO.

**Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Role fit is an inference from the cited career, not proof of an individual operating result.

**Relevance:** Relevance to the role.

[Board and Executive Leadership Team](<https://newhopegroup.com.au/about/board-executive-team/>) (Rob Bishop biography)

## Evidence gaps

- Independent verification of qualifications and memberships was not obtained.

- Prior-employer tenure, outcomes and individual responsibility were not comprehensively established.

- Public-source searches do not constitute exhaustive litigation, regulatory, criminal or sanctions screening.

- A single broad person-and-employer web query was reused across multiple topics; dedicated prior-employer and topic-specific searches were not completed.