# Ryan Gurner Chief Financial Officer; announced departure 30 November 2026 ## Career chronology - **Northern Star since 2015; acting CEO 29 August to 5 October 2026: Northern Star Resources** — Chief Financial Officer; former interim CEO. [FY2026 annual report]() (Printed page 14) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### FY2026 company results [gurner_finance] FY2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality Northern Star reported FY2026 revenue of A$7.6 billion, up 19%, and net profit after tax of A$1.7 billion, up 24%. The company noted a higher realised gold price. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Gurner was CFO during the year; market prices and wider management materially affect financial results. **Relevance:** Context for finance leadership without attributing company performance to one person. [FY2026 annual report]() (Printed pages 4 and 28) ## Governance and interests ### CFO transition planned [gurner_transition] 2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality The 31 August 2026 issuer notice said Gurner would return to the CFO role after the CEO commenced on 5 October and leave on 30 November; Northern Star said it would recruit a successor. **Attribution:** Individual involvement documented. The transition concerns his employment; the notice gives no adverse reason for departure. **Relevance:** Potential continuity and succession consideration. [Executive leadership changes]() (Page 1, Chief Financial Officer) ## Suitability for the current role ### Experience relevant to role [gurner_fit] Career to 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality Issuer reports finance experience with RTG Mining and other companies, a science and commerce degree and Chartered Accountants membership. On its face this experience is relevant to the role; the degree and employment claims are issuer-reported and are not independently verified. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. The relevance assessment is an analytical judgment; independent credential and full career checks remain incomplete. **Relevance:** Assesses disclosed experience relevant to role. [FY2026 annual report]() (Printed page 14); [De Grey scheme booklet]() (Section 6 senior management, printed page 65, Gurner prior employers) ## Evidence gaps - Independent university, professional membership and credential verification remains incomplete. - Comprehensive prior-employer chronology, company outcomes and court, regulator, fraud, safety and environmental searches remain incomplete. - A named permanent CFO successor was not identified from the sources reviewed.