# Steven McClare Chief Technical Officer ## Career chronology - **Since 2021: Northern Star Resources** — Chief Technical Officer. [FY2026 annual report]() (Printed page 16) - **2015-2019; exact end date not independently confirmed: Hillgrove Resources** — Chief executive officer and managing director. [Kanmantoo mine rock fall update]() (Page 1); [2015 annual report]() (Directors biography, appointment 27 May 2015) ## Business failures and setbacks ### Kanmantoo rock fall and revised plan [mcclare_rock] December 2018 to January 2019 · issuer reported · medium materiality Hillgrove reported a December 2018 open-pit rock fall, subsequent restriction and remediation; by January 2019 the inspector lifted the restriction. Hillgrove estimated modified pit design could reduce remaining recovered copper by about 10%. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. McClare was Hillgrove CEO; no cited determination of personal fault. **Relevance:** Prior project operating setback and company response. [Kanmantoo mine rock fall update]() (Page 1) ## Suitability for the current role ### Experience relevant to role [mcclare_fit] Career to 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality Issuer reports prior executive roles with OZ Minerals and Hillgrove CEO and mining engineering degree. 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 16) ## 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.