# Leigh Curyer President and Chief Executive Officer ## Career chronology - **Role reported in October 2026 presentation: NexGen Energy** — President and Chief Executive Officer. [October 2026 corporate presentation]() (PDF pp.32–33) - **2002–2006: Southern Cross Resources** — Chief financial officer and corporate-development head. [2026 management information circular]() (PDF p.42, Curyer biography) - **2008–2011: Accord Nuclear Resource Management** — Head of corporate development. [2026 management information circular]() (PDF p.42, Curyer biography) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### Federal construction licence granted [curyer_licence] March 2026 · documented · high materiality In March 2026 the CNSC issued the company a licence to prepare the site and construct Rook I. It explicitly does not authorize operation, which requires a future licensing decision. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Curyer was CEO while the company secured the licence; the regulatory process and project development involved the wider team. **Relevance:** Material project-permitting milestone; production remains a future stage. [Commission issues Rook I construction licence]() (Licence scope and decision); [October 2026 corporate presentation]() (PDF p.32 CEO) ## Governance and interests ### Unlicensed site-preparation violation upheld [curyer_cnsc] 2023–2025 · documented · high materiality In December 2024 the CNSC issued a C$29,080 penalty for constructing two arrays of cased drill holes without a site-preparation licence. NexGen disputed the classification as exploration. In its 2025 determination, the Commission upheld the violation while reducing the penalty to C$11,920 and acknowledged a need for clearer definitions. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. This is a finding against the company while Curyer was CEO; no personal misconduct finding against him was identified. **Relevance:** Material project compliance and governance context. [Record of determination DET 25-H109]() (pp.1–3, 19: review, findings and corrected penalty); [2026 management information circular]() (CEO biography) ## Suitability for the current role ### Founder; corporate finance, uranium project development [leigh-curyer-fit] Issuer-reported career through 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality NexGen states that Curyer founded the company, previously held corporate-development roles at Accord Nuclear and was CFO and head of corporate development at Southern Cross Resources. The 2026 circular reports that he founded NexGen in 2011. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Role relevance is an analyst inference; issuer descriptions do not establish individual causation or credential validity. **Relevance:** Relevant to the assigned management role; evidence remains limited. [Leadership team]() (Individual biography); [2026 management information circular]() (Named-person section) ## Evidence gaps - Independent verification of qualifications, complete career dates, prior-employer outcomes and comprehensive regulator/court records is incomplete. - The documented name-and-employer search is a limited open-web screen and is not criminal, sanctions or litigation clearance.