# Brett McFadgen Chief Operating Officer ## Career chronology - **2023–present: PLS Group** — Chief Operating Officer. [FY2026 annual report]() (Printed page 10, executive team biography) - **Before 2023; exact dates unknown: Newcrest** — Global Head of Health and Safety. [Latin Resources scheme booklet]() (Section 6.7, executive profiles) ## Education and qualifications ### Reported qualifications [brett-mcfadgen-education] As reported FY2026 · issuer reported · low materiality MBA and fellow of AusIMM as reported by the issuer. Qualifications and active memberships were not independently verified. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Issuer biography, not an independent credential check. **Relevance:** Relevant to reported professional training. [FY2026 annual report]() (Printed page 10, executive team biography) ## Industrial safety ### Reported operating safety performance [brett-mcfadgen-safety] FY2026–September 2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality PLS reported four recordable injuries at Pilgangoora in the September 2026 quarter and a rolling group TRIFR of 2.36, down from 2.77 at June. FY2026 reporting identifies operational safety as delegated to the COO. These are company-reported measures, not findings about individual fault. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. COO during reporting period; injury circumstances and individual responsibility not established. **Relevance:** Relevant to operating and safety oversight. [September 2026 quarterly activities report]() (Pages 1–2, health and safety); [FY2026 annual report]() (Printed pages 50–51, safety responsibilities) ## Suitability for the current role ### Experience relevant to current role [brett-mcfadgen-fit] 2023–present · analyst inference · medium materiality PLS reports McFadgen joined in 2023 as operations GM, becoming COO in July 2025; he formerly held Newcrest global health and safety leadership and roles with Mineral Resources and Kalgoorlie Consolidated Gold Mines. The assessment that this experience is relevant to the current mandate is an analyst inference; issuer statements do not establish individual outcomes. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Issuer-reported chronology and inference, not an independently quantified achievement. **Relevance:** Relevant to the assigned responsibilities. [FY2026 annual report]() (Printed page 10, executive team biography); [Latin Resources scheme booklet]() (Section 6.7, former Newcrest safety role) ## Evidence gaps - Exact dates of Newcrest safety leadership and underlying incident records were not established. - Independent verification of reported qualifications and memberships remains incomplete. - Full prior-employer histories and person-specific regulator, court and incident records were not established. - This is limited public-record screening and does not establish absence of adverse information.