# Michael Wall Chief Executive Officer ## Career chronology - **Appointed 28 July 2022; earlier Red Hill exploration manager from January 2022.: Red Hill Minerals** — Chief Executive Officer. [Appointment of chief executive officer]() (pp. 1–2 appointment and commencement) - **Exploration manager confirmed in November 2016; commencement and departure dates not established.: API Management Pty Ltd** — Exploration manager. [2023 annual report]() (printed p. 24 CEO biography); [Red Hill Iron Ore Joint Venture mineral resource update]() (pp. 1–2 and 10, API letter and signature) ## Personal achievements ### Documented API geological reporting responsibility [wall_api_geology_2016] November 2016 · issuer reported · medium materiality In November 2016 Wall signed API’s resource-update letter as exploration manager. API and Golder reported updated Red Hill Iron Ore Joint Venture mineral resources, including a 2.7 Mt maiden Trixie West resource. Wall was named the competent person responsible for geological interpretation and drill-hole data used for the estimates; Golder prepared the estimates. A resource estimate is not a mine or demonstrated commercial return. **Attribution:** Individual involvement documented. The source expressly identifies his geological interpretation and data responsibility, but does not attribute the discovery or the economic outcome solely to him. **Relevance:** Contemporaneous evidence of technical responsibility in iron-ore exploration, relevant to Red Hill’s royalty and project portfolio. [Red Hill Iron Ore Joint Venture mineral resource update]() (pp. 1–2, 10 and Golder statement pp. 1–2) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### Red Hill exploration and royalty results [wall_fy26] FY2026 and September 2026 quarter · issuer reported · medium materiality In FY2026, Red Hill reported $28.76 million Onslow royalty income, $20.06 million net profit and earned 75% of the Curnamona joint venture. Its October quarterly reported exploratory drilling with narrow copper-gold intersections and $6.0 million royalty revenue for the September quarter. These are company results, and Onslow is operated by Mineral Resources; they do not independently establish personal credit for Wall. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Wall was CEO during the period; the royalty operator and market conditions influence financial outcomes. **Relevance:** Documents team financial and exploration progress while noting attribution limits. [2026 annual report]() (PDF p. 36 / printed p. 34); [September 2026 quarterly activities report]() (pp. 1–2, local issuer quarterly) ## Suitability for the current role ### Current role and disclosed experience: Michael Wall [michael_wall_current_role_fit] Current role as of cutoff · analyst inference · low materiality The disclosed chief executive officer role supplies relevant context, but independent credentials, complete prior-employer records and individual contribution are not established. Role fit is an analytical inference, not a finding of personal competence. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. This is a limited analyst assessment from the issuer-reported current role; no personal outcome is inferred. **Relevance:** Role match is relevant to present oversight, but the source set is too thin to assess delivery or effectiveness. [Red Hill Minerals leadership and management]() (Issuer current board, management or corporate directory entry) ### Geological and management experience for exploration role [wall_prior_experience] 2022–2026 · analyst inference · medium materiality The 2022 appointment filing states Wall joined as exploration manager in January 2022 and became CEO on 28 July 2022. A 2016 API/Golder resource update independently establishes his API exploration-manager role and identifies a specific geological reporting responsibility. This is relevant to a company managing exploration and royalty interests, although complete API tenure and independent credential verification remain incomplete. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. The fit conclusion is an analytical inference from issuer-reported roles, not evidence of project output personally caused. **Relevance:** Relevant role-fit context for CEO assessment. [Appointment of chief executive officer]() (pp. 1–2); [2023 annual report]() (printed p. 24); [Red Hill Iron Ore Joint Venture mineral resource update]() (pp. 1–2 and 10) ## Evidence gaps - Independent verification of credentials and memberships and a complete employment chronology remain unavailable. - Documented searches are open-web screening, not an exhaustive criminal, sanctions, court or regulatory clearance. - The 2016 API role and reporting responsibility are documented, but the start and end dates and complete project contribution remain unverified. - Targeted open-web searches do not cover every regulator, court, jurisdiction, prior employer or namesake; undisclosed records and complete individual histories remain unverified.