# Michael Holmes Chief Operating Officer ## Career chronology - **Current at FY2026 annual report; exact appointment date omitted unless independently evidenced: Regis Resources** — Chief Operating Officer. [Annual Report 2026]() (PDF pages 12, 14–15; annual report printed pages 10, 12–13, leadership biographies); [Appointment of Chief Operating Officer]() (Page 1, commencement 1 November 2023) - **2012–September 2021: OceanaGold** — Chief Operating Officer then President and CEO. [Appointment of Chief Operating Officer]() (Page 1, background); [2023 annual information form]() (Page 8, leadership change) - **Dates not separately disclosed: Xstrata Copper** — General Manager, Minera Alumbrera and Mount Isa operations. [Annual Report 2026]() (PDF pages 12, 14–15; annual report printed pages 10, 12–13, leadership biographies) ## Industrial safety ### Regis reported lower annual injury rate [holmes-safety] FY2025–FY2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality Regis reported a total recordable injury frequency rate of 4.84 per million hours in FY2026, versus 8.1 in FY2025; it reported no fatalities and one lost-time injury during FY2026. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Holmes was COO; figures reflect the workforce and systems as a whole and do not prove his personal contribution. **Relevance:** Operational safety outcome. [Annual Report 2026]() (PDF page 48, printed page 46, FY2024–FY2026 safety table) ## Governance and interests ### Didipio suspension, permit and community dispute [holmes-didipio] 2019–2021 · disputed · high materiality OceanaGold reported that Didipio underground mining stopped in July 2019 and processing in October amid disagreement over the permitting position. In 2020 a community group alleged forcible police dispersal at a blockade. OceanaGold said it had not participated in the fuel delivery, described engagement with police and an emergency dewatering need, and later denied a violent attempt to run the blockade. The company reported permit renewal in July 2021; mining restarted in November after Holmes resigned in September. A later company filing reports continuing legal challenges to the renewal. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Holmes was OceanaGold COO and then CEO during this period; no individual involvement in the alleged dispersal or personal fault is established. **Relevance:** Material operating, community and permitting context; disputed accounts remain distinct. [2019 sustainability report]() (Chair and CEO message, Didipio operations); [Didipio blockade statement]() (April 2020 statement, alleged dispersal); [OceanaGold response concerning Didipio]() (11 May 2020 hosted company response, fuel delivery and police engagement); [Didipio FTAA renewal and operations update]() (Renewal and CEO statement); [2023 annual information form]() (Page 8, Holmes resignation and November restart); [Annual information form for 2025]() (Pages 79 and 114–115, continuing FTAA litigation); [OceanaGold response concerning the Didipio blockade]() (29 January 2021 company response, blockade denial and delivery explanation) ## Suitability for the current role ### Experience relevant to role [michael-holmes-profile] FY2026 report · analyst inference · low materiality The FY2026 annual report describes Michael Holmes as Chief Operating Officer; the associated biography outlines relevant career experience. Independent verification of all role dates and qualifications remains incomplete. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Role relevance is the analyst’s assessment, not proof of individual performance. **Relevance:** Professional fit and evidence quality. [Annual Report 2026]() (PDF pages 12, 14–15; annual report printed pages 10, 12–13, leadership biographies) ## Evidence gaps - Independent confirmation of credentials and professional memberships was not obtained. - The broad name and employer searches are incomplete; targeted court, regulatory, safety, environmental, governance and fraud records and all material former employers require further review. - Individual contributions to company-wide financial, safety and operational results were not independently established. - Original Philippine court or regulator records and full investigation of the 2020 Didipio events were not located; community and company accounts remain disputed.