# Kelly O’Rourke

Chief Legal, External Affairs and Sustainability Officer

## Career chronology

- **As reported at 2026-10-31; dates where documented in findings: South32** — Chief Legal, External Affairs and Sustainability Officer. [FY2026 annual report](<https://financialfilings.com/filings/south32-limited/annual-report/2026/57660055/>) (Printed p.145)

## Education and qualifications

### Issuer-reported qualifications [orourke-education]

As reported in annual report · issuer reported · low materiality

Issuer reports an LLB from Western Australia, BCom from Curtin and AICD membership; independent checks incomplete.

**Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Issuer biography, not independent verification.

**Relevance:** Professional training and experience.

[FY2026 annual report](<https://financialfilings.com/filings/south32-limited/annual-report/2026/57660055/>) (Printed p.145)

## Environmental record

### Worsley community complaints [orourke-communities]

FY2025–FY2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

South32 reported that community complaints across the group rose from 93 in FY2025 to 192 in FY2026, chiefly related to Worsley dust and noise and increased operational activity, weather and awareness. It reported 92% were resolved. O’Rourke’s remit includes social performance and sustainability; these company-wide figures do not establish her individual responsibility.

**Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Leadership remit overlaps social performance; complaint causation and response are not personally attributed.

**Relevance:** Community and environmental management.

[FY2026 annual report](<https://financialfilings.com/filings/south32-limited/annual-report/2026/57660055/>) (Printed p.65, community relationships and complaints); [FY2026 annual report](<https://financialfilings.com/filings/south32-limited/annual-report/2026/57660055/>) (Printed p.145, executive responsibilities)

## Suitability for the current role

### Experience and responsibilities [orourke-fit]

As reported through August 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Joined South32 in 2016; appointed to lead team in November 2020. Previously BHP legal, commercial and business development, and legal practice. The relevance to the present role is an analyst inference; company descriptions do not measure individual delivery.

**Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Issuer biography and analytical inference; exact prior dates are incomplete.

**Relevance:** Relevant to the current assigned mandate.

[FY2026 annual report](<https://financialfilings.com/filings/south32-limited/annual-report/2026/57660055/>) (Printed p.145)

## Evidence gaps

- Independent verification of education, qualifications and any current professional registration remains incomplete.

- Full person-specific searches of each employer, court, regulator, sanctions, safety and environmental records are incomplete; no clearance is implied.

- Exact past role dates, individual contribution and responsibility are not fully established.