# Brendan Harris Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director ## Career chronology - **Since 2023-04-03: Sandfire Resources** — Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director. [FY2026 annual report]() (Physical p40; CEO name and role); [General meeting letter on CEO appointment]() (Page 1, notice of 3 April 2023 commencement) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### Reported production and financial improvement [brendan-harris-delivery] FY2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality Sandfire reported FY2026 group copper-equivalent production of 154.2kt and net cash of US$353m at 30 June, compared with net debt of US$123m a year earlier. Company results reflect team performance and commodity prices, not proof of individual causation. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Harris was CEO in the period; group results cannot be uniquely attributed. **Relevance:** Provides evidence of operating outcomes during leadership. [FY2026 annual report]() (CEO message and remuneration report; FY2026 results); [September 2026 quarterly report]() (Page 1; comparative net cash) ## Industrial safety ### MATSA contractor fatality and company response [brendan-harris-safety] 2026 · issuer reported · high materiality A contracting-company worker died at the Magdalena mine on 25 February 2026. Sandfire said it suspended activity and was working with Spanish authorities; the April quarterly said the authorities continued their investigation. The final investigation and any findings are not established. Sandfire’s FY2026 remuneration report says the board applied a 10-percentage-point negative modifier to the company STI scorecard following the fatality; this company scorecard adjustment was not a finding of personal fault. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The person held group leadership during the event; sources do not establish personal responsibility for the death. **Relevance:** Material group safety outcome during the leadership period. [Fatal incident at Sandfire MATSA operations]() (Page 1, fatal incident announcement); [March 2026 quarterly report]() (Safety section, investigation); [FY2026 annual report]() (FY2026 remuneration report section 5.3, fatality and board scorecard modifier) ## Governance and interests ### Auditor appointment oversight and court relief [brendan-harris-audit] 2023–2024 · documented · medium materiality The WA Supreme Court held that Sandfire had not obtained the required nomination and shareholder appointment of its auditor at the 2023 AGM, and granted validating relief in 2024. The court found the non-compliance inadvertent, with no evidence of substantial misconduct. Evidence before the court said Prior escalated the issue to Tually and Jansen, then Harris. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The court considered company oversight and subsequent detection and escalation; it did not find this individual personally responsible for the failure. **Relevance:** A material company compliance error and its documented remediation. [Sandfire Resources Limited \[2024\] WASC 261]() (\[2024\] WASC 261, factual evidence, findings and orders) ## Suitability for the current role ### Experience relevant to current role [brendan-harris-fit] Career; dates as disclosed · analyst inference · low materiality Previously South32 inaugural CFO and Chief Human Resources and Commercial Officer, and BHP global investor relations head; company says he was an exploration geologist and investment analyst. BSc in geology and geophysics and CPA, issuer-reported. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. An analytical role-fit inference based on issuer or organiser description; facts and independent qualifications remain unverified. **Relevance:** Relevance to current scope is inferred, not a proven individual outcome. [FY2026 annual report]() (Physical p40; CEO name and role); [Sandfire appoints Brendan Harris as CEO and managing director]() (Page 1, prior South32, BHP and investment banking experience) ## Evidence gaps - This is a partial screening. Separate named-person searches in each required topic, full prior-employer histories, and court, regulator, safety and environmental records have not been completed. - The available qualifications have not been independently verified with an awarding body or register. - No absence of adverse information or individual clearance is implied.