# Damian Zagel Chief Development Officer ## Career chronology - **Since 2023-12-01: Stanmore Resources** — Chief Development Officer. [2023 annual financial report and Appendix 4E]() (Printed pp18–19, 1 December 2023 CDO appointment) ## Business failures and setbacks ### The Range environmental referral lapsed [smr-damian-zagel-range] 2023 · documented · medium materiality Industry Queensland reported that the Commonwealth declared The Range project's environmental referral lapsed in 2023. CEO Matos described it as a legacy thermal coal option and said the company would preserve the tenure and consider future options. No individual responsibility or finding against Zagel is established. **Attribution:** Employer context; no individual link established. The 2023 report names Zagel as the previous group growth and sustainability manager but does not establish his exact role dates in May 2023; no personal role in this outcome is established. **Relevance:** Limits project delivery inference and records the company's response. [2023 annual financial report and Appendix 4E]() (Printed p18, his previous group growth and sustainability role); [Stanmore lays out The Range project status]() (5 May 2023 article, referral and company response) ## Environmental record ### Five mine-water infringement notices in 2025 [smr-damian-zagel-water] 2025 · issuer reported · medium materiality Stanmore disclosed one infringement notice for Isaac Downs and four for Isaac Plains relating to non-compliant releases of mine-affected water in February, April and August 2025. The company described the incidents as minor. Their detailed regulatory findings and final outcomes were not independently established. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The company disclosed the notices during the executive's leadership tenure; the available source does not establish their personal involvement or fault. **Relevance:** Provides an environmental control outcome during the leadership period. [2025 annual financial report and Appendix 4E]() (Printed pp12 and 16, environmental regulation and operating review) ## Suitability for the current role ### Experience relevant to role [smr-damian-zagel-fit] Career; dates as disclosed · analyst inference · low materiality Company describes development, sustainability, project and environmental-approval responsibilities. Its leadership page reports past Thiess and Vale strategy roles and a University of Queensland mining-engineering degree; these prior roles and credentials remain independently unverified. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. The person's stated background is reported by the company. The inference about relevance is analytical; independent checks remain incomplete. **Relevance:** Relevant to the scope of the current role. [2023 annual financial report and Appendix 4E]() (Printed pp18–19, 1 December 2023 CDO appointment); [Board and Leadership]() (Damian Zagel biography; undated company page) ## Evidence gaps - This partial screening does not include dedicated person-specific searches for every fraud, safety, environmental, governance and legal topic, all material prior-employer records, original court or regulator registers, or independent credential verification. - One broad name-and-employer query is repeated across topic entries; it represents one actual search, not nine separate topic searches. - The exact continuation of some roles at 31 October 2026 is inferred from the latest accessible dated company materials and undated leadership page, not independently confirmed. - The subsequent status of The Range referral after the 2023 lapse and his role in any related decision are not established.