# Peter Canterbury Executive Director ## Career chronology - **Earlier role; exact dates not stated in dated appointment announcement: Triton Minerals** — Managing Director. [Appointment of Chief Financial Officer]() (p. 1, previous positions) - **Earlier role; exact dates not stated in dated appointment announcement: Bauxite Resources** — CEO / Executive Director. [Appointment of Chief Financial Officer]() (p. 1, previous positions) - **Earlier role; exact dates not stated in dated appointment announcement: Sundance Resources** — CFO and Acting CEO. [Appointment of Chief Financial Officer]() (p. 1, previous positions) - **Commenced February 2021; served more than four years and departed before May 2025 acquisition: De Grey Mining** — Chief Financial Officer. [Appointment of Chief Financial Officer]() (p. 1); [Former De Grey CFO to be appointed to Unico Board]() (p. 1, paragraphs 3–5) - **NED effective 1 August 2025; role transitioned to Executive Director in January 2026: Unico Silver** — Independent NED; later Executive Director. [Former De Grey CFO to be appointed to Unico Board]() (p. 1); [Half Year Report – 31 December 2025]() (p. 2) ## Education and qualifications ### Accounting qualification and finance experience [usl_canterbury_education] By January 2021 · issuer reported · medium materiality De Grey’s appointment announcement calls Canterbury a Certified Practising Accountant and reports close to 20 years in mining, with prior leadership at Triton Minerals, Bauxite Resources and Sundance Resources. The reviewed source does not state awarding institutions or graduation dates; credential status was not independently checked. **Attribution:** Individual involvement documented. De Grey’s dated appointment release reports the CPA designation and predecessor roles. **Relevance:** Relevant to the company’s financing, development and board duties. [Appointment of Chief Financial Officer]() (p. 1) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### De Grey financing and Hemi study progression [usl_canterbury_delivery] February 2021–May 2025 · issuer reported · high materiality Unico’s 29 July 2025 appointment release attributes Canterbury a key role in raising about A$1.2bn equity and securing A$1.13bn bank credit-approved project finance while De Grey advanced Hemi through pre-feasibility and definitive feasibility. Northern Star completed its acquisition of De Grey in May 2025. These were significant financing and study milestones, but Hemi was not yet in production at the acquisition; the attribution is issuer-reported and no individual deal record or independent financing confirmation was reviewed. **Attribution:** Individual involvement documented. The appointing issuer explicitly attributes financing and study contributions; responsibility is not independently audited here. **Relevance:** Directly relevant capital raising and development experience for USL’s transition stage. [Appointment of Chief Financial Officer]() (p. 1); [Former De Grey CFO to be appointed to Unico Board]() (p. 1, paragraphs 3–5) ## Suitability for the current role ### Role relevance and evidenced background [usl_peter_canterbury_fit] Background reviewed through 2026-10-09 · analyst inference · low materiality The issuer reports more than 30 years in mining finance and development, including De Grey CFO work, more than A$1.2bn of equity raises and project finance for Hemi, and work through feasibility before the 2025 Northern Star acquisition. Current title in the selected roster: Executive Director. This supports role relevance at a high level; the public evidence reviewed does not establish personal causal responsibility for employer or project outcomes. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Role-fit judgment based on the selected roster and issuer-reported professional background; no causal claim is made. **Relevance:** Relevant to the current Executive Director responsibilities, subject to the evidence limitations recorded below. [Board & Management]() (Executive biography or corporate-directory entry for the named person) ## Evidence gaps - Exact dates, education and credentials beyond the CPA designation were not independently verified. - No specific achieved mine production or operating outcome occurred at Hemi during the sourced tenure; acquisition/study outcomes must not be described as production. - The role and responsibility for Sundance’s financial recovery period were not independently established from primary filings reviewed. - Targeted open-web adverse searches found no person-specific relevant court/regulator result, but are not exhaustive checks.