# Jairo Bernal

Chief Financial Officer and Joint Company Secretary

## Career chronology

- **Current role as of the evidence cutoff; prior start date not confirmed in this source set.: Wildcat Resources Limited** — Chief Financial Officer and Joint Company Secretary. [Board &amp; Management](<https://wildcatresources.com.au/company/board-management/>) (Leadership page or corporate-directory entry)

## Suitability for the current role

### Role relevance and evidenced background [wc8_jairo_bernal_fit]

Background reviewed through 2026-10-09 · analyst inference · low materiality

The issuer biography supports relevant background for the assigned role. Current title in the selected roster: Chief Financial Officer and Joint Company Secretary. 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 Chief Financial Officer and Joint Company Secretary responsibilities, subject to the evidence limitations recorded below.

[Wildcat appoints Jairo Bernal as CFO](<https://wcsecure.weblink.com.au/Clients/wildcatresources/headline.aspx?headlineid=61272834>) (Appointment release, qualifications/career paragraphs, lines 15–31)

### Finance/governance leadership across SQM Australia and Azure [wc8_bernal_background]

Announced 14 July 2025; CFO commenced 21 July 2025 per interim report · analyst inference · medium materiality

Wildcat’s 14 July 2025 release identifies MBA/FCPA/GAICD credentials and prior APAC finance/company-secretary leadership at SQM Australia plus an Azure NED role after takeover. Issuer-reported; no individual project outcomes or independent credential verification established.

**Attribution:** Individual involvement documented. Release directly describes named roles; no causal project outcome claim.

**Relevance:** Relevant project finance and governance; short Wildcat tenure.

[Wildcat appoints Jairo Bernal as CFO](<https://wcsecure.weblink.com.au/Clients/wildcatresources/headline.aspx?headlineid=61272834>) (Appointment release, lines 15–31); [Wildcat Resources 2025 Annual Report](<https://announcements.asx.com.au/asxpdf/20250923/pdf/06pkmxlh0fts1y.pdf>) (Chairman’s letter and CFO appointment)

## Evidence gaps

- Exact dates for most earlier positions and independent credential verification were unavailable in reviewed primary sources.

- No comprehensive criminal, sanctions, litigation, historic mine-safety or environmental-register search was completed; targeted searches are not a clearance.