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2026-11-06

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Full background report

Justine Lea

Chief Financial Officer

Career chronology

Education and qualifications

Accounting qualifications reported by issuers

2022–2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

BCM reports a University of Western Australia commerce degree, Chartered Accountant status and AICD graduate status; Podium independently reported a commerce degree, Chartered Accountant and graduate status in its announcement. Neither is a direct confirmation by the credentialing bodies.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Both are issuer biographies; independent institutional verification unavailable.

Relevance: Relevant to financial reporting and project funding.

Appointment of chief financial officer (p.1, biography); Podium appoints CFO (p.1, appointment biography)

Contributions and company outcomes

Emeco completed debt restructure but wrote off goodwill

2016–2017 · issuer reported · high materiality

Emeco completed its March 2017 debt restructuring and combinations with Andy’s and Orionstone; its FY2017 report states the resulting A$77.9m acquisition goodwill was fully impaired at year-end. Lea was appointed CFO in October 2016. The refinancing involved the board, management, advisers and creditors.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Her CFO role overlaps both the transaction and reported accounting outcome; no individual responsibility or misconduct is established.

Relevance: Substantive financing experience with a mixed measured company outcome.

Chief financial officer appointed (p.1, appointment); Emeco FY2017 annual report (Chairman’s report and operations review, balance sheet restructure)

Podium CFO and later strategic-role transition

September 2022–October 2025 · issuer reported · medium materiality

Podium appointed Lea CFO effective 14 September 2022. In October 2025 it appointed a new CFO and said she would move to a part-time strategic role; it cited a A$12m capital raise and research flowsheet milestone. Project progress is not commercial production.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Her finance role overlaps the period; issuer praise is not independent attribution of the fundraising outcome.

Relevance: Relevant pre-production finance and governance experience.

Podium appoints CFO (p.1); Executive leadership transition (p.1)

Suitability for the current role

Finance capability relevant to funding Ema

31 October 2026 · analyst inference · medium materiality

Documented prior CFO appointments and Emeco’s completed restructuring are relevant to project financing; BCM’s July placement was announced before Lea joined, and the Ema funding and offtake discussions remained uncompleted at the October quarterly.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. The fit assessment is inferred from prior roles; no personal credit is claimed for BCM’s pre-appointment placement.

Relevance: Relevant to the next phase while preserving timing and execution uncertainty.

Appointment of chief financial officer (p.1); September 2026 quarterly activities and cash flow report (pp.1 and 4); Chief financial officer appointed (p.1)

Evidence gaps

  • Exact Emeco integration-officer appointment and exit dates not independently verified.

  • Podium strategic role continuation after October 2025 not verified.

  • Independent verification of degree and current professional memberships unavailable.

  • Personal contribution to restructuring and performance not independently quantified.