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2026-11-06

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Full background report

John Vander Ploeg

Chief Financial Officer

Career chronology

Education and qualifications

Issuer reports accountancy degrees, CFA charter and Michigan CPA

Qualifications reported by 2026 · issuer reported · low materiality

The issuer page reports accountancy bachelor's and master's degrees from Calvin University and Grand Valley State University, plus CFA charterholder and Michigan CPA credentials. The appointment release confirms the two professional credentials; independent university or credential-register checks were not performed.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Credentials are reported by BRE; professional registers and degree records were not independently queried.

Relevance: Directly relevant to financial reporting and capital-markets responsibilities.

Company and leadership (leadership biography: education and credentials); Appointment of Chief Financial Officer (announcement, page 1)

Personal achievements

BRE says Vander Ploeg led finance workstreams for the Allkem–Livent merger

Merger closed 4 January 2024; appointment release 6 January 2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

BRE's appointment release says Vander Ploeg led key accounting and reporting workstreams for the US$10 billion Allkem–Livent merger, including an SEC registration statement and Australian scheme arrangement. Allkem's ASX release confirms that the merger closed on 4 January 2024. The transaction outcome is documented, but the personal description of his work comes from BRE and is not independently attributed by the merger announcement.

Attribution: Individual involvement documented. BRE directly identifies his workstream role; the independent close notice confirms the transaction, not his individual contribution.

Relevance: Relevant evidence of large cross-border transaction exposure for a CFO.

Appointment of Chief Financial Officer (announcement, page 1); Scheme of Arrangement Implemented (announcement, paragraphs 1–3)

Suitability for the current role

Cross-border reporting, technical accounting and transaction experience fits a listed-company CFO role

Current role at 1 November 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Analyst inference: the issuer describes more than 20 years in listed-company reporting, technical accounting, finance integration and capital-markets advisory; those areas align with BRE's reporting, funding and Brazil/Australia operations. No independent assessment of his work quality was located.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. This assessment concerns role scope and does not establish the success of his past employers' results.

Relevance: Relevant to financial controls, reporting and transaction execution as BRE expands project work.

Appointment of Chief Financial Officer (announcement, page 1); Company and leadership (leadership biography)

Evidence gaps

  • BRE's appointment announcement and annual report differ on date wording: the announcement was published 6 January and says effective immediately; the later annual report specifies 5 January, which is retained as the effective date.

  • Prior Arcadium, Google and PwC title/tenure dates and detailed individual results are not disclosed in the reviewed sources.

  • Degree and professional credential details are issuer-reported; independent registrar and credential-register checks were not performed.

  • Open-web searches are not an exhaustive criminal, sanctions, litigation, regulator, reference or credential check.