Jason Clifton

Career chronology

• CFO from 4 December 2023; joint secretary from 18 December 2023: Deterra Royalties — CFO and joint company secretary. Executive management changes (p.1, CFO effective date); 2026 annual report and Appendix 4E (printed p.31, secretary effective date)

• 2021–10 November 2023: Australian Strategic Materials — Chief Financial Officer. Annual financial report 2023 (printed pp. 25–28, CFO and subsequent events)

• Before ASM; exact dates unavailable: Woodside Energy — Senior Vice President Financial Services. Executive management changes (p.1)

• Before Woodside; exact dates unavailable: Bankwest and Westpac New Zealand — CFO roles. Executive management changes (p.1)

Education and qualifications

Issuer-reported finance qualifications

Undated · issuer reported · medium materiality

Deterra reports a UWA Bachelor of Commerce, chartered-accountant fellowship, Financial Services Institute fellowship and AICD membership. These have not been independently verified.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. The source supports the described role, not an attribution of other actions.

Relevance: Relevant to assessment of the person’s role and evidence quality.

Executive management changes (p.1)

Business failures and setbacks

Former employer reported FY2023 loss

FY2022–FY2023 · issuer reported · medium materiality

ASM reported an FY2023 net loss attributable to owners of A$26.303m, versus A$24.257m in FY2022, while Clifton was CFO. ASM also advanced its Korean metals plant during the period. This is an early-stage company result and not proof of individual causation.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. CFO role overlapped the financial periods; individual responsibility for the company results was not established.

Relevance: Relevant to assessment of the person’s role and evidence quality.

Annual financial report 2023 (printed pp. 4–7, 26–28)

Suitability for the current role

Finance experience relevant to royalty investment

Assessment through 31 October 2026 · analyst inference · medium materiality

His reported resources, energy and banking finance roles provide relevant financial background; individual deal-level capital-allocation contribution remains unquantified.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. The source supports the described role, not an attribution of other actions.

Relevance: Relevant to assessment of the person’s role and evidence quality.

Executive management changes (p.1); Annual financial report 2023 (key management personnel)

Evidence gaps

• Independent credential confirmation and exact tenure at prior banking and energy employers are unavailable.

• Individual contribution to capital-allocation outcomes is not independently quantified.