Chris Taylor

Career chronology

• By August 2024; current status relies on undated secondary source: Develop Global — General Manager, Woodlawn. Woodlawn pollution incident response plan (p.5)

• September 2023 issuer presentation: Develop Global — Underground Manager, Woodlawn. Investor site visit and organisation chart (site team slide)

Contributions and company outcomes

Woodlawn output after restart

2024–2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

Develop reported mine restart in 2025 and 201,130 tonnes processed at Woodlawn in the September 2026 quarter. Taylor was identified as mine GM in 2024 and 2025; independent dated confirmation of his role at the September 2026 quarter was not found.

Attribution: Responsibility unresolved. Site-level company output cannot be attributed individually; later role continuity remains unconfirmed.

Relevance: Relevant to mine delivery but evidence is limited.

Woodlawn rehabilitation cost estimation (signed general manager page); September 2026 quarterly report (pp.1–4 and Woodlawn table)

Environmental record

Woodlawn groundwater investigation

May 2026 · documented · medium materiality

The NSW EPA issued a clean-up notice to adjacent operator Veolia after pollutants consistent with leachate were found in groundwater within the Develop-operated mine. Taylor was named as mine GM in dated 2024 and 2025 documents; his later role and the investigation’s final conclusions are not established.

Attribution: Responsibility unresolved. The notice is directed to Veolia, not Taylor or Develop. No personal responsibility for pollution is established.

Relevance: Potential site-level environmental risk.

Veolia issued clean-up notice (27 May 2026 news release); Woodlawn rehabilitation cost estimation (signed general manager page)

Suitability for the current role

Operational and emergency-response experience

2024–2025 · analyst inference · medium materiality

Develop’s plan identifies Taylor as mine general manager responsible for pollution-incident response notifications. This role indicates relevant site oversight experience; no assumption is made about the outcome of the separate leachate inquiry.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Assessment draws on a dated corporate plan and does not establish incident responsibility.

Relevance: Relevant to mine operations and safety.

Woodlawn pollution incident response plan (p.5); Woodlawn rehabilitation cost estimation (signed general manager page)

Evidence gaps

• Identity is based on role and employer; common-name court and regulatory results could not be safely matched.

• Independent dated confirmation of his current role after July 2025 and qualifications was not located.

• Veolia investigation final source, extent and remediation outcome are unknown.

• Broad name-and-employer searches were reused across adverse topics; dedicated individual checks across each regulator, court and past employer were not completed.