Focus Minerals Limited

Career chronology

• since 2021: Focus Minerals Limited — Executive Chairman. Annual Report to Shareholders (Corporate directory or key management personnel disclosure)

• from 2008: Shandong Gold Group — Financial Controller / Senior Manager, Capital Management. Annual Report to Shareholders (Annual report biography: began career at Shandong Gold in 2008; finance and capital-management positions; later VP Business Development at Shandong Gold International.)

• 2013–2017; since 2021-10-14: Focus Minerals Ltd — Executive Director / interim CEO, then Executive Chairman. Annual Report to Shareholders (Annual report biography and board history: prior ED/interim CEO; appointed chairman 14 October 2021; B.Acc, MAppFin.)

Contributions and company outcomes

Focus continued staged Coolgardie/Laverton restart and growth work

FY2026 H1 · issuer reported · medium materiality

Half-year report operating review: company advanced its staged mine and resource-development program. The chair role overlaps; mine output remains subject to restart plans and is not portrayed as a delivered new mine.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The source establishes the executive’s role during or around the event; individual causation is not inferred unless the cited record directly says so.

Relevance: Adds role-specific career, delivery or governance context; distinguish company-level outcomes from individual responsibility.

Half Yearly Report and Accounts (Half-year report operating review)

Suitability for the current role

Limited public evidence for role fit

since 2021 · analyst inference · low materiality

The issuer identifies Wanghong Yang as Executive Chairman. The cited source establishes the disclosed role and any stated appointment date. This source alone does not establish attributable prior-employer outcomes, verified credentials or independently benchmarked delivery. This is an evidence limitation, not an adverse personal finding.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. No personal outcome responsibility is inferred from the title alone.

Relevance: The role is relevant to the company’s current leadership assessment; fuller role-fit comparison requires verified chronology and outcome evidence.

Annual Report to Shareholders (Corporate directory, key management personnel or appointment disclosure; role and date)

Evidence gaps

• Prior-employer chronology and qualifications are based mainly on issuer disclosures; independent employment and credential verification was not available in the reviewed public record.

• The documented name/employer searches are not an exhaustive court, ASIC, sanctions, safety or environmental registry check; no relevant adverse finding surfaced in the searches documented.

• Company-level outcomes are not attributed personally without a source connecting the executive to the action or result.

Career chronology

• since 2021: Focus Minerals Limited — Executive Director, Principal Mining Engineer. Annual Report to Shareholders (Corporate directory or key management personnel disclosure)

• before 2019: Vatukoula Gold Mines — Director and General Manager. Annual Report to Shareholders (Annual report biography: five years director/GM at Fiji gold company; led mining and pre-feasibility work.)

• 2019–current: Focus Minerals Ltd — Principal Mining Engineer / Executive Director. Annual Report to Shareholders (Annual report: joined September 2019; MSc/MEng mining engineering; led Coolgardie/Laverton pre-feasibility work.)

Contributions and company outcomes

Mine planning and resource development continued across Coolgardie/Laverton

FY2026 H1 · issuer reported · medium materiality

Half-year report describes company mine planning and resource development; role overlap only and no personal causal attribution.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The source establishes the executive’s role during or around the event; individual causation is not inferred unless the cited record directly says so.

Relevance: Adds role-specific career, delivery or governance context; distinguish company-level outcomes from individual responsibility.

Half Yearly Report and Accounts (Half-year report describes company mine planning and resource development; role overlap only and no personal causal attribution.)

Suitability for the current role

Limited public evidence for role fit

since 2021 · analyst inference · low materiality

The issuer identifies Lingquan Kong as Executive Director, Principal Mining Engineer. The cited source establishes the disclosed role and any stated appointment date. This source alone does not establish attributable prior-employer outcomes, verified credentials or independently benchmarked delivery. This is an evidence limitation, not an adverse personal finding.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. No personal outcome responsibility is inferred from the title alone.

Relevance: The role is relevant to the company’s current leadership assessment; fuller role-fit comparison requires verified chronology and outcome evidence.

Annual Report to Shareholders (Corporate directory, key management personnel or appointment disclosure; role and date)

Evidence gaps

• Prior-employer chronology and qualifications are based mainly on issuer disclosures; independent employment and credential verification was not available in the reviewed public record.

• The documented name/employer searches are not an exhaustive court, ASIC, sanctions, safety or environmental registry check; no relevant adverse finding surfaced in the searches documented.

• Company-level outcomes are not attributed personally without a source connecting the executive to the action or result.

Career chronology

• since 2020: Focus Minerals Limited — Chief Financial Officer. Annual Report to Shareholders (Corporate directory or key management personnel disclosure)

• 2013–2018; since 2020-12-01: Focus Minerals Ltd — Senior Accountant; Chief Financial Officer. Annual Report to Shareholders (Annual report: prior senior accountant 2013–18; CFO from 1 December 2020; MBus Financial Accounting, CPA.)

Contributions and company outcomes

Half-year report records current liquidity and funding position

FY2026 H1 · issuer reported · medium materiality

Interim financial report financial statements and liquidity note provide company-level capital context during CFO tenure; no separate personal capital allocation result established.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The source establishes the executive’s role during or around the event; individual causation is not inferred unless the cited record directly says so.

Relevance: Adds role-specific career, delivery or governance context; distinguish company-level outcomes from individual responsibility.

Half Yearly Report and Accounts (Interim financial report financial statements and liquidity note provide company-level capital context during CFO tenure; no separate personal capital allocation result established.)

Suitability for the current role

Limited public evidence for role fit

since 2020 · analyst inference · low materiality

The issuer identifies Fengfan Sun as Chief Financial Officer. The cited source establishes the disclosed role and any stated appointment date. This source alone does not establish attributable prior-employer outcomes, verified credentials or independently benchmarked delivery. This is an evidence limitation, not an adverse personal finding.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. No personal outcome responsibility is inferred from the title alone.

Relevance: The role is relevant to the company’s current leadership assessment; fuller role-fit comparison requires verified chronology and outcome evidence.

Annual Report to Shareholders (Corporate directory, key management personnel or appointment disclosure; role and date)

Evidence gaps

• Prior-employer chronology and qualifications are based mainly on issuer disclosures; independent employment and credential verification was not available in the reviewed public record.

• The documented name/employer searches are not an exhaustive court, ASIC, sanctions, safety or environmental registry check; no relevant adverse finding surfaced in the searches documented.

• Company-level outcomes are not attributed personally without a source connecting the executive to the action or result.

Career chronology

• since 2025: Focus Minerals Limited — General Manager, Coolgardie Gold Operation. Annual Report to Shareholders (Corporate directory or key management personnel disclosure)

• from 2025-05-22; 2025-12-01: Focus Minerals Ltd — Alternate Manager Maintenance; General Manager Coolgardie. Annual Report to Shareholders (Annual report: joined in alternate maintenance management role on 22 May 2025; became GM Coolgardie on 1 December 2025.)

Suitability for the current role

Limited public evidence for role fit

since 2025 · analyst inference · low materiality

The issuer identifies Edward Williams as General Manager, Coolgardie Gold Operation. The cited source establishes the disclosed role and any stated appointment date. This source alone does not establish attributable prior-employer outcomes, verified credentials or independently benchmarked delivery. This is an evidence limitation, not an adverse personal finding.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. No personal outcome responsibility is inferred from the title alone.

Relevance: The role is relevant to the company’s current leadership assessment; fuller role-fit comparison requires verified chronology and outcome evidence.

Annual Report to Shareholders (Corporate directory, key management personnel or appointment disclosure; role and date)

Coolgardie operations leadership began before half-year report cutoff

2025–2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Interim report covers first half of 2026, overlapping his new GM role; it does not independently attribute an operating outcome to him.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. The source establishes the executive’s role during or around the event; individual causation is not inferred unless the cited record directly says so.

Relevance: Adds role-specific career, delivery or governance context; distinguish company-level outcomes from individual responsibility.

Half Yearly Report and Accounts (Interim report covers first half of 2026, overlapping his new GM role; it does not independently attribute an operating outcome to him.)

Issuer details current technical or operations experience

career to current · analyst inference · medium materiality

Current issuer biography confirms GM of Coolgardie Gold Operation, >20 years heavy-industry maintenance/operations, and prior leadership roles at Alcoa, Roy Hill, Newmont and Rio Tinto.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. The company biography directly assigns the resource growth to Aaltonen; for Williams it records career scope but does not demonstrate a separate operating result.

Relevance: Relevant prior technical or operating experience for current role; achievement is issuer-attributed and not independently benchmarked.

Our Company (Lines 58-62: current GM role and prior heavy-industry experience)

Evidence gaps

• Prior-employer chronology and qualifications are based mainly on issuer disclosures; independent employment and credential verification was not available in the reviewed public record.

• The documented name/employer searches are not an exhaustive court, ASIC, sanctions, safety or environmental registry check; no relevant adverse finding surfaced in the searches documented.

• Company-level outcomes are not attributed personally without a source connecting the executive to the action or result.

Career chronology

• current at cutoff; start date undisclosed: Focus Minerals Limited — General Manager Exploration and Chief Geologist. AGM Presentation (Corporate directory or key management personnel disclosure)

• since 2018: Focus Minerals Ltd — Exploration Manager / Chief Geologist. Our Company (Issuer biography: 20 years in mining and exploration across Australia, South America, Eastern Europe, Eurasia and Asia; joined Focus 2018; resource/reserve growth attributed to company team, not solely individual.)

Contributions and company outcomes

Company reported resource and exploration progress

FY2026 H1 · issuer reported · medium materiality

Half-year report exploration/technical review during his tenure; results remain issuer-reported and personal attribution is not established.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The source establishes the executive’s role during or around the event; individual causation is not inferred unless the cited record directly says so.

Relevance: Adds role-specific career, delivery or governance context; distinguish company-level outcomes from individual responsibility.

Half Yearly Report and Accounts (Half-year report exploration/technical review during his tenure; results remain issuer-reported and personal attribution is not established.)

Issuer details current technical or operations experience

career to current · issuer reported · medium materiality

The current issuer biography describes 30 years of mining/geology experience across Australian and international provinces, joining in 2018, and rapid Resource and Reserve growth at Laverton and Coolgardie.

Attribution: Individual involvement documented. The company biography directly assigns the resource growth to Aaltonen; for Williams it records career scope but does not demonstrate a separate operating result.

Relevance: Relevant prior technical or operating experience for current role; achievement is issuer-attributed and not independently benchmarked.

Our Company (Lines 73-77: 30-year experience, joined 2018, resource/reserve growth)

Suitability for the current role

Limited public evidence for role fit

current at cutoff; start date undisclosed · analyst inference · low materiality

The issuer identifies Alex Aaltonen as General Manager Exploration and Chief Geologist. The cited source establishes the disclosed role and any stated appointment date. This source alone does not establish attributable prior-employer outcomes, verified credentials or independently benchmarked delivery. This is an evidence limitation, not an adverse personal finding.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. No personal outcome responsibility is inferred from the title alone.

Relevance: The role is relevant to the company’s current leadership assessment; fuller role-fit comparison requires verified chronology and outcome evidence.

AGM Presentation (Corporate directory, key management personnel or appointment disclosure; role and date)

Evidence gaps

• Prior-employer chronology and qualifications are based mainly on issuer disclosures; independent employment and credential verification was not available in the reviewed public record.

• The documented name/employer searches are not an exhaustive court, ASIC, sanctions, safety or environmental registry check; no relevant adverse finding surfaced in the searches documented.

• Company-level outcomes are not attributed personally without a source connecting the executive to the action or result.

Career chronology

• since 2020: Focus Minerals Limited — Commercial General Manager, Company Secretary. Annual Report to Shareholders (Corporate directory or key management personnel disclosure)

• current: Minerva Corporate Pty Ltd — Managing Director / corporate adviser. Annual Report to Shareholders (Annual report biography: 16 years listed-company and governance experience, including seven years ASX principal adviser; B.Comm, MBA, FGIA.)

• since 2020-10-19: Focus Minerals Ltd — Commercial General Manager / Company Secretary. Annual Report to Shareholders (Annual report identifies appointment date and role.)

Governance and interests

Half-year financial and listing disclosures available for period

FY2026 H1 · issuer reported · medium materiality

Interim filing and governance disclosures during company-secretarial tenure; no adverse governance finding established in reviewed materials.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The source establishes the executive’s role during or around the event; individual causation is not inferred unless the cited record directly says so.

Relevance: Adds role-specific career, delivery or governance context; distinguish company-level outcomes from individual responsibility.

Half Yearly Report and Accounts (Interim filing and governance disclosures during company-secretarial tenure; no adverse governance finding established in reviewed materials.)

Suitability for the current role

Limited public evidence for role fit

since 2020 · analyst inference · low materiality

The issuer identifies Nicholas Ong as Commercial General Manager, Company Secretary. The cited source establishes the disclosed role and any stated appointment date. This source alone does not establish attributable prior-employer outcomes, verified credentials or independently benchmarked delivery. This is an evidence limitation, not an adverse personal finding.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. No personal outcome responsibility is inferred from the title alone.

Relevance: The role is relevant to the company’s current leadership assessment; fuller role-fit comparison requires verified chronology and outcome evidence.

Annual Report to Shareholders (Corporate directory, key management personnel or appointment disclosure; role and date)

Evidence gaps

• Prior-employer chronology and qualifications are based mainly on issuer disclosures; independent employment and credential verification was not available in the reviewed public record.

• The documented name/employer searches are not an exhaustive court, ASIC, sanctions, safety or environmental registry check; no relevant adverse finding surfaced in the searches documented.

• Company-level outcomes are not attributed personally without a source connecting the executive to the action or result.

Career chronology

• since 2023: Focus Minerals Ltd — General Manager, Underground Operations & Technical Services. Our Company (Lines 63-67: joined Focus in 2023; current senior-management role)

Contributions and company outcomes

Bonnievale underground mine progressed through feasibility and development

since 2023 · issuer reported · medium materiality

The issuer says Mudzamba joined Focus in 2023 and has been instrumental in Bonnievale underground mine feasibility, development and operation, with strategic oversight across safety, operations and technical efficiency. This is issuer attribution; independent operating benchmarks were not reviewed.

Attribution: Individual involvement documented. Issuer biography explicitly links his role to feasibility, development and operation, but does not quantify standalone performance.

Relevance: Directly relevant operations experience for underground mine management and safety leadership.

Our Company (Lines 63-67: biography, stated contribution and qualifications)

Evidence gaps

• Prior employers are not named in the issuer biography, and no independent credential or tenure verification was available in reviewed sources.

• Public name searches are not an exhaustive court, regulator, safety or environmental registry check.