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2026-11-06

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Full background report

Paul House

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

Career chronology

Education and qualifications

Reported education and professional training

At FY26 reporting · issuer reported · low materiality

The issuer reports UWA Bachelor of Commerce and management/director memberships. These credentials and current membership status were not independently checked.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Issuer biography; not independently verified.

Relevance: Shows reported training relevant to the role.

IMDEX FY26 annual report (Physical page 26, Paul House biography)

Contributions and company outcomes

FY26 group performance

FY25–FY26 · documented · medium materiality

The audited consolidated FY26 accounts show revenue of A$520.086m, up from A$431.395m, and statutory net profit of A$79.442m, up from A$55.190m. These are group outcomes during his CEO role, affected by many factors, not a personal return attribution.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. As CEO he held group leadership during the reported outcomes; the statements do not isolate his contribution.

Relevance: Company delivery context for the CEO.

IMDEX FY26 annual report (Physical page 78, consolidated profit or loss)

Litigation and enforcement

Patent litigation and negotiated resolution

2022–2024 · issuer reported · medium materiality

In February 2024 IMDEX disclosed an unsuccessful challenge and appeal concerning a Globaltech patent, alongside a separate infringement claim in its subsidiary’s favour. In August 2024 the company announced a global settlement with Boart Longyear including A$10m to IMDEX and the discontinuance or final determination of proceedings. No individual wrongdoing is implied.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. CEO during proceedings and settlement; sources do not establish personal fault.

Relevance: Shows material legal and commercial outcomes during his tenure.

Half-year FY24 report (Page 20, note 11); Resolution of IP dispute with Boart Longyear (Page 1)

Suitability for the current role

Relevant experience for current role

2017–present · analyst inference · medium materiality

Joined as REFLEX chief in 2017, became group CEO in 2020 and managing director in 2024; the 2019 appointment release also describes prior SGS India and regional finance leadership. The fit to the present mandate is an analyst inference; the underlying chronology is mainly company-reported.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. A role-fit judgment, not an independently measured individual outcome.

Relevance: Relevant to the assigned leadership responsibilities.

IMDEX FY26 annual report (Physical page 26, Paul House biography); 2026 AGM presentation and trading update (Physical page 28, executive leadership)

Evidence gaps

  • Independent verification of education, credentials and professional memberships is incomplete.

  • Complete prior-employer dates, role-specific outcomes and primary regulator/court records were not established.

  • The targeted open-web search is not exhaustive and does not establish absence of adverse records.