Full background report
Michael Tomasz
Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary
Career chronology
- 2021–present: IMDEX — Chief Legal Officer and Company Secretary. IMDEX FY26 annual report (Physical page 29, Michael Tomasz biography); 2026 AGM presentation and trading update (Physical page 28, executive leadership)
Education and qualifications
Reported education and professional training
At FY26 reporting · issuer reported · low materiality
The issuer reports NSW and England/Wales legal admissions, Curtin MBA, Murdoch LLB and UWA geology degree. 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 29, Michael Tomasz biography)
Litigation and enforcement
Patent dispute resolved
2022–2024 · issuer reported · medium materiality
IMDEX’s February 2024 half-year report recorded an unsuccessful challenge and appeal on a Globaltech patent and a separate claim in its subsidiary’s favour. The August 2024 release announced a settlement with Boart Longyear including A$10m to IMDEX and resolution of proceedings. These corporate matters do not establish individual misconduct.
Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Chief legal officer during the litigation; neither source establishes personal fault or identifies his personal contribution.
Relevance: Relevant to legal and intellectual-property oversight.
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
2021–present · analyst inference · medium materiality
Joined IMDEX in 2021 as legal leader and is company secretary; the issuer lists past roles at Rio Tinto, Baker Hughes and JLL. 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 29, Michael Tomasz biography); 2026 AGM presentation and trading update (Physical page 28, executive leadership)
Evidence gaps
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Independent verification of education, credentials and professional memberships is incomplete.
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Complete prior-employer dates, role-specific outcomes and primary regulator/court records were not established.
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The targeted open-web search is not exhaustive and does not establish absence of adverse records.