Full background report
Russell Brooks
Chief Development Officer
Career chronology
- Role disclosed in 2025–2026; exact appointment or prior role dates where absent remain unverified.: Minerals 260 Limited — Chief Development Officer. COO and CDO appointments (PDF p1–2; CDO role); West Musgrave 2022 resource and reserve statement (PDF p59; marketing contributor); 2026 annual report (PDF pp16,28; appointment)
Education and qualifications
Reported qualifications
Qualification dates not established · issuer reported · low materiality
2022 OZ document lists mining engineering and accounting/finance qualifications and MAusIMM; independent confirmation not obtained.
Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Education claims remain unverified by credential issuer.
Relevance: Relevant to professional background.
West Musgrave 2022 resource and reserve statement (PDF p59; contributor qualifications)
Personal achievements
Named contributor to West Musgrave technical work
2022 · documented · medium materiality
The 2022 OZ Minerals resource and reserve statement named Brooks as marketing contributor; it also names McFadyen for economic assumptions. This establishes participation in the reported work, not sole delivery of the project.
Attribution: Individual involvement documented. The signed technical statement names Brooks as marketing contributor, but does not quantify his personal contribution.
Relevance: Relevant to development and financing studies.
West Musgrave 2022 resource and reserve statement (PDF p59; contributors)
Suitability for the current role
Experience relevant to role
Career and current role as disclosed · analyst inference · low materiality
Issuer reports BHP/OZ Minerals development and strategy roles; 2022 OZ statement names him as marketing contributor. This provides relevant experience for the stated role but does not establish individual causation of employer outcomes.
Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Inference based on disclosed roles; dates and contribution remain incompletely verified.
Relevance: Relevance to project development and current responsibilities.
COO and CDO appointments (PDF p1–2; CDO role); West Musgrave 2022 resource and reserve statement (PDF p59; marketing contributor); 2026 annual report (PDF pp16,28; appointment)
Evidence gaps
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Independent credentials, full prior-employer dates and contributions remain unverified.
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Targeted public-source search does not exhaust court, regulator, environmental or safety records.
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FY2026 report states appointment on 6 August 2025, while October 2025 quarterly states commencement on 2 September; both reported, distinction between appointment and commencement unresolved.