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2026-11-06

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Full background report

Joshua Thurlow

Chief Executive Lithium; announced resignation, handover through December 2026

Career chronology

  • FY2026–31 October 2026, with announced transition where stated: Mineral Resources Limited — Chief Executive Lithium; announced resignation, handover through December 2026. FY2026 annual report (physical PDF p.16 leadership roster); MinRes biography: joshua thurlow (issuer biography and career)

  • Before lithium role; dates not established: Mineral Resources Limited — Executive general manager, project development. MinRes biography: joshua thurlow (issuer biography and prior roles)

  • Earlier career; employer-specific dates not established: Newcrest Mining, Aeris Resources and BHP — Mining leadership roles. MinRes biography: joshua thurlow (issuer biography and prior roles)

Education and qualifications

Qualifications and evidence

Education dates not established · issuer reported · low materiality

Issuer describes him as a mining engineer and reports an MBA from Melbourne Business School; independent verification is incomplete.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. The issuer reports the qualification when stated; no independent degree verification is implied.

Relevance: Supports professional background assessment.

MinRes biography: joshua thurlow (qualifications section)

Governance and interests

Announced lithium leadership transition

October–December 2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

On 1 October 2026 MinRes announced Thurlow had resigned but would remain until December to support a transition. On 14 October it said Hardy would take lithium oversight and the two would manage a handover. Exact handover and departure dates were not stated.

Attribution: Individual involvement documented. Directly identifies his announced transition; no adverse conduct is implied.

Relevance: Relevant to continuity of lithium operations.

MinRes leadership update (1 October announcement, December transition); Leadership of Lithium division (14 October issuer update)

Suitability for the current role

Relevant experience

Through 31 October 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

As an analytical inference, the reported background is relevant to chief executive lithium; announced resignation, handover through december 2026. MinRes lithium chief from September 2022, previously project-development executive; earlier roles at Newcrest, Aeris and BHP. He announced a resignation but was to remain until December 2026 for a handover. Individual contributions to employer-wide outcomes are not assumed.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Judgment based on issuer disclosures; not a measured outcome or a personal-conduct finding.

Relevance: Shows the experience applicable to this remit.

MinRes biography: joshua thurlow (career and role biography)

Evidence gaps

  • This is partial public-source screening, not a comprehensive court, criminal, sanctions or professional-credential check.

  • Independent verification of qualifications, detailed prior-employer dates, individual contributions and relevant local regulator/court records is incomplete.

  • The precise December 2026 departure date and timing of transfer of operational responsibility are not stated.