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2026-11-06

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Full background report

Ryan Gurner

Chief Financial Officer; announced departure 30 November 2026

Career chronology

  • Northern Star since 2015; acting CEO 29 August to 5 October 2026: Northern Star Resources — Chief Financial Officer; former interim CEO. FY2026 annual report (Printed page 14)

Contributions and company outcomes

FY2026 company results

FY2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

Northern Star reported FY2026 revenue of A$7.6 billion, up 19%, and net profit after tax of A$1.7 billion, up 24%. The company noted a higher realised gold price.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Gurner was CFO during the year; market prices and wider management materially affect financial results.

Relevance: Context for finance leadership without attributing company performance to one person.

FY2026 annual report (Printed pages 4 and 28)

Governance and interests

CFO transition planned

2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

The 31 August 2026 issuer notice said Gurner would return to the CFO role after the CEO commenced on 5 October and leave on 30 November; Northern Star said it would recruit a successor.

Attribution: Individual involvement documented. The transition concerns his employment; the notice gives no adverse reason for departure.

Relevance: Potential continuity and succession consideration.

Executive leadership changes (Page 1, Chief Financial Officer)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to role

Career to 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Issuer reports finance experience with RTG Mining and other companies, a science and commerce degree and Chartered Accountants membership. On its face this experience is relevant to the role; the degree and employment claims are issuer-reported and are not independently verified.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. The relevance assessment is an analytical judgment; independent credential and full career checks remain incomplete.

Relevance: Assesses disclosed experience relevant to role.

FY2026 annual report (Printed page 14); De Grey scheme booklet (Section 6 senior management, printed page 65, Gurner prior employers)

Evidence gaps

  • Independent university, professional membership and credential verification remains incomplete.

  • Comprehensive prior-employer chronology, company outcomes and court, regulator, fraud, safety and environmental searches remain incomplete.

  • A named permanent CFO successor was not identified from the sources reviewed.