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2026-11-06

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Full background report

Joanne McDonald

Company Secretary

Career chronology

  • Joint secretary January to September 2026; sole secretary from 30 September 2026: Northern Star Resources — Company secretary. FY2026 annual report (Printed page 17)

Governance and interests

Sole company-secretary appointment

September 2026 · documented · medium materiality

Northern Star announced that Joanne McDonald would become sole company secretary from 30 September 2026 following Hilary Macdonald’s retirement as company secretary.

Attribution: Individual involvement documented. The company directly announced the appointment.

Relevance: Governance continuity following the secretary transition.

Retirement of company secretary (Page 1)

Suitability for the current role

Experience relevant to role

Career to 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Issuer reports prior company secretary and sustainability roles at Greatland and IGO, and governance and accounting masters qualifications. 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 17)

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.