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2026-11-06
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Pantoro Gold Limited

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People, delivery and responsibility

Management background checks

Evidence through 2026-11-02

Research assessment

Executive team

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The six-person roster has long-serving leadership with reported mining operations, engineering, finance, legal/secretarial and exploration backgrounds. Pantoro missed revised FY2026 production guidance, citing contractor delivery and labour conditions; Q1 FY2027 disclosures show improved contractor staffing alongside high unit costs and active Norseman development/exploration. A CEO incentive and termination-benefit package was proposed for shareholder approval but remained pending at cutoff. Most outcomes are issuer-reported and role-overlap evidence does not establish personal causation.

Decision-relevant facts

Material summary

Individual involvement and employer context shown separately

Paul Cmrlec

Managing Director

Current
Full background report for Paul Cmrlec
FailureIssuer Reported · Medium materiality

FY2026 production below revised guidance

Pantoro revised FY2026 gold production guidance to 86,000–92,000 ounces in March 2026 after flooding from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Mitchell, equipment/personnel availability, and a planned contractor transition. The July result reported 77,408 ounces, about 10% below the bottom of revised guidance. The issuer attributed the underground shortfall primarily to principal contractor delivery and acute WA labour-market conditions, while open-pit operations were in line with plan. Cmrlec was Managing Director during the period, but these sources do not establish personal causation; this is a delivery outcome during his tenure.

Role overlaps event; causation unproven · The sources attribute operational causes to contractor delivery and labour-market conditions; they do not establish that Cmrlec personally caused the shortfall.

December 2025 Half Year Report and FY 2026 Guidance Update · FY2026 Guidance Update, 9 March 2026
GovernanceIssuer Reported · Medium materiality

CEO rights and termination-benefit approvals proposed

The 2026 AGM notice asks shareholders to approve 457,776 performance rights for Cmrlec and potential termination-benefit arrangements. It describes relative TSR, absolute TSR and ore-reserve-growth hurdles, estimated fair value of about A$741,000 and maximum face value of about A$1.021m. The AGM was scheduled for 24 November 2026, so approval remained pending at cutoff; the proposal is not evidence that rights vested or benefits were paid.

Individual involvement documented · The notice names Cmrlec as the recipient and describes potential termination benefits; the shareholder vote had not occurred by cutoff.

Evidence gaps · 3
  • Full role chronology, earlier employers and dates were not independently established in this limited pass.
  • Credentials and memberships were not independently verified.
  • The searches documented here are open-web screening only, not exhaustive criminal, sanctions, litigation, safety or credential checks.

Full background report

Paul Cmrlec

Managing Director

Career chronology

Contributions and company outcomes

Q1 FY2027 shows staffing recovery and cost pressure

Quarter ended 30 September 2026 · issuer reported · low materiality

Pantoro reported 21,864 oz of gold, EBITDA of A$63.1m and AISC of A$3,860/oz for Q1 FY2027. It said contractor staffing improved after shortages affected FY2026 underground operations, while fuel costs were about 8% above budget and October fuel costs were 31% above budget. The report also described Green Lantern open-pit start-up and Norseman exploration/development activity. These are mixed company-level indicators, not individually attributed to Cmrlec.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The quarter overlapped his MD role; the report does not establish his personal contribution or responsibility.

Relevance: Operating and cost trends are relevant to executive oversight after the FY2026 shortfall.

Pantoro Quarterly Activities Report and Appendix 5B, quarter ended 30 September 2026 (p.3); Pantoro Quarterly Activities Report and Appendix 5B, quarter ended 30 September 2026 (p.5)

Business failures and setbacks

FY2026 production below revised guidance

FY2026 ended 30 June 2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

Pantoro revised FY2026 gold production guidance to 86,000–92,000 ounces in March 2026 after flooding from Ex-Tropical Cyclone Mitchell, equipment/personnel availability, and a planned contractor transition. The July result reported 77,408 ounces, about 10% below the bottom of revised guidance. The issuer attributed the underground shortfall primarily to principal contractor delivery and acute WA labour-market conditions, while open-pit operations were in line with plan. Cmrlec was Managing Director during the period, but these sources do not establish personal causation; this is a delivery outcome during his tenure.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The sources attribute operational causes to contractor delivery and labour-market conditions; they do not establish that Cmrlec personally caused the shortfall.

Relevance: Production delivery and contractor oversight are central responsibilities for a Managing Director of a producing gold company.

December 2025 Half Year Report and FY 2026 Guidance Update (FY2026 Guidance Update, 9 March 2026); Pantoro Gold FY2026 Result and FY2027 Guidance (FY2026 Result, 9 July 2026)

Governance and interests

CEO rights and termination-benefit approvals proposed

Proposal disclosed 23 October 2026; vote scheduled for 24 November 2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

The 2026 AGM notice asks shareholders to approve 457,776 performance rights for Cmrlec and potential termination-benefit arrangements. It describes relative TSR, absolute TSR and ore-reserve-growth hurdles, estimated fair value of about A$741,000 and maximum face value of about A$1.021m. The AGM was scheduled for 24 November 2026, so approval remained pending at cutoff; the proposal is not evidence that rights vested or benefits were paid.

Attribution: Individual involvement documented. The notice names Cmrlec as the recipient and describes potential termination benefits; the shareholder vote had not occurred by cutoff.

Relevance: CEO incentives and termination provisions are governance matters for shareholders and the board.

Pantoro 2026 Notice of Annual General Meeting and Proxy Form (pp.4-7 and 11-13)

Suitability for the current role

Technical and operating background relevant to MD role

Professional background disclosed by 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Pantoro reports a mining engineering degree with honours and more than 25 years of mining experience, including earlier work with Metals X, Harmony Gold and AngloGold Ashanti. These sources support relevant technical and sector experience, but do not establish personal results in each role or independently verify the degree.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. This is a role-fit judgment from issuer-reported qualifications and career history; it is not an assessment of personal performance.

Relevance: Relevant operating and technical experience matters for a producing gold company; incomplete chronology and limited attribution constrain the assessment.

Pantoro 2026 Annual Report (p.19); Pantoro Gold leadership and management (Paul Cmrlec biography); Pantoro Limited: Initiating Coverage (p.14)

Evidence gaps

  • Full role chronology, earlier employers and dates were not independently established in this limited pass.

  • Credentials and memberships were not independently verified.

  • The searches documented here are open-web screening only, not exhaustive criminal, sanctions, litigation, safety or credential checks.

Scott Balloch

Chief Financial Officer

Current
Full background report for Scott Balloch

No supported material findings selected. See this executive’s report and evidence gaps.

Evidence gaps · 3
  • Exact Westgold/Metals X employment dates and finance-role sequence were not established.
  • CPA membership status and the degree were not independently checked; the credential disclosure is historical.
  • No exhaustive criminal, sanctions, litigation, professional-discipline, safety, environmental or education-register check was performed.

Full background report

Scott Balloch

Chief Financial Officer

Career chronology

Contributions and company outcomes

FY2026 financial results and liquidity

FY2026 and quarter ended 30 September 2026 · issuer reported · low materiality

Pantoro reported FY2026 revenue of A$480.7m, profit before tax of A$162.9m and operating cash flow of A$276.25m. Its Q1 FY2027 report later stated the company held A$240m in cash and gold and had no debt. These are company outcomes during Balloch's CFO tenure; no individual causation or credit is established.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The results overlapped Balloch's CFO tenure but the filings do not identify his individual contribution.

Relevance: Financial reporting, liquidity and capital controls are relevant to the CFO role.

Pantoro 2026 Annual Report (p.21); Pantoro Quarterly Activities Report and Appendix 5B, quarter ended 30 September 2026 (p.11)

Suitability for the current role

Mining finance experience and disclosed accounting credentials

Professional background disclosed through 2025; current CFO role at cutoff · analyst inference · low materiality

Pantoro identifies Balloch as CFO and records his October 2014 appointment. A 2015 Aziana prospectus identifies Scott Balloch as CFO/company secretary and reports CPA status and a Bachelor of Business (Accounting). Argonaut's 2025 research describes more than 25 years in finance-control/CFO roles with ASX-listed miners and prior Westgold and Metals X experience. Earlier dates are incomplete; CPA standing and degree were not independently verified.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role-fit assessment from disclosed finance background; sources do not establish personal responsibility for company results.

Relevance: Listed-company reporting and resource-sector finance experience are relevant to the CFO role.

Pantoro Operations Update and Investor Presentation, September 2026 (p.7); Pantoro 2026 Annual Report (p.26); Aziana Limited re-compliance prospectus (p.58); Pantoro Limited: Initiating Coverage (p.14)

Evidence gaps

  • Exact Westgold/Metals X employment dates and finance-role sequence were not established.

  • CPA membership status and the degree were not independently checked; the credential disclosure is historical.

  • No exhaustive criminal, sanctions, litigation, professional-discipline, safety, environmental or education-register check was performed.

Scott Huffadine

Chief Operating Officer

Current
Full background report for Scott Huffadine
FailureIssuer Reported · Medium materiality

FY2026 production below revised guidance during COO tenure

Pantoro's FY2026 output of 77,408 oz was about 10% below revised guidance's lower bound of 86,000 oz. The issuer cited underground contractor delivery and WA labour-market conditions; open-pit operations were in line with plan. Huffadine had operating responsibilities during the period, but the sources do not establish personal causation.

Role overlaps event; causation unproven · The shortfall overlaps the COO remit; cited contractor and labour factors do not establish personal responsibility.

Evidence gaps · 3
  • Full role chronology, earlier employers and dates were not independently established in this limited pass.
  • Credentials and memberships were not independently verified.
  • The searches documented here are open-web screening only, not exhaustive criminal, sanctions, litigation, safety or credential checks.

Full background report

Scott Huffadine

Chief Operating Officer

Career chronology

Contributions and company outcomes

Contractor staffing improved during Q1 FY2027

Quarter ended 30 September 2026 · issuer reported · low materiality

Pantoro said contractor staffing improved in Q1 after shortages affected FY2026 underground operations. The same report recorded AISC of A$3,860/oz and fuel costs above budget. This is an issuer-reported transition signal, not a personal outcome.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The quarter overlapped Huffadine's COO role, but the issuer did not assign the improvement or cost pressure to him individually.

Relevance: Staffing recovery and high unit cost relate to underground operating execution.

Pantoro Quarterly Activities Report and Appendix 5B, quarter ended 30 September 2026 (p.3)

Business failures and setbacks

FY2026 production below revised guidance during COO tenure

FY2026 ended 30 June 2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

Pantoro's FY2026 output of 77,408 oz was about 10% below revised guidance's lower bound of 86,000 oz. The issuer cited underground contractor delivery and WA labour-market conditions; open-pit operations were in line with plan. Huffadine had operating responsibilities during the period, but the sources do not establish personal causation.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The shortfall overlaps the COO remit; cited contractor and labour factors do not establish personal responsibility.

Relevance: Production and contractor delivery are directly relevant to operations oversight.

December 2025 Half Year Report and FY 2026 Guidance Update (9 March 2026); Pantoro Gold FY2026 Result and FY2027 Guidance (9 July 2026); Pantoro 2026 Annual Report (p.18)

Suitability for the current role

Technical operating background relevant to COO role

Current COO role and disclosed background through 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Pantoro reports that Huffadine holds a BSc (Hons), is a competent person for resource disclosures and is responsible for operating priorities and technical review of mineral resource/reserve estimates. Argonaut's January 2025 research describes 28 years of industry experience, a geology background and former Kingsrose and Kingfisher roles. These credentials and biographies are not independently verified.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role-fit judgment uses reported remit and prior sector experience; it does not infer personal success.

Relevance: Mine operations and technical-resource governance are central COO responsibilities.

Pantoro 2026 Annual Report (p.18); Pantoro Operations Update and Investor Presentation, September 2026 (p.7); Pantoro Limited: Initiating Coverage (p.14)

Evidence gaps

  • Full role chronology, earlier employers and dates were not independently established in this limited pass.

  • Credentials and memberships were not independently verified.

  • The searches documented here are open-web screening only, not exhaustive criminal, sanctions, litigation, safety or credential checks.

David Okeby

Company Secretary

Current
Full background report for David Okeby

No supported material findings selected. See this executive’s report and evidence gaps.

Evidence gaps · 3
  • Full role chronology, earlier employers and dates were not independently established in this limited pass.
  • Credentials and memberships were not independently verified.
  • The searches documented here are open-web screening only, not exhaustive criminal, sanctions, litigation, safety or credential checks.

Full background report

David Okeby

Company Secretary

Career chronology

Governance and interests

Authorized the Q1 FY2027 compliance statement

22 October 2026 filing · documented · low materiality

The Q1 FY2027 report names Okeby as the person authorizing its compliance statement. This is a documented company-secretarial duty; the filing does not report a breach or concern attributable to him.

Attribution: Individual involvement documented. The report explicitly identifies Okeby as the authorizing person.

Relevance: Disclosure authorization is relevant to company-secretarial oversight.

Pantoro Quarterly Activities Report and Appendix 5B, quarter ended 30 September 2026 (p.23)

Suitability for the current role

Listed-company secretarial experience

Current role and disclosed background through 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Pantoro records Okeby as Company Secretary from 31 October 2014. Argonaut's 2025 research reports about 20 years of legal and company-secretarial experience and prior Westgold and Metals X roles. Exact earlier dates, degree and independently verified credentials were not established.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Limited role-fit assessment from tenure and reported experience; no judgment about compliance quality is implied.

Relevance: Listed-company disclosure and governance support are relevant to the company secretary role.

Pantoro 2026 Annual Report (p.26); Pantoro Operations Update and Investor Presentation, September 2026 (p.7); Pantoro Limited: Initiating Coverage (p.14)

Evidence gaps

  • Full role chronology, earlier employers and dates were not independently established in this limited pass.

  • Credentials and memberships were not independently verified.

  • The searches documented here are open-web screening only, not exhaustive criminal, sanctions, litigation, safety or credential checks.

Paul Androvic

General Manager of Norseman

Current
Full background report for Paul Androvic

No supported material findings selected. See this executive’s report and evidence gaps.

Evidence gaps · 3
  • The 2019 announcement and 2026 roster do not state the exact effective date of his current Norseman role.
  • No degree, current professional membership, complete chronology or independent reference check was established.
  • Q1 milestones are employer-reported and do not demonstrate individual contribution; earlier Norseman incidents before his Pantoro role were not attributed to him.

Full background report

Paul Androvic

General Manager of Norseman

Career chronology

Contributions and company outcomes

Norseman operating and exploration work advanced in Q1 FY2027

Quarter ended 30 September 2026 · issuer reported · low materiality

Pantoro reported Green Lantern open-pit mining commenced, three diamond drill rigs were operating at Racetrack, and the Racetrack decline started during Q1 FY2027. The report documents milestones but does not quantify Androvic's contribution or assign responsibility for outcomes.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Activity overlapped his Norseman role, but the report does not identify individual decisions or contributions.

Relevance: These milestones fall within the Norseman management remit.

Pantoro Quarterly Activities Report and Appendix 5B, quarter ended 30 September 2026 (pp.3 and 5)

Suitability for the current role

Geology, project-development and operating experience

Prior experience disclosed 2015; Pantoro role disclosed 2019 and current in 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Kingsrose described Androvic as a geologist with more than 20 years in project development, exploration management and mine geology across open-pit and underground operations. It named his prior General Manager role at Challenger through 2013 and appointed him at Way Linggo in 2015. Pantoro named him Norseman General Manager in 2019 and lists him in its current 2026 team. Degree, full chronology and role-specific results remain unverified.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Prior-employer and issuer materials describe relevant geology and project-management experience but do not establish his individual results.

Relevance: Norseman's operating and development work requires mining, geology and project execution experience.

Pantoro senior appointments for Norseman project (senior appointments item); Kingsrose Mining September 2015 Quarterly Report (p.8); Pantoro Operations Update and Investor Presentation, September 2026 (p.7)

Evidence gaps

  • The 2019 announcement and 2026 roster do not state the exact effective date of his current Norseman role.

  • No degree, current professional membership, complete chronology or independent reference check was established.

  • Q1 milestones are employer-reported and do not demonstrate individual contribution; earlier Norseman incidents before his Pantoro role were not attributed to him.

Gary Sparks

Exploration Manager

Current
Full background report for Gary Sparks

No supported material findings selected. See this executive’s report and evidence gaps.

Evidence gaps · 4
  • Gold Fields departure and Pantoro start dates were not confirmed.
  • Qualifications and memberships are historical employer disclosures; current status was not verified.
  • Searches returned unrelated same-name US people, excluded by geography and employer mismatch.
  • No individual discovery, resource addition or reserve conversion was attributed to Sparks.

Full background report

Gary Sparks

Exploration Manager

Career chronology

Contributions and company outcomes

Exploration and underground development activity reported at Norseman

Quarter ended 30 September 2026 · issuer reported · low materiality

Pantoro's Q1 FY2027 report describes three diamond rigs at Racetrack, the start of the Racetrack decline and other exploration drilling. It does not name Sparks as author of a discovery or attribute a specific resource result to him.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Exploration activity overlapped his role, but the filing does not establish personal contribution or causal responsibility.

Relevance: Drilling and geological program execution relate to the Exploration Manager remit.

Pantoro Quarterly Activities Report and Appendix 5B, quarter ended 30 September 2026 (p.3)

Suitability for the current role

Long technical exploration and resource background

Gold Fields experience disclosed 2014; current Pantoro role in 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Gold Fields' 2014 report listed Gary Sparks as Granny Smith Mineral Resource Manager with BApplSc and MSc qualifications, MAusIMM and GSA memberships, and 29 years in exploration/mining. His own post said he left Gold Fields after 23 years across Australian operations. Pantoro lists him as Exploration Manager in September 2026. These sources support relevant technical experience but do not verify current credentials or exact transition date.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Role-fit assessment reflects historical employer and self-reported career information; it does not establish personal discoveries.

Relevance: Exploration leadership requires geological and resource experience; individual outcomes and current credential standing remain unverified.

Gold Fields Mineral Resource and Mineral Reserve Supplement to the 2014 Integrated Annual Report (p.71); Gary Sparks post on leaving Gold Fields (post on leaving Gold Fields); Pantoro Operations Update and Investor Presentation, September 2026 (p.7)

Evidence gaps

  • Gold Fields departure and Pantoro start dates were not confirmed.

  • Qualifications and memberships are historical employer disclosures; current status was not verified.

  • Searches returned unrelated same-name US people, excluded by geography and employer mismatch.

  • No individual discovery, resource addition or reserve conversion was attributed to Sparks.