Full background report

Scott Balloch

Chief Financial Officer

Career chronology

Appointed 31 October 2014; current at cutoff.: Pantoro Gold — Chief Financial Officer. Pantoro 2026 Annual Report (p.26); Pantoro Operations Update and Investor Presentation, September 2026 (p.7)
Disclosed in the 2015 prospectus; exact service dates not stated.: Aziana Limited — Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary. Aziana Limited re-compliance prospectus (p.58)
Prior roles; full chronology not established.: Westgold Resources and Metals X — CFO/financial-controller roles reported in broker research; exact title sequence and dates unknown. Pantoro Limited: Initiating Coverage (p.14)

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.