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2026-11-06
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WHITEHAVEN COAL LIMITED

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People, delivery and responsibility

Management background checks

Evidence through 2026-10-31

Research assessment

Executive team

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Partial public-record screening of the selected Whitehaven leadership team. Company results and regulator actions provide context, but individual prior-employer and personal-record research remains incomplete.

Decision-relevant facts

Material summary

Individual involvement and employer context shown separately

Paul Flynn

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

Current
Full background report for Paul Flynn
Company SuccessIssuer Reported · Medium materiality

FY2026 production and financial outcome

Whitehaven reports managed ROM coal production of 40.3Mt in FY2026, compared with 39.1Mt in FY2025, while underlying net profit fell from A$319m to A$227m. Coal prices and group factors affect these results; no individual contribution is quantified.

Role overlaps event; causation unproven · The executive held a senior role during this period; the group outcomes do not establish individual credit or fault.

FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report · Printed p19 financial results; printed p45 production
EnvironmentDocumented · High materiality

Corporate Maules Creek water conviction

In 2021 the court convicted Whitehaven subsidiary Maules Creek Coal and imposed an A$200,000 fine over water taken without an access licence during 2016–19. The regulator also accepted an undertaking. Whitehaven reported the court did not find material environmental harm established and the regulator did not contend the taking was intentional.

Role overlaps event; causation unproven · Flynn was group CEO during the period. The sources concern the company, not a finding of his personal involvement or fault.

Maules Creek Coal judgment strengthened by enforceable undertaking · 25 November 2021 conviction and undertaking
Statement on NRAR proceedings · 25 November 2021 court outcome and company response
EnvironmentDocumented · Medium materiality

Narrabri subsidiaries convicted

In August 2021, Narrabri Coal and Narrabri Coal Operations were convicted of 19 Mining Act offences relating to 2019 exploration-approval breaches and fined A$372,500 combined. The court-directed notice says corrective actions were completed and the exploration suspension lifted in August 2020.

Role overlaps event; causation unproven · The group CEO held the role during the period; the notices concern subsidiaries, not a finding against him personally.

SafetyDocumented · High materiality

Tarrawonga serious injury and company prosecution

The NSW Resources Regulator investigated a serious leg injury to a contractor at Tarrawonga on 13 November 2022. The original research checkpoint recorded the regulator listing a November 2024 prosecution against Whitehaven Coal Mining Ltd as in progress on the review date; the retrospective audit could not reopen that specific entry to independently reverify status. The matter is an allegation against the company, not a proven individual offence.

Role overlaps event; causation unproven · The executive held a senior group role during the incident and prosecution. No source establishes their personal involvement or liability.

Worker seriously injured during lifting activity · Printed pp4–7, investigation findings
Prosecution summaries: Whitehaven Coal Mining Limited, Tarrawonga · Whitehaven Coal Mining Limited entry; accessed 31 October 2026
SafetyIssuer Reported · Medium materiality

Reported safety and environment measures

The FY26 remuneration report gives a full-year TRIFR of 3.3 versus 4.6 in FY25 and recognises one FY26 scorecard enforcement event concerning a February 2025 dust complaint. It says two FY22 fume matters were still subject to legal proceedings and a separate FY21 noise proceeding was resolved in the company’s favour in June 2026. The September 2026 quarter report separately gives a quarter-only TRIFR of 7.4; the periods are different.

Role overlaps event; causation unproven · The executive held a leadership role. Company metrics and unresolved proceedings do not establish individual causation or guilt.

FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report · Printed p45, remuneration scorecard and environmental actions
September 2026 quarterly production report · Original cached ASX PDF physical p1, quarter-only TRIFR
Evidence gaps · 6
  • Person-specific targeted searches across all topics, previous employers, court and regulator records are incomplete; the broad combined searches cannot establish an exhaustive negative result.
  • Independently verified qualifications, precise previous-employer tenure and person-specific project contributions are unavailable or were not established in this limited pass.
  • Dated FY26 roster and the undated leadership page support the described roles, but every role’s exact continuation on the cutoff date is not independently established.
  • FY26 report lists 25 March 2013 as managing director appointment but its biography says CEO commencement on 27 March; underlying appointments not independently checked.
  • The final Tarrawonga prosecution outcome and the final disposition of the Maules Creek fume proceedings are unverified; no individual liability is inferred.
  • The original research checkpoint records the searches and source reviews, but the original tool-call transcript was unavailable to this retrospective audit, so the precise historical calls cannot be independently verified. The broad query is reused across topic rows and does not establish dedicated topic searches.

Full background report

Paul Flynn

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer

Career chronology

  • Issuer FY2026 executive roster; earlier role dates described in the finding: Whitehaven Coal Limited — Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer. FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report (Printed p10 and p13)

Contributions and company outcomes

FY2026 production and financial outcome

FY2025–FY2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

Whitehaven reports managed ROM coal production of 40.3Mt in FY2026, compared with 39.1Mt in FY2025, while underlying net profit fell from A$319m to A$227m. Coal prices and group factors affect these results; no individual contribution is quantified.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The executive held a senior role during this period; the group outcomes do not establish individual credit or fault.

Relevance: Context for group delivery and capital discipline.

FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report (Printed p19 financial results; printed p45 production)

Industrial safety

Tarrawonga serious injury and company prosecution

2022–2026 · documented · high materiality

The NSW Resources Regulator investigated a serious leg injury to a contractor at Tarrawonga on 13 November 2022. The original research checkpoint recorded the regulator listing a November 2024 prosecution against Whitehaven Coal Mining Ltd as in progress on the review date; the retrospective audit could not reopen that specific entry to independently reverify status. The matter is an allegation against the company, not a proven individual offence.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The executive held a senior group role during the incident and prosecution. No source establishes their personal involvement or liability.

Relevance: Safety and governance context; the prosecution outcome remains unresolved.

Worker seriously injured during lifting activity (Printed pp4–7, investigation findings); Prosecution summaries: Whitehaven Coal Mining Limited, Tarrawonga (Whitehaven Coal Mining Limited entry; accessed 31 October 2026); Worker seriously injured during lifting activity (IIR22-06) (pp1–2, incident and mine operator)

Reported safety and environment measures

FY2025–September 2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

The FY26 remuneration report gives a full-year TRIFR of 3.3 versus 4.6 in FY25 and recognises one FY26 scorecard enforcement event concerning a February 2025 dust complaint. It says two FY22 fume matters were still subject to legal proceedings and a separate FY21 noise proceeding was resolved in the company’s favour in June 2026. The September 2026 quarter report separately gives a quarter-only TRIFR of 7.4; the periods are different.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The executive held a leadership role. Company metrics and unresolved proceedings do not establish individual causation or guilt.

Relevance: Current safety and compliance context.

FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report (Printed p45, remuneration scorecard and environmental actions); September 2026 quarterly production report (Original cached ASX PDF physical p1, quarter-only TRIFR)

Environmental record

Corporate Maules Creek water conviction

2016–2021 · documented · high materiality

In 2021 the court convicted Whitehaven subsidiary Maules Creek Coal and imposed an A$200,000 fine over water taken without an access licence during 2016–19. The regulator also accepted an undertaking. Whitehaven reported the court did not find material environmental harm established and the regulator did not contend the taking was intentional.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Flynn was group CEO during the period. The sources concern the company, not a finding of his personal involvement or fault.

Relevance: A material company-level regulatory outcome during his leadership.

Maules Creek Coal judgment strengthened by enforceable undertaking (25 November 2021 conviction and undertaking); Statement on NRAR proceedings (25 November 2021 court outcome and company response)

Narrabri subsidiaries convicted

2019–2021 · documented · medium materiality

In August 2021, Narrabri Coal and Narrabri Coal Operations were convicted of 19 Mining Act offences relating to 2019 exploration-approval breaches and fined A$372,500 combined. The court-directed notice says corrective actions were completed and the exploration suspension lifted in August 2020.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The group CEO held the role during the period; the notices concern subsidiaries, not a finding against him personally.

Relevance: Context on corporate compliance and corrective actions.

Whitehaven sustainability report 2021, court notice appendix (Printed p60, court-directed notice)

Suitability for the current role

Reported career and role

Career and appointments through FY2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

The company reports a career in professional advisory roles at Ernst & Young, and a Bachelor of Commerce and accounting-fellow designation. Exact appointment dates differ within the report: p10 lists 25 March 2013 while its biography says 27 March.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. The biographical facts are issuer-reported; their relevance is an analytical inference, not independent qualification verification.

Relevance: Experience is relevant to the executive’s reported responsibilities.

FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report (Printed p10 and p13)

Evidence gaps

  • Person-specific targeted searches across all topics, previous employers, court and regulator records are incomplete; the broad combined searches cannot establish an exhaustive negative result.

  • Independently verified qualifications, precise previous-employer tenure and person-specific project contributions are unavailable or were not established in this limited pass.

  • Dated FY26 roster and the undated leadership page support the described roles, but every role’s exact continuation on the cutoff date is not independently established.

  • FY26 report lists 25 March 2013 as managing director appointment but its biography says CEO commencement on 27 March; underlying appointments not independently checked.

  • The final Tarrawonga prosecution outcome and the final disposition of the Maules Creek fume proceedings are unverified; no individual liability is inferred.

  • The original research checkpoint records the searches and source reviews, but the original tool-call transcript was unavailable to this retrospective audit, so the precise historical calls cannot be independently verified. The broad query is reused across topic rows and does not establish dedicated topic searches.

Kevin Ball

Chief Financial Officer

Current
Full background report for Kevin Ball
Company SuccessIssuer Reported · Medium materiality

FY2026 production and financial outcome

Whitehaven reports managed ROM coal production of 40.3Mt in FY2026, compared with 39.1Mt in FY2025, while underlying net profit fell from A$319m to A$227m. Coal prices and group factors affect these results; no individual contribution is quantified.

Role overlaps event; causation unproven · The executive held a senior role during this period; the group outcomes do not establish individual credit or fault.

FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report · Printed p19 financial results; printed p45 production
Evidence gaps · 5
  • Person-specific targeted searches across all topics, previous employers, court and regulator records are incomplete; the broad combined searches cannot establish an exhaustive negative result.
  • Independently verified qualifications, precise previous-employer tenure and person-specific project contributions are unavailable or were not established in this limited pass.
  • Dated FY26 roster and the undated leadership page support the described roles, but every role’s exact continuation on the cutoff date is not independently established.
  • FY26 issuer biography says October 2013 CFO appointment; FY26 executive contract table states 16 December 2013. The difference is unresolved.
  • The original research checkpoint records the searches and source reviews, but the original tool-call transcript was unavailable to this retrospective audit, so the precise historical calls cannot be independently verified. The broad query is reused across topic rows and does not establish dedicated topic searches.

Full background report

Kevin Ball

Chief Financial Officer

Career chronology

  • Issuer FY2026 executive roster; earlier role dates described in the finding: Whitehaven Coal Limited — Chief Financial Officer. FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report (Printed p13)

Contributions and company outcomes

FY2026 production and financial outcome

FY2025–FY2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

Whitehaven reports managed ROM coal production of 40.3Mt in FY2026, compared with 39.1Mt in FY2025, while underlying net profit fell from A$319m to A$227m. Coal prices and group factors affect these results; no individual contribution is quantified.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The executive held a senior role during this period; the group outcomes do not establish individual credit or fault.

Relevance: Context for group delivery and capital discipline.

FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report (Printed p19 financial results; printed p45 production)

Suitability for the current role

Reported career and role

Career and appointments through FY2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Whitehaven reports prior Ernst & Young natural-resources work, a UNSW Bachelor of Commerce and a Macquarie graduate diploma. The company biography says he was appointed CFO in October 2013, while its FY26 executive contract table lists 16 December 2013; the distinction has not been resolved.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. The biographical facts are issuer-reported; their relevance is an analytical inference, not independent qualification verification.

Relevance: Experience is relevant to the executive’s reported responsibilities.

FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report (Printed p13)

Evidence gaps

  • Person-specific targeted searches across all topics, previous employers, court and regulator records are incomplete; the broad combined searches cannot establish an exhaustive negative result.

  • Independently verified qualifications, precise previous-employer tenure and person-specific project contributions are unavailable or were not established in this limited pass.

  • Dated FY26 roster and the undated leadership page support the described roles, but every role’s exact continuation on the cutoff date is not independently established.

  • FY26 issuer biography says October 2013 CFO appointment; FY26 executive contract table states 16 December 2013. The difference is unresolved.

  • The original research checkpoint records the searches and source reviews, but the original tool-call transcript was unavailable to this retrospective audit, so the precise historical calls cannot be independently verified. The broad query is reused across topic rows and does not establish dedicated topic searches.

Timothy Burt

General Counsel and Company Secretary

Current
Full background report for Timothy Burt

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

Evidence gaps · 4
  • Person-specific targeted searches across all topics, previous employers, court and regulator records are incomplete; the broad combined searches cannot establish an exhaustive negative result.
  • Independently verified qualifications, precise previous-employer tenure and person-specific project contributions are unavailable or were not established in this limited pass.
  • Dated FY26 roster and the undated leadership page support the described roles, but every role’s exact continuation on the cutoff date is not independently established.
  • The original research checkpoint records the searches and source reviews, but the original tool-call transcript was unavailable to this retrospective audit, so the precise historical calls cannot be independently verified. The broad query is reused across topic rows and does not establish dedicated topic searches.

Full background report

Timothy Burt

General Counsel and Company Secretary

Career chronology

  • Issuer FY2026 executive roster; earlier role dates described in the finding: Whitehaven Coal Limited — General Counsel and Company Secretary. FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report (Printed p13)

Suitability for the current role

Reported career and role

Career and appointments through FY2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Whitehaven says he joined as general counsel and company secretary in July 2009 and previously held senior legal roles at Boral, UGL and Australian National Industries; it reports a University of Sydney Master of Laws.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. The biographical facts are issuer-reported; their relevance is an analytical inference, not independent qualification verification.

Relevance: Experience is relevant to the executive’s reported responsibilities.

FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report (Printed p13)

Evidence gaps

  • Person-specific targeted searches across all topics, previous employers, court and regulator records are incomplete; the broad combined searches cannot establish an exhaustive negative result.

  • Independently verified qualifications, precise previous-employer tenure and person-specific project contributions are unavailable or were not established in this limited pass.

  • Dated FY26 roster and the undated leadership page support the described roles, but every role’s exact continuation on the cutoff date is not independently established.

  • The original research checkpoint records the searches and source reviews, but the original tool-call transcript was unavailable to this retrospective audit, so the precise historical calls cannot be independently verified. The broad query is reused across topic rows and does not establish dedicated topic searches.

Ian Humphris

Chief Operating Officer

Current
Full background report for Ian Humphris
Company SuccessIssuer Reported · Medium materiality

FY2026 production and financial outcome

Whitehaven reports managed ROM coal production of 40.3Mt in FY2026, compared with 39.1Mt in FY2025, while underlying net profit fell from A$319m to A$227m. Coal prices and group factors affect these results; no individual contribution is quantified.

Role overlaps event; causation unproven · The executive held a senior role during this period; the group outcomes do not establish individual credit or fault.

FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report · Printed p19 financial results; printed p45 production
SafetyDocumented · High materiality

Tarrawonga serious injury and company prosecution

The NSW Resources Regulator investigated a serious leg injury to a contractor at Tarrawonga on 13 November 2022. The original research checkpoint recorded the regulator listing a November 2024 prosecution against Whitehaven Coal Mining Ltd as in progress on the review date; the retrospective audit could not reopen that specific entry to independently reverify status. The matter is an allegation against the company, not a proven individual offence.

Role overlaps event; causation unproven · The executive held a senior group role during the incident and prosecution. No source establishes their personal involvement or liability.

Worker seriously injured during lifting activity · Printed pp4–7, investigation findings
Prosecution summaries: Whitehaven Coal Mining Limited, Tarrawonga · Whitehaven Coal Mining Limited entry; accessed 31 October 2026
SafetyIssuer Reported · Medium materiality

Reported safety and environment measures

The FY26 remuneration report gives a full-year TRIFR of 3.3 versus 4.6 in FY25 and recognises one FY26 scorecard enforcement event concerning a February 2025 dust complaint. It says two FY22 fume matters were still subject to legal proceedings and a separate FY21 noise proceeding was resolved in the company’s favour in June 2026. The September 2026 quarter report separately gives a quarter-only TRIFR of 7.4; the periods are different.

Role overlaps event; causation unproven · The executive held a leadership role. Company metrics and unresolved proceedings do not establish individual causation or guilt.

FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report · Printed p45, remuneration scorecard and environmental actions
September 2026 quarterly production report · Original cached ASX PDF physical p1, quarter-only TRIFR
Evidence gaps · 5
  • Person-specific targeted searches across all topics, previous employers, court and regulator records are incomplete; the broad combined searches cannot establish an exhaustive negative result.
  • Independently verified qualifications, precise previous-employer tenure and person-specific project contributions are unavailable or were not established in this limited pass.
  • Dated FY26 roster and the undated leadership page support the described roles, but every role’s exact continuation on the cutoff date is not independently established.
  • The final Tarrawonga prosecution outcome and the final disposition of the Maules Creek fume proceedings are unverified; no individual liability is inferred.
  • The original research checkpoint records the searches and source reviews, but the original tool-call transcript was unavailable to this retrospective audit, so the precise historical calls cannot be independently verified. The broad query is reused across topic rows and does not establish dedicated topic searches.

Full background report

Ian Humphris

Chief Operating Officer

Career chronology

  • Issuer FY2026 executive roster; earlier role dates described in the finding: Whitehaven Coal Limited — Chief Operating Officer. FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report (Printed p14)

Contributions and company outcomes

FY2026 production and financial outcome

FY2025–FY2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

Whitehaven reports managed ROM coal production of 40.3Mt in FY2026, compared with 39.1Mt in FY2025, while underlying net profit fell from A$319m to A$227m. Coal prices and group factors affect these results; no individual contribution is quantified.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The executive held a senior role during this period; the group outcomes do not establish individual credit or fault.

Relevance: Context for group delivery and capital discipline.

FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report (Printed p19 financial results; printed p45 production)

Industrial safety

Tarrawonga serious injury and company prosecution

2022–2026 · documented · high materiality

The NSW Resources Regulator investigated a serious leg injury to a contractor at Tarrawonga on 13 November 2022. The original research checkpoint recorded the regulator listing a November 2024 prosecution against Whitehaven Coal Mining Ltd as in progress on the review date; the retrospective audit could not reopen that specific entry to independently reverify status. The matter is an allegation against the company, not a proven individual offence.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The executive held a senior group role during the incident and prosecution. No source establishes their personal involvement or liability.

Relevance: Safety and governance context; the prosecution outcome remains unresolved.

Worker seriously injured during lifting activity (Printed pp4–7, investigation findings); Prosecution summaries: Whitehaven Coal Mining Limited, Tarrawonga (Whitehaven Coal Mining Limited entry; accessed 31 October 2026); Worker seriously injured during lifting activity (IIR22-06) (pp1–2, incident and mine operator)

Reported safety and environment measures

FY2025–September 2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

The FY26 remuneration report gives a full-year TRIFR of 3.3 versus 4.6 in FY25 and recognises one FY26 scorecard enforcement event concerning a February 2025 dust complaint. It says two FY22 fume matters were still subject to legal proceedings and a separate FY21 noise proceeding was resolved in the company’s favour in June 2026. The September 2026 quarter report separately gives a quarter-only TRIFR of 7.4; the periods are different.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The executive held a leadership role. Company metrics and unresolved proceedings do not establish individual causation or guilt.

Relevance: Current safety and compliance context.

FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report (Printed p45, remuneration scorecard and environmental actions); September 2026 quarterly production report (Original cached ASX PDF physical p1, quarter-only TRIFR)

Suitability for the current role

Reported career and role

Career and appointments through FY2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Whitehaven reports he joined in April 2020 as EGM operations and became COO in June 2024. It describes prior senior Peabody roles including HSE vice-president and an honours mining engineering degree.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. The biographical facts are issuer-reported; their relevance is an analytical inference, not independent qualification verification.

Relevance: Experience is relevant to the executive’s reported responsibilities.

FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report (Printed p14)

Evidence gaps

  • Person-specific targeted searches across all topics, previous employers, court and regulator records are incomplete; the broad combined searches cannot establish an exhaustive negative result.

  • Independently verified qualifications, precise previous-employer tenure and person-specific project contributions are unavailable or were not established in this limited pass.

  • Dated FY26 roster and the undated leadership page support the described roles, but every role’s exact continuation on the cutoff date is not independently established.

  • The final Tarrawonga prosecution outcome and the final disposition of the Maules Creek fume proceedings are unverified; no individual liability is inferred.

  • The original research checkpoint records the searches and source reviews, but the original tool-call transcript was unavailable to this retrospective audit, so the precise historical calls cannot be independently verified. The broad query is reused across topic rows and does not establish dedicated topic searches.

Daniel Cram

Executive General Manager, People and Culture

Current
Full background report for Daniel Cram
GovernanceDocumented · Medium materiality

Evidence in workforce-transfer application

The Fair Work Commission identified Cram’s March 2024 statement among the evidence in Whitehaven’s workforce-transfer application relating to the Daunia and Blackwater acquisition. The Commission stated the statutory requirements were met and orders would issue. The decision does not establish the total effect of integration or credit it to him alone.

Individual involvement documented · The Commission names his statement. It does not quantify his personal contribution to the integration.

Whitehaven Coal Limited [2024] FWC 1256 · Paragraphs 3–5 and 33–34
Evidence gaps · 5
  • Person-specific targeted searches across all topics, previous employers, court and regulator records are incomplete; the broad combined searches cannot establish an exhaustive negative result.
  • Independently verified qualifications, precise previous-employer tenure and person-specific project contributions are unavailable or were not established in this limited pass.
  • Dated FY26 roster and the undated leadership page support the described roles, but every role’s exact continuation on the cutoff date is not independently established.
  • FY22 and FY26 issuer reports state June and July 2021 respectively for the EGM appointment; the correct date is not resolved.
  • The original research checkpoint records the searches and source reviews, but the original tool-call transcript was unavailable to this retrospective audit, so the precise historical calls cannot be independently verified. The broad query is reused across topic rows and does not establish dedicated topic searches.

Full background report

Daniel Cram

Executive General Manager, People and Culture

Career chronology

  • Issuer FY2026 executive roster; earlier role dates described in the finding: Whitehaven Coal Limited — Executive General Manager, People and Culture. FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report (Printed p14)

Governance and interests

Evidence in workforce-transfer application

2024 · documented · medium materiality

The Fair Work Commission identified Cram’s March 2024 statement among the evidence in Whitehaven’s workforce-transfer application relating to the Daunia and Blackwater acquisition. The Commission stated the statutory requirements were met and orders would issue. The decision does not establish the total effect of integration or credit it to him alone.

Attribution: Individual involvement documented. The Commission names his statement. It does not quantify his personal contribution to the integration.

Relevance: Directly documented participation in an employment-process decision.

Whitehaven Coal Limited [2024] FWC 1256 (Paragraphs 3–5 and 33–34)

Suitability for the current role

Reported career and role

Career and appointments through FY2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Whitehaven’s FY26 report says he became EGM People and Culture in July 2021; its FY22 report says June 2021. It describes prior HR work at AGL, Westpac and BT. Exact appointment date is unresolved.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. The biographical facts are issuer-reported; their relevance is an analytical inference, not independent qualification verification.

Relevance: Experience is relevant to the executive’s reported responsibilities.

FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report (Printed p14)

Evidence gaps

  • Person-specific targeted searches across all topics, previous employers, court and regulator records are incomplete; the broad combined searches cannot establish an exhaustive negative result.

  • Independently verified qualifications, precise previous-employer tenure and person-specific project contributions are unavailable or were not established in this limited pass.

  • Dated FY26 roster and the undated leadership page support the described roles, but every role’s exact continuation on the cutoff date is not independently established.

  • FY22 and FY26 issuer reports state June and July 2021 respectively for the EGM appointment; the correct date is not resolved.

  • The original research checkpoint records the searches and source reviews, but the original tool-call transcript was unavailable to this retrospective audit, so the precise historical calls cannot be independently verified. The broad query is reused across topic rows and does not establish dedicated topic searches.

Michael van Maanen

Executive General Manager, Corporate Affairs

Current
Full background report for Michael van Maanen

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

Evidence gaps · 4
  • Person-specific targeted searches across all topics, previous employers, court and regulator records are incomplete; the broad combined searches cannot establish an exhaustive negative result.
  • Independently verified qualifications, precise previous-employer tenure and person-specific project contributions are unavailable or were not established in this limited pass.
  • Dated FY26 roster and the undated leadership page support the described roles, but every role’s exact continuation on the cutoff date is not independently established.
  • The original research checkpoint records the searches and source reviews, but the original tool-call transcript was unavailable to this retrospective audit, so the precise historical calls cannot be independently verified. The broad query is reused across topic rows and does not establish dedicated topic searches.

Full background report

Michael van Maanen

Executive General Manager, Corporate Affairs

Career chronology

  • Issuer FY2026 executive roster; earlier role dates described in the finding: Whitehaven Coal Limited — Executive General Manager, Corporate Affairs. FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report (Printed p14)

Suitability for the current role

Reported career and role

Career and appointments through FY2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Whitehaven reports appointment in May 2018 and describes prior Newgate Communications and Australian government advisory work. The issuer reports BA honours; its biography does not independently establish degree details.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. The biographical facts are issuer-reported; their relevance is an analytical inference, not independent qualification verification.

Relevance: Experience is relevant to the executive’s reported responsibilities.

FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report (Printed p14)

Evidence gaps

  • Person-specific targeted searches across all topics, previous employers, court and regulator records are incomplete; the broad combined searches cannot establish an exhaustive negative result.

  • Independently verified qualifications, precise previous-employer tenure and person-specific project contributions are unavailable or were not established in this limited pass.

  • Dated FY26 roster and the undated leadership page support the described roles, but every role’s exact continuation on the cutoff date is not independently established.

  • The original research checkpoint records the searches and source reviews, but the original tool-call transcript was unavailable to this retrospective audit, so the precise historical calls cannot be independently verified. The broad query is reused across topic rows and does not establish dedicated topic searches.

Jason Nunn

Executive General Manager, Marketing and Logistics

Current
Full background report for Jason Nunn

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

Evidence gaps · 4
  • Person-specific targeted searches across all topics, previous employers, court and regulator records are incomplete; the broad combined searches cannot establish an exhaustive negative result.
  • Independently verified qualifications, precise previous-employer tenure and person-specific project contributions are unavailable or were not established in this limited pass.
  • Dated FY26 roster and the undated leadership page support the described roles, but every role’s exact continuation on the cutoff date is not independently established.
  • The original research checkpoint records the searches and source reviews, but the original tool-call transcript was unavailable to this retrospective audit, so the precise historical calls cannot be independently verified. The broad query is reused across topic rows and does not establish dedicated topic searches.

Full background report

Jason Nunn

Executive General Manager, Marketing and Logistics

Career chronology

  • Issuer FY2026 executive roster; earlier role dates described in the finding: Whitehaven Coal Limited — Executive General Manager, Marketing and Logistics. FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report (Printed p15)

Suitability for the current role

Reported career and role

Career and appointments through FY2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Whitehaven reports appointment to the marketing and logistics executive role in December 2020, previous coal roles including Yancoal, White Energy and BHP, and University of Newcastle engineering and environmental-management/business degrees.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. The biographical facts are issuer-reported; their relevance is an analytical inference, not independent qualification verification.

Relevance: Experience is relevant to the executive’s reported responsibilities.

FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report (Printed p15)

Evidence gaps

  • Person-specific targeted searches across all topics, previous employers, court and regulator records are incomplete; the broad combined searches cannot establish an exhaustive negative result.

  • Independently verified qualifications, precise previous-employer tenure and person-specific project contributions are unavailable or were not established in this limited pass.

  • Dated FY26 roster and the undated leadership page support the described roles, but every role’s exact continuation on the cutoff date is not independently established.

  • The original research checkpoint records the searches and source reviews, but the original tool-call transcript was unavailable to this retrospective audit, so the precise historical calls cannot be independently verified. The broad query is reused across topic rows and does not establish dedicated topic searches.

Sarah Withell

Executive General Manager, Health, Safety and Environment

Current
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SafetyDocumented · High materiality

Tarrawonga serious injury and company prosecution

The NSW Resources Regulator investigated a serious leg injury to a contractor at Tarrawonga on 13 November 2022. The original research checkpoint recorded the regulator listing a November 2024 prosecution against Whitehaven Coal Mining Ltd as in progress on the review date; the retrospective audit could not reopen that specific entry to independently reverify status. The matter is an allegation against the company, not a proven individual offence.

Role overlaps event; causation unproven · The executive held a senior group role during the incident and prosecution. No source establishes their personal involvement or liability.

Worker seriously injured during lifting activity · Printed pp4–7, investigation findings
Prosecution summaries: Whitehaven Coal Mining Limited, Tarrawonga · Whitehaven Coal Mining Limited entry; accessed 31 October 2026
SafetyIssuer Reported · Medium materiality

Reported safety and environment measures

The FY26 remuneration report gives a full-year TRIFR of 3.3 versus 4.6 in FY25 and recognises one FY26 scorecard enforcement event concerning a February 2025 dust complaint. It says two FY22 fume matters were still subject to legal proceedings and a separate FY21 noise proceeding was resolved in the company’s favour in June 2026. The September 2026 quarter report separately gives a quarter-only TRIFR of 7.4; the periods are different.

Role overlaps event; causation unproven · The executive held a leadership role. Company metrics and unresolved proceedings do not establish individual causation or guilt.

FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report · Printed p45, remuneration scorecard and environmental actions
September 2026 quarterly production report · Original cached ASX PDF physical p1, quarter-only TRIFR
Evidence gaps · 5
  • Person-specific targeted searches across all topics, previous employers, court and regulator records are incomplete; the broad combined searches cannot establish an exhaustive negative result.
  • Independently verified qualifications, precise previous-employer tenure and person-specific project contributions are unavailable or were not established in this limited pass.
  • Dated FY26 roster and the undated leadership page support the described roles, but every role’s exact continuation on the cutoff date is not independently established.
  • The final Tarrawonga prosecution outcome and the final disposition of the Maules Creek fume proceedings are unverified; no individual liability is inferred.
  • The original research checkpoint records the searches and source reviews, but the original tool-call transcript was unavailable to this retrospective audit, so the precise historical calls cannot be independently verified. The broad query is reused across topic rows and does not establish dedicated topic searches.

Full background report

Sarah Withell

Executive General Manager, Health, Safety and Environment

Career chronology

  • Issuer FY2026 executive roster; earlier role dates described in the finding: Whitehaven Coal Limited — Executive General Manager, Health, Safety and Environment. FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report (Printed p15)

Industrial safety

Tarrawonga serious injury and company prosecution

2022–2026 · documented · high materiality

The NSW Resources Regulator investigated a serious leg injury to a contractor at Tarrawonga on 13 November 2022. The original research checkpoint recorded the regulator listing a November 2024 prosecution against Whitehaven Coal Mining Ltd as in progress on the review date; the retrospective audit could not reopen that specific entry to independently reverify status. The matter is an allegation against the company, not a proven individual offence.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The executive held a senior group role during the incident and prosecution. No source establishes their personal involvement or liability.

Relevance: Safety and governance context; the prosecution outcome remains unresolved.

Worker seriously injured during lifting activity (Printed pp4–7, investigation findings); Prosecution summaries: Whitehaven Coal Mining Limited, Tarrawonga (Whitehaven Coal Mining Limited entry; accessed 31 October 2026); Worker seriously injured during lifting activity (IIR22-06) (pp1–2, incident and mine operator)

Reported safety and environment measures

FY2025–September 2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

The FY26 remuneration report gives a full-year TRIFR of 3.3 versus 4.6 in FY25 and recognises one FY26 scorecard enforcement event concerning a February 2025 dust complaint. It says two FY22 fume matters were still subject to legal proceedings and a separate FY21 noise proceeding was resolved in the company’s favour in June 2026. The September 2026 quarter report separately gives a quarter-only TRIFR of 7.4; the periods are different.

Attribution: Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The executive held a leadership role. Company metrics and unresolved proceedings do not establish individual causation or guilt.

Relevance: Current safety and compliance context.

FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report (Printed p45, remuneration scorecard and environmental actions); September 2026 quarterly production report (Original cached ASX PDF physical p1, quarter-only TRIFR)

Suitability for the current role

Reported career and role

Career and appointments through FY2026 · analyst inference · low materiality

Whitehaven says she was appointed EGM HSE in July 2020 after senior roles including BHP NSW Energy Coal and BMC. The company reports a Master of Engineering Science; it does not independently verify the qualification.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. The biographical facts are issuer-reported; their relevance is an analytical inference, not independent qualification verification.

Relevance: Experience is relevant to the executive’s reported responsibilities.

FY26 Appendix 4E and annual report (Printed p15)

Evidence gaps

  • Person-specific targeted searches across all topics, previous employers, court and regulator records are incomplete; the broad combined searches cannot establish an exhaustive negative result.

  • Independently verified qualifications, precise previous-employer tenure and person-specific project contributions are unavailable or were not established in this limited pass.

  • Dated FY26 roster and the undated leadership page support the described roles, but every role’s exact continuation on the cutoff date is not independently established.

  • The final Tarrawonga prosecution outcome and the final disposition of the Maules Creek fume proceedings are unverified; no individual liability is inferred.

  • The original research checkpoint records the searches and source reviews, but the original tool-call transcript was unavailable to this retrospective audit, so the precise historical calls cannot be independently verified. The broad query is reused across topic rows and does not establish dedicated topic searches.