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Ms Conlon has been a non-executive director for more than 20 years. She has experience advising some of Australia's companies, ranging from industrial to digital natives, most recently as Chairman of Lynas Rare Earths Limited. Ms Conlon is a former Non-Executive Director of CSR Limited, REA Group Limited, DLA Philips Fox and Benevolent Society. Ms Conlon is formerly the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee for the Commonwealth Department of Health. Prior to becoming a Non-Executive Director, Ms Conlon was a partner with The Boston Consulting Group where she held several Australia and US based leadership positions. In her 20 years of professional consulting, Ms Conlon provided strategic and operational advice to companies across a range of industries. Ms Conlon's clients included companies operating in North America, Southeast Asia, Africa and China. Ms Conlon led the industrial practice, which included the mining sector and advised multiple mining companies. Ms Conlon is a member of the People and Culture Committee.

Mr Cernotta has more than 40 years of experience in the mining industry, spanning various commodities including but not limited to Gold, Iron, Nickel, Zinc, Copper, Coal and Lithium, providing executive oversight and direct management of operations and projects in Australia, Africa, South East and Central Asia, Saudi Arabia and Papua New Guinea. Mr Cernotta has held senior executive roles with operational experience in both the public and private sectors of the mineral resources and mining services industry. Project experience has included oversight of design and tendering through construction of brownfield capital expansion and refurbishment projects and the resources sector. Prior to dedicating his career to Non-Executive Director roles, his notable executive roles included Director of Operations at Fortescue Metals Group, CEO of GBF Underground Mining Services, COO at MacMahon Contracting and Director of Operations at Barrick Gold APRBU. Mr Cernotta currently is the Chairman of two People and Culture Committees, has chaired and remains a member of the Sustainability Committee, was a member of Technical Advisory Committee, Exploration and Growth Committee and of various Risk Committees.

Ms Layman is a mining professional and corporate advisor with over 30 years of international experience, including M&A and project development, in more than 20 countries across six continents. Before becoming a Non-Executive Director, she consulted mining and exploration companies on strategy and business development, and held senior roles at Macquarie Group Limited, including Division Director and Joint Head of the Perth Metals, Mining & Agriculture Division. Before moving into investment banking, Ms Layman held roles with resource companies encompassing on-site mining roles and head office based finance roles. Ms Layman has overseen in both her executive and board career the sustainable development of mining and oil and gas projects. Ms Layman is the Chairman of the Sustainability Committee and a member of the Risk Committee.

Mr Henderson is a mining executive with a track record of value creation and strategic delivery in the global lithium sector.

Ms Stanborough has more than 25 years of experience in the mineral processing industry across various commodities including copper, uranium, gold, silver, alumina, mineral sands, lithium, salt and vanadium. She has previously held several senior operational and corporate roles at Monadelphous, Iluka Resources, Alcoa of Australia and WMC Resources in innovation & technology, digital transformation, business process automation, R&D, production management, major projects, HR & diversity strategy, and international sales & marketing. Ms Stanborough is the Chair of the Minerals Research Institute of Western Australia, Deputy Chair of ChemCentre and Chair of the Advisory Board of the Mental Awareness, Respect and Safety (MARS) Centre. Ms Stanborough is a member of the Risk Committee and Sustainability Committee.

Mr Nicholson is a company director with a career spanning energy, infrastructure, funds management and industrial sectors. He brings expertise in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, corporate restructuring and greenfield project development, with experience operating across Australia and key Asian markets including China, Singapore, Korea and Japan. Mr Nicholson is currently Chair of Alinta Energy, a Non-Executive Director of ASX listed defence and space technology and systems provider Electro Optic Systems and a Non-Executive Director of Port of Melbourne, European Australian Business Council and Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute. Mr Nicholson is a member of various Board committees across these organisations including Audit and Risk, People and Culture and Data Security and Governance Committees at Electro Optic Systems and the Port Development Steering Committee at the Port of Melbourne. Mr Nicholson was also previously Chair of law firm Freehills.He is a member of Sustainability Committee

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