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  • Philip Bainbridge

    Mr Bainbridge was appointed as a Director on 1 September 2022 and appointed Chairman of the Company on 25 March 2024. He is also Chair of the Nomination/Governance Committee. Mr Bainbridge has extensive senior executive experience, primarily in the oil and gas sector across exploration, development and production. He has worked in a variety of jurisdictions, including North America, Europe, Asia and Australia. His most recent executive role was as Executive General Manager LNG for Oil Search Limited. Prior to that, he served in senior executive roles at Pacific National and BP Group. Mr Bainbridge is also Chairman of Tilt Renewables, the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute, and Sino Gas and Energy. He was previously Chair of the Papua New Guinea Sustainable Development Program.

    Degrees and Qualifications

    Mr Bainbridge holds a Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering, Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (GAICD), and completed the International Executive Programme at INSEAD.

  • Stephen Mikkelsen

    Mr Mikkelsen was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director in October 2023, after originally joining Sims Limited in 2018 as the Global Chief Financial Officer. He brings more than 30 years of finance and executive management experience to the company. Prior to joining Sims Limited, Mr Mikkelsen held senior leadership positions at AGL Energy, including serving as Chief Financial Officer from 2006 to 2012, followed by Group General Manager Retail Energy and Executive General Manager Energy Markets.

    Degrees and Qualifications
    Mr Mikkelsen holds a Bachelor of Business Studies from Massey University and is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia & New Zealand.

    Other Listed Company Boards
    Mr Mikkelsen is a non-executive director of ASX-listed Origin Energy.

  • Victoria Binns

    Ms Binns has more than 35 years of experience in the global resources and financial services sectors, including 10 years in executive leadership roles at BHP in Asia and 15 years in financial services with Merrill Lynch Australia and Macquarie Equities. Ms Binns held a number of board and senior management roles at BHP, including Vice President Minerals Marketing, leadership positions in the metals and coal marketing business and Vice President Market Analysis and Economics; and at Merrill Lynch Australia, including Managing Director and Head of Australian Research, Head of Global Mining, Metals and Steel, and Head of Australian Mining Research. She is a non-executive director for the not-for-profit Carbon Market Institute (CMI), a member of the Advisory Council for J.P. Morgan, Australia & New Zealand, and on the Advisory Board of Merlon Capital Partners.

    Degrees and Qualifications
    B.E. (Hons I) (Mining) (UNSW), Grad Dip SIA, FAusIMM, GAICD

    Other Listed Company Boards:
    Ms Binns is a non-executive director of ASX-listed Evolution Mining.

  • Grant Dempsey

    Grant Dempsey

    Mr Dempsey has more than 35 years’ experience, having served in numerous roles as a senior executive, strategic advisor and investment banker. Most recently, Mr Dempsey served as the Chief Financial Officer of TPG Telecom, one of Australia’s largest telecommunication companies. He previously served as Chief Financial Officer at Alumina Limited, Senior Adviser, Finance at ANZ Banking Group, and Head of Investment Banking (Australia and New Zealand) at J.P. Morgan. Mr Dempsey is Chair of Firmus Grid Ltd.

    Degrees and Qualifications
    Mr Dempsey holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne.

    Other Listed Company Boards
    Mr Dempsey currently serves as a Non-Executive Director of Industry Funds Management (IFM) Investors and chairs its board investment committee. Mr Dempsey is also a non-executive director of The a2 Milk Company, an ASX and New Zealand-listed company.

  • Kathy Hirschfeld

    Kathy Hirschfeld, AM

    Ms Hirschfeld is a chemical engineer with 20 years’ experience with BP in oil refining, logistics and exploration in Australia, the United Kingdom and Turkey. She also served as a logistics officer in the Australian Army Reserve. Ms Hirschfeld has extensive experience on ASX, NYSE, private company and government boards. She stepped down as Chair of Powerlink Queensland in September 2025 after seven years. Ms Hirschfeld previously served as a board member and president of UN Women National Committee Australia and non-executive director of Energy Queensland, ToxFree Solutions, InterOil Corporation, Broadspectrum, Powerlink Queensland, Snowy Hydro, Queensland Urban Utilities and Spark Infrastructure RE Limited. Additionally, she was a member of the Senate of the University of Queensland for 10 years.

    Degrees and Qualifications
    Ms Hirschfeld is a Member of the Order of Australia (AM), holds a Bachelor of Engineering and an Honorary Doctorate of Engineering from the University of Queensland, and is an Honorary Fellow of Engineers Australia, a Fellow of the Institution Chemical Engineers, the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering, and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

    Other Listed Company Boards
    Ms Hirschfeld is Director of Central Petroleum Ltd.

  • Nancy Novak

    Ms Novak was appointed as a director on 15 December 2025. Ms Novak is the Chief Innovation Officer for Compass Datacenters, which designs, builds and operates large-scale data centers for hyperscalers and cloud providers. Through this work, she has developed strong relationships with her clients. Ms Novak has more than 35 years of construction experience and has overseen delivery of over $5 billion in projects during that time. Prior to joining Compass, Ms Novak was the National Vice President of Operations for Balfour Beatty Construction. She serves on the Executive Board of Directors for the National Institute of Building Sciences (NIBS), the Board of Directors for the World Trade Center Institute, and the Board of Directors for Weston Solutions, a global environmental firm.

    Degrees and Qualifications
    Ms Novak holds a Bachelor of Science in Construction Engineering from San Diego State University.

  • Shinichiro Omachi

    Shinichiro Omachi

    Mr Omachi started his business career in the Mineral & Metal Resources division of Mitsui. He held various senior strategy positions at Mitsui during his tenure, including as Executive Vice President, Chief Strategy Officer, Chair of the Sustainability Committee, and Chair of the Portfolio Management Committee. In June 2022, Mr Omachi took the position of Counsellor to Mitsui.

  • Russell Rinn

    Russell Rinn

    Mr Rinn has more than 40 years of experience in the steel, fabrication and metal recycling industries. Most recently, Mr Rinn served as an executive Vice President of Steel Dynamics Inc. and the President and Chief Operating Officer of OmniSource, its metal recycling subsidiary. He previously served as an Executive Vice President of Commercial Metals Company (CMC), a Texas-based metal recycler and producer of rebar and related products.

    Degrees and Qualifications
    Mr Rinn holds a Bachelor of Finance, Marketing and Business Administration from Texas Lutheran University and is a graduate of the Executive Program of the Stanford University Graduate School of Business, and the Management Development Program at the University of Michigan’s Ross School of Business.

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