Newcrest Mining Limited announced the appointment of Philip Bainbridge as an independent Non-Executive Director and a member of the Safety and Sustainability Committee, effective from 1 April 2022. 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 Papua New Guinea.

His most recent executive role was as Executive General Manager LNG for Oil Search Limited. Mr. Bainbridge is currently a Non-Executive Director of Beach Energy Limited. He is also Chairman of the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute, and Chairman of Sino Gas and Energy.