QEM Limited announced that it has appointed former HSBC Managing Director Mr. Tony Pearson to the Company's Board of Directors as a Non-executive Director. Mr. Pearson, who will commence his role at the company from 24 August 2023, is a highly experienced company director with 10 years' experience on Australian, Toronto and Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed companies, government, and not-for profit boards. Mr. Pearson's experience spans natural resources, infrastructure, and State and Federal Government. He is currently Chair of Possability Group Limited ("Possability") and ASX-
listed company, Cellnet Group Limited. He also serves as a Non-Executive Director of ASX listed Xanadu Mines and not-for-profit Communicare.
His experience includes a variety of senior positions as a finance and investment professional, most recently as Managing Director at HSBC (Hong Kong Shanghai Banking Corporation) and prior to that as Group Executive at SouthGobi Resources, and was previously Chair of ASX-listed Peak Rare Earths. The company also announced the ESG and critical minerals credentials that Mr. Pearson brings to the Board from many of his roles, including currently as the Chair of Possability, a leading human services organisation in disability and youth services. His tenure as a Commissioner at the Independent Planning Commission allowed him to determine state significant development projects, with a need to consider relevant environmental and other stakeholder impacts alongside planning legislation, as well as gaining valuable experience in developing natural resource and wind farm projects and
navigating climate change associated issues. As a former Senior Advisor to global impact investing specialist, Regnan, Mr. Pearson provided ESG advice to some of Australia's larger institutional shareholders.