Whitehaven Coal Limited announced the appointment of Mr. Tony Mason to the company's Board of Directors with effect from 25 August 2023 and the departure of Dr. Julie Beeby with effect from 26 October 2023. Mr. Mason joins as an independent non-Executive Director with more than 40 years' experience in the mining sector predominantly in the coal mining industry in NSW and Queensland. A qualified accountant, Mr. Mason has worked in a variety of finance and business development roles for some of the mining companies in Australia including North Broken Hill Limited, Pasminco, Peabody, Rio Tinto and Xstrata. For six years until his retirement from executive roles in 2018, he was the Director of Finance for Glencore Coal Assets
Australia, Australia's coal exporter with 17 mines producing 110 million tonnes of saleable coal exported through six terminals in Queensland and NSW. Across his career, Mr. Mason has sat on numerous joint venture Boards and investment committees, including as Chair, contributing to strategic and operational decisions. Mr. Mason has a Bachelor of Arts majoring in English and Politics from UNE with post graduate qualifications in Financial Management, Business, Leadership and Applied Finance & Investment. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Whitehaven also announced Dr. Julie Beeby will step down from her role as a Non-Executive Director on 26 October 2023, at the Annual General Meeting after serving on the Board of Whitehaven since July 2015.