Yancoal Australia Ltd. announced the appointment of Ms. Debra Bakker as an Independent Non-Executive Director effective 1 March2024. Bakker will also be appointed as Chair of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee and as a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee. Bakker, aged 58, is a highly capable director, with experience encompassing precious metal, base metal and critical mineral mining, oil and gas development, shipping logistics, commodity trading and corporate financing.

She currently sits on the Boards of X64 Ltd., Transhipment Services Australia, IGO Ltd. (ASX: IGO) and Auramet Trading LLC. During her career, Ms Bakker, held prominent roles in banking and finance, including: Head of Metals and Mining Origination in Commonwealth Bank of Australia's Natural Resources Division; Risk Advisory at Kiodex, a provider of energy risk management solutions; and positions with Standard Bank and Barclays in London and Sydney. Ms Bakker has a Masters of Applied Finance from Macquarie University and a Bachelor of Business Administration from Edith Cowan University.