ioneer Ltd. announced the appointment of Stephen Gardiner as an independent non-executive Director to its Board, effective 25 August 2022. Stephen Gardiner has over forty years of corporate finance experience at major international companies listed on the ASX, culminating in 17 years at Oil Search Limited including eight years as Chief Financial Officer. While at Oil Search, Stephen covered a range of executive responsibilities including corporate finance and control, treasury, tax, audit and assurance, risk management, investor relations and
communications, ICT and sustainability. He also served as Group Secretary for ten years while performing his finance roles. Prior to Oil Search, Stephen held senior corporate finance roles at major multinational companies including CSR Limited and Pioneer International Limited, including being based in the US for a period. Stephen has particular strength in capital management and funding, both debt and equity, having raised many billions of dollars, including via structured financings such as working on the USD 15 billion PNG LNG Project financing. Stephen will chair the Audit & Risk Committee and be a member of the Nomination & Remuneration Committee, roles vacated by Julian Babarczy on his retirement.