Board of Directors

Wayne Seabrook

EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN
BE Hons (Chem), MAusIMM, FCSI

Wayne has more than 40 years of resources sector and corporate finance experience. As Executive Chairman Wayne is responsible for leadership of the Board, for efficient organisation and conduct of the Board’s function.

Wayne is a director of XLX Pty Ltd, Ironstone Capital Partners Pty Ltd, Port Waratah Coal Services Pty Ltd (‘PWCS’) and is an alternate director of Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group (‘NCIG’).

Wayne has substantial resource and infrastructure experience encompassing; exploration, feasibilities, approvals, construction, and operations in Australia and internationally. He has also advised on numerous major resource and infrastructure transactions and likewise raised capital for companies operating in those sectors. Prior roles include directorships of ASX-listed resource and resource services companies.

Wayne holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Chemical – 1st Hons) from the University of Canterbury, NZ and a Graduate Diploma from Chartered Institute for Securities and Investments (CSI).  He is a fellow of CSI and a member of AUSIMM.

Wayne is a member of the Company’s Operations, Health, Safety, Environment & Community Committee, the Audit & Risk Committee, and the Nominations & Remuneration Committee.

Tony Haggarty

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
MComm

Tony has 35 years experience in the financing, development and management of coal mining projects. He worked for BP Coal and BP Finance in Sydney and London in various business development and finance positions and for Agipcoal as the Managing Director of its Australian subsidiary. Tony was a founding director of Excel Coal in 1994 and Managing Director from this time, through the ASX-listing of Excel Coal and until the takeover of Excel Coal by Peabody in 2006. After Excel Coal, Tony joined Whitehaven Coal Ltd as Managing Director until resigning from that position in March 2013.

Tony is a member of the Audit & Risk Committee.

Allan Davies

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BE Mining (Hons), OAM

Allan has over 40 years of experience in the Australian and international coal industry. Allan commenced work with MIM Ltd at Mt Isa and then Union Corporation in South Africa. Subsequently, he joined BP where he was, in succession, mine manager at the Howick Open Cut and Director Mining, BP Coal Inc (based in Cleveland), Ohio. In 1990 he became General Manager of the Agipcoal United underground mine in the Hunter Valley and then General Manager of the Rio Tinto Hunter Valley No 1 and Howick mines. Allan was a founding executive director of Excel Coal through to the takeover of Excel Coal by Peabody in 2006. Allan was also a non-executive director of Pacific National Pty Ltd, QR National Limited (now Aurizon Limited), QMastor Limited, King Island Scheelite Limited and an executive director of Whitehaven Coal Limited until 2012. Allan was also a non-executive director of Qube Holdings from 2011 until 2025 and Chairman of Qube Holdings from 2017 until 2025.

On 12 June 2023, Allan was awarded the Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM) for service to the community through charitable organisations.

Allan is the Chair of Nomination & Remuneration Committee and a member of the Operations, Health, Safety, Environment & Community Committee.

Brian Beem

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BA, Political Economy

Brian has more than 20 years of global resources investment and corporate finance experience.  Brian worked in investment banking and private equity before joining private resources conglomerate the AMCI Group. During his 19 years at AMCI Brian led numerous transactions and served on the boards of numerous companies in the resources sector globally and in the Australian coal sector in particular, including Fitzroy Resources, Baralaba Coal Company and the Lake Vermont joint venture, amongst others. Brian left AMCI in 2025 to co-found Steamboat Industries, a private company focused on making strategic investments across the raw materials supply chain.

Brian holds a Bachelor of Arts (Political Economy) from Princeton University, USA.

Brian is a member of the Audit & Risk Committee.

Anthony (Tony) Galligan

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BSc (Geology)

Tony has more than 50 years of experience in the Australian coal industry. He has held senior positions in the areas of geology, project approvals and development, mine safety, and mine-related infrastructure. His most recent position was General Manager Infrastructure with Whitehaven Coal Ltd. He was Chairman of Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group for more than 3 years during the feasibility, financing and construction of the new coal terminal and also played a pivotal role in the upgrade of the rail line to the Gunnedah Basin. Previous positions include Exploration Manager for Agip Coal, Chief Coal Geologist, Director Coal and Director Development with the NSW Government.

Tony holds a Bachelor of Science (Geology) from the University of Queensland.

Tony is the Chairman of the Company’s Operations, Health, Safety, Environment & Community Committee.

Robert (Rob) Bishop

NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
BComm, BA (Marketing), CPA

Rob has over 20 years’ experience in finance and executive leadership roles across the resources and manufacturing sectors. This includes senior leadership roles at Vale Australia’s coal division, two years as Chief Financial Officer at AMCI prior to joining the New Hope Group as General Manager Corporate Development in 2019. Rob was appointed as the Chief Financial Officer in October 2020 and then the CEO of New Hope in February 2022.

Rob holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Queensland, a Bachelor of Business (Marketing) from the Queensland University of Technology and is a CPA.

Rob is a member of the Audit & Risk Committee.

Executive Management

Paul Verner

CHIEF FINANCIAL OFFICER
BBus, MAppFin

Paul has more than 15 years of accounting, finance, and resources experience. Prior to joining Malabar, he was the Group Treasurer at Whitehaven Coal Limited and was responsible for raising the capital to fund the Narrabri Underground and Maules Creek coal mines. Paul gained previous accounting and finance experience at Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Allco Financial Group, and Babcock & Brown Limited. Paul is a director for Newcastle Coal Infrastructure Group (‘NCIG’).

Paul holds a Bachelor of Business from the University of Technology Sydney and a Masters of Applied Finance from Macquarie University.

Paul is a member of the Company’s Board and the Audit & Risk Committees.

Robert (Rob) Hayes

GENERAL MANAGER
BE (Mining)

Rob Hayes has been with the Maxwell Mine since it was acquired by Malabar in early 2018. He has over 35 years of experience in the coal mining industry. Rob has worked in Queensland and NSW in technical and operation roles including establishing new operations and expanding existing mines from 3Mtpa to over 20Mtpa. He holds a Bachelor of Engineering (Mining) from the University of Queensland, and industry-recognised qualifications including Mining Engineering Manager Certificate of Competency for NSW Coal. Rob is a director for the Hunter Valley Coal Chain Committee.

Rob is a member of the Company’s Operations, Health, Safety, Environment and Community Committee.