VDM Group Limited announced that Mr. Paul Hardie has been appointed as a non-executive Director with immediate effect. An initial Director's interest notice will be lodged separately. Mr. Hardie is a practicing commercial lawyer and experienced General Counsel & Company Secretary with more than 20 years' legal, corporate advisory, and governance experience across a range of industry sectors including mining and resources, construction, manufacturing, and financial services.

Mr. Hardie also has extensive public company board experience in both non-executive and executive leadership roles, having been a chairman, director, non-executive director, legal counsel, company secretary and adviser to ASX listed companies. Mr. Hardie is a member of the Law Society of WA, the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia.