Euro Manganese Names Sean Gallagher Interim CFO and Secretary

Euro Manganese Inc. (TSXV: EMN) appointed Sean Gallagher as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary effective August 18, 2026, replacing Sherry Roberge as interim CFO and Laurel Petryk as corporate secretary.

Euro Manganese Inc. (TSXV: EMN) has consolidated two senior finance and governance roles under one person, appointing Sean Gallagher as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary with effect from August 18, 2026. Gallagher takes over the interim CFO chair from Sherry Roberge and the corporate secretary function from Laurel Petryk.

The manganese developer carries an unusually wide listing footprint for a company of its size, quoted on the TSX Venture Exchange as EMN, on the Australian Securities Exchange as EMN, in Frankfurt as E060, and over the counter in the United States as EUMNF. That spread is part of what makes the combined CFO-and-secretary appointment consequential: whoever holds those roles is responsible for continuous disclosure, statutory filings and shareholder communications under four separate regulatory regimes at once.

Who Sean Gallagher Is

Gallagher is an ACCA-qualified finance executive — a member of the UK’s Association of Chartered Certified Accountants — with more than 15 years running finance functions. His track record spans FTSE 100 and FTSE 350 constituents, NASDAQ-listed companies and private equity-backed businesses, and includes work inside the mining and natural resources sector.

Most recently he was chief financial officer of Alufer Mining Limited, an independent miner with bauxite assets in the Republic of Guinea. That is directly relevant experience for Euro Manganese: Alufer is a single-jurisdiction, capital-hungry resource business operating in a frontier market, the kind of assignment that puts a finance chief close to project funding, offtake counterparties and cross-border treasury management rather than purely to reporting.

Earlier in his career Gallagher held senior finance positions at Interact Training Group, Management Consulting Group PLC and WPP Group PLC. He holds a degree in Accountancy & Finance from Glasgow Caledonian University. According to the company’s announcement carried by INN Battery Metals, his background covers treasury, tax, reporting and governance across multiple jurisdictions.

Why the Combined Role Matters for a Pre-Revenue Developer

Battery-metals developers without production revenue live or die on their ability to raise capital and to keep regulators, exchanges and shareholders satisfied while they do it. The CFO seat at such a company is less about closing monthly accounts than about sequencing equity raises, negotiating with strategic investors and government lenders, and keeping a credible cash runway in front of the market.

Folding the corporate secretary role into the same appointment is a cost-conscious move, and one commonly seen at juniors managing overhead tightly. It also concentrates responsibility. The corporate secretary sits at the interface between the board and the regulators — board minutes, disclosure timing, AGM mechanics, exchange filings. Combining that with the finance function means one executive owns both the numbers and the process by which they reach the market.

Note the word “interim” is doing work here. Gallagher replaces an interim CFO, not a permanent one. Two consecutive interim appointments in the same seat suggests the company has not yet settled on a permanent finance chief, and investors tracking the story should watch for whether the role is confirmed, re-advertised, or held in interim status through the next financing cycle.

Where the Shares Sit

The US over-the-counter line, EUMNF, last traded at 0.06 as of 20:00 GMT on August 18, 2026, down 7.55% on the day from a previous close of 0.07. The day range was 0.06 to 0.06 — a band so narrow it reflects the reality of a sub-dime OTC quote where a single tick is a large percentage move. Small absolute price changes translate into headline-grade percentage swings at that level, and investors should read the daily move accordingly rather than as a verdict on the announcement.

The broader tape offered no support that session. The S&P 500 tracker (NYSEARCA: SPY) closed at $767.45, down 0.68%, while the Nasdaq 100 tracker (NASDAQ: QQQ) fell 1.69% to $717.51 and the Dow 30 fund (NYSEARCA: DIA) eased 0.24% to $532.91. A risk-off day across US equity benchmarks is an unhelpful backdrop for micro-cap resource names, which typically amplify moves in the broader market in both directions.

What the Appointment Signals About Financing

Reading a management change for strategic intent is always inference rather than fact, and the company has not stated a rationale beyond the appointment itself. But the profile chosen is informative. A candidate whose most recent job was CFO of a bauxite miner in Guinea, and whose earlier career ran through FTSE-listed and private-equity-backed groups, is a hire oriented toward capital markets and multi-jurisdiction treasury rather than toward domestic accounting.

For a manganese developer, that skill set maps onto the tasks ahead: sourcing project finance, structuring strategic or offtake-linked investment, and managing currency and tax exposure across a European project base with North American and Australian shareholder registers. Manganese is one of the less-discussed members of the battery basket — overshadowed by lithium and nickel — but high-purity manganese products for cathode chemistry are supplied overwhelmingly from outside Europe and North America, which is the structural argument any Western developer in the space takes to investors.

What to Watch Next

Three things will indicate whether this change is administrative housekeeping or the start of something larger. First, whether Gallagher’s title loses the word “interim” and on what timetable. Second, the next financing announcement and its structure — a new finance chief with private-equity exposure may point toward non-dilutive or strategic capital rather than another straight equity placement. Third, the cadence of disclosure: with one executive now holding both the CFO and secretary functions, filing quality and timeliness across four exchanges become a visible test of the arrangement.

Departures matter too. The lead does not state where Sherry Roberge or Laurel Petryk go next, and no compensation or transition terms were disclosed. Shareholders will look to subsequent filings for the detail.

For now, the fact set is narrow but clean: an experienced resources CFO steps into a dual interim role at a small-cap manganese developer whose shares changed hands below a dime in the US market on the day of the announcement, in a session when every major American equity benchmark closed lower.

Key facts

• Appointment: Sean Gallagher, Interim CFO and Corporate Secretary, effective August 18, 2026
• Replaces: Sherry Roberge (Interim CFO) and Laurel Petryk (Corporate Secretary)
• US OTC quote: EUMNF last traded at 0.06, -7.55%, as of 20:00 GMT Aug 18, 2026
• Listings: TSXV: EMN, ASX: EMN, FSE: E060, OTC: EUMNF

Frequently asked questions

Who is Euro Manganese’s new interim CFO?

Sean Gallagher, an ACCA-qualified finance executive with more than 15 years leading finance functions at FTSE 100, FTSE 350, NASDAQ-listed and private equity-backed businesses. He was most recently chief financial officer of Alufer Mining Limited, which holds bauxite assets in the Republic of Guinea, and holds a degree in Accountancy & Finance from Glasgow Caledonian University.

When does the appointment take effect?

The appointment of Sean Gallagher as Interim Chief Financial Officer and Corporate Secretary of Euro Manganese Inc. is effective August 18, 2026, the same date the company announced it. He assumes both roles simultaneously, taking over the interim CFO position from Sherry Roberge and the corporate secretary function from Laurel Petryk.

Who did Sean Gallagher replace at Euro Manganese?

Gallagher replaces two people. Sherry Roberge held the Interim Chief Financial Officer role, and Laurel Petryk served as Corporate Secretary. Both functions have now been combined under Gallagher. The company’s announcement did not disclose where either predecessor is going or any transition arrangements.

Where does Euro Manganese trade?

Euro Manganese Inc. maintains four listings: the TSX Venture Exchange under EMN, the Australian Securities Exchange under EMN, the Frankfurt Stock Exchange under E060, and the US over-the-counter market under EUMNF. That footprint means the company files under several disclosure regimes at once.

How did Euro Manganese shares perform on the announcement day?

The US over-the-counter line, EUMNF, last traded at 0.06 as of 20:00 GMT on August 18, 2026, down 7.55% from a previous close of 0.07, with a day range of 0.06 to 0.06. At sub-dime price levels a single tick produces an outsized percentage move, so the change should be read cautiously.

What was the wider market doing that session?

US equity benchmarks all closed lower on August 18, 2026. The S&P 500 tracker SPY finished at $767.45, down 0.68%. The Nasdaq 100 tracker QQQ fell 1.69% to $717.51, and the Dow 30 fund DIA slipped 0.24% to $532.91. Risk-off sessions typically weigh disproportionately on micro-cap resource names.

Sources

• Euro Manganese Announces Interim CFO and Corporate Secretary Changes — INN Battery Metals

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