# Emily Austin Joint Company Secretary and Communications Officer ## Career chronology - **6 December 2022–cutoff: Aspire Mining** — Company Secretary; Joint Company Secretary and Communications Officer from 23 October 2026. [Annual financial report year ended 31 December 2023]() (Page 11, company secretary); [Appointment of Joint Company Secretary]() (Page 1, Austin continued role) ## Education and qualifications ### Reported governance qualification [austin_education] 2023 report · issuer reported · low materiality Aspire’s 2023 annual report reports a graduate diploma in applied corporate governance and risk management and Governance Institute membership. Independent confirmation was not obtained. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Issuer-reported qualification and membership; no independent confirmation. **Relevance:** Relevant to governance duties. [Annual financial report year ended 31 December 2023]() (Page 11, company secretary biography) ## Suitability for the current role ### Governance experience and joint secretarial role [austin_role] 2022–2026 · analyst inference · medium materiality Analyst inference: Aspire’s 2023 annual report describes corporate secretarial and governance experience across listed and private entities; its October 2026 announcement states she continues as joint company secretary and communications officer. This supports relevance to disclosure administration but does not independently demonstrate individual effectiveness. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Judgment relates to documented role and reported experience, not a verified personal outcome. **Relevance:** Relevant to board support and ASX communications. [Annual financial report year ended 31 December 2023]() (Page 11, company secretary biography); [Appointment of Joint Company Secretary]() (Page 1, continuation) ## Evidence gaps - Professional memberships and qualifications were not independently verified. - Prior employer and client histories are not sufficiently dated for comprehensive outcome screening. - Identically named people in other fields were not attributed without identity evidence.