# Chris Davis Chief Geologist ## Career chronology - **current at 31 October 2026; start date disclosed only where cited: Alkane Resources** — Chief Geologist. [Alkane and Mandalay Combine]() (p.13, proposed Mandalay management team); [2026 Annual Report]() (p.125, key management personnel and appointment dates) - **At April 2025 merger announcement: Mandalay Resources** — VP Operational Geology and Exploration. [Alkane and Mandalay Combine]() (p.13 management slide) ## Education and qualifications ### Reported qualifications and evidence limits [chris-davis-education] Education disclosed in cited source · issuer reported · low materiality The June 2025 merger memorandum reports professional memberships and competent-person status; no independent credential register was checked. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Professional credentials are reported in the source; validation against a primary institutional register was not obtained. **Relevance:** Qualification and role fit assessment. [Mandalay transaction explanatory memorandum]() (Named personnel and qualifications or biography) ## Suitability for the current role ### Experience relevant to disclosed responsibilities [chris-davis-fit] Career through 31 October 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality Analyst inference: Former Mandalay VP, operational geology and exploration; Alkane chief geologist since September 2025. The linked sources do not establish the individual’s causal contribution to every operational or corporate outcome. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Role relevance is an inference; employer results do not establish an individual track record. **Relevance:** Matches disclosed responsibilities to observed career, with attribution limits. [Alkane and Mandalay Combine]() (p.13, proposed Mandalay management team); [2026 Annual Report]() (p.125, key management personnel and appointment dates); [Management]() (Management list, named role) ## Evidence gaps - Independent verification of reported qualifications and full employer/appointment chronology was not obtained. - Open-web searches are limited; company events do not establish individual responsibility. - Separate topic-specific adverse and prior-employer searches were not completed; the combined batched search results were truncated, so this screening is incomplete.