# Aurelien Douyere Chief Financial Officer ## Career chronology - **Immediately before Asara; dates not disclosed: Sahara Natural Resources** — Chief Financial Officer. [Asara appoints a Chief Financial Officer]() (prior role) - **From 18 May 2026; current: Asara Resources** — Chief Financial Officer. [Asara appoints a Chief Financial Officer]() (appointment effective date); [About / Proven Team]() (CFO biography) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### Kada resource and exploration growth under current team [aurelien_douyere_kada_delivery] 2025–2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality Asara’s 2026 filings report a 923 koz resource at Massan/Kada and active drilling; a 2026 quarter describes substantial resource growth and a A$60m placement supporting further exploration. The team’s roles overlap company progress, but personal responsibility is not isolated. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. These company outcomes overlap tenure for current management, where tenure is known; individual contribution is not separately established. **Relevance:** Relevant to exploration-stage execution; no operating mine or production outcome yet. [Quarterly Activities & Cashflow Report – June 2026]() (June quarter resource/drilling and funding update); [Corporate Presentation]() (Kada project/team) ## Business failures and setbacks ### Exploration-stage funding dependence; no producing mine [aurelien_douyere_developer_risk] 2025–2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality Asara’s 2025 report describes an exploration entity with no operating cash flow and dependence on external financing. Subsequent A$60m financing materially supports continued work. This is a stage/funding risk, not evidence of executive misconduct. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Company financial condition overlaps management but does not establish individual failure or poor capital allocation. **Relevance:** Relevant to stewardship and conversion of resources into a financeable project. [2025 Annual Report]() (material business risks, funding and cashflow); [Quarterly Activities & Cashflow Report – June 2026]() (June quarter financing and activities) ## Suitability for the current role ### Professional background and role relevance [aurelien_douyere_background] Career record to cutoff · analyst inference · medium materiality Asara’s 18 May 2026 appointment announcement identifies Douyere as a CPA with 15+ years in senior finance roles and names him as CFO of Sahara Natural Resources immediately before Asara. Asara’s profile describes finance transformation, business improvement, operations, control/system implementation and English/French fluency. The reviewed public material does not provide dated role chronology, specific audited outcomes, or independent confirmation of prior titles. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Sources provide selected background details, mostly issuer-reported; independent corroboration is incomplete. **Relevance:** Experience and qualifications are relevant to the current functional remit, with evidence limitations. [Asara appoints a Chief Financial Officer]() (appointment announcement, background and prior Sahara CFO role); [About / Proven Team]() (Aurelien Douyere biography; finance remit and languages) ## Evidence gaps - Several management roles lack appointment dates and full biographies in dated filings. - Open-source review is not an exhaustive background, credentials, sanctions, litigation or regulator-record check. - Guinea safety/environmental and community evidence is mainly issuer-reported in sources reviewed. - Prior CFO tenure and individual finance outcomes at Sahara Natural Resources are not dated or independently corroborated in the reviewed public sources.