# Luke Stacey Project Director ## Career chronology - **Appointed June 2026; exact commencement day not established: Aurum Resources Limited** — Project Director. [Aurum bolsters Boundiali Gold Project development team with key appointments]() (Appointment release, 17 June 2026, pp. 1–2) - **Issuer reports more than 20 years in the gold sector and 15+ projects; dates by employer not given: Lycopodium Minerals, Primero and Ausenco** — Principal process engineer, study/project management, engineering/site/commissioning management and technical director roles. [Aurum bolsters Boundiali Gold Project development team with key appointments]() (Appointment release, pp. 2–3; issuer management page lines 55–57) ## Education and qualifications ### Qualifications and credential evidence [aue_stacey_education] Qualifications disclosed by cutoff · issuer reported · low materiality No degree, metallurgical qualification or professional membership was specified in the reviewed company materials; issuer describes him as an accomplished metallurgical professional. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Issuer disclosures state the listed credentials; no independent verification with universities/professional bodies was completed. **Relevance:** Qualifications support stated technical/governance fit, subject to credential verification gaps. [Aurum bolsters Boundiali Gold Project development team with key appointments]() (Appointment release, pp. 2–3; qualification gap) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### Selected delivery record [aue_stacey_success] Historic employer milestones and AUE progress to 30 Sep 2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality The issuer states Stacey delivered more than 15 projects from feasibility through execution, including the Goulamina design role, the 28.5Mtpa KCGM upgrade and Kobada. No project close-out records or independent attribution were reviewed. His Aurum appointment came after the PFS; Boundiali first gold remains a target. **Attribution:** Individual involvement documented. Role history fits the project delivery remit but project-specific contribution and measured results are not independently documented. **Relevance:** Relevant to the executive’s current remit; employer and team results do not prove sole personal causation. [Aurum bolsters Boundiali Gold Project development team with key appointments]() (17 June 2026 appointment release, relevant executive biography, pp. 1–3); [Annual Report for year ended 30 June 2026]() (FY2026 Annual Report, Chairman’s Message / operations) ## Suitability for the current role ### Role fit and evidence limits [aue_stacey_role_fit] Current role and career to cutoff · analyst inference · medium materiality Study, design, construction, commissioning and West African project exposure align closely with Project Director responsibilities; employer-reported project count and contribution remain uncorroborated, and the current project has not reached execution. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. This is an evidence-based role-fit judgment, not an outcome attribution. **Relevance:** Experience fits the company's development/exploration stage and role as described; individual delivery in current role remains to be demonstrated. [Annual Report for year ended 30 June 2026]() (Directors’ Report, key management appointments; Management Team page, biography lines 50–57) ## Evidence gaps - No exhaustive criminal, sanctions, court, insolvency, regulator, safety or environmental database screening was completed; documented open-web searches do not establish clearance. - AUE appointment occurred after the Boundiali PFS; current-company operating, construction and production outcomes are not yet available to assess.