# Aaron Gates

Joint Company Secretary

## Career chronology

- **Current at roster date 2026-09-26: Black Cat Syndicate Limited** — Joint Company Secretary. [Black Cat Syndicate – About and management](<https://bc8.com.au/about/>) (Executive roster / management listing; Aaron Gates — Joint Company Secretary)

- **Current; began Black Cat joint company secretary appointment 2026-06-26: Automic Group** — Company secretarial and financial services professional. [Black Cat appoints Aaron Gates as Joint Company Secretary, Daniel Travers Resigns](<https://kalkine.com.au/news/announcements/black-cat-syndicate-appoints-aaron-gates-as-joint-company-secretary-daniel-travers-resigns>) (Black Cat appointment report); [Black Cat Syndicate About and Management / Whistle Blower Policy](<https://bc8.com.au/about/>) (Issuer Whistle Blower Policy)

- **2024-08 onward; end date not established: Chariot Corporation Limited** — Joint Company Secretary. [Change of Company Secretary and Registered Office](<https://www.chariotcorporation.com/pdf/6468584f-27c5-4d3b-89aa-76580aa6e879/Change-of-Company-Secretary-and-Registered-Office.pdf>) (Change of Company Secretary announcement)

- **15+ years prior to 2024; individual issuers and dates not fully listed: Listed companies / public practice** — CFO and company secretary; audit and corporate-finance roles. [Change of Company Secretary and Registered Office](<https://www.chariotcorporation.com/pdf/6468584f-27c5-4d3b-89aa-76580aa6e879/Change-of-Company-Secretary-and-Registered-Office.pdf>) (Appointment announcement, career and qualifications)

## Education and qualifications

### Accounting, corporate-law and governance credentials disclosed [bc8_aaron_gates_education]

By 2024-08-30 · issuer reported · low materiality

Chariot’s ASX appointment notice states Gates holds a Curtin Bachelor of Commerce in accounting and business law, is a Chartered Accountant, and completed a Diploma of Corporate Governance. No direct professional-register or university check was performed.

**Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Credentials are stated in an issuer appointment release; independent verification was not performed.

**Relevance:** Relevant to company-secretarial, financial administration and whistleblower administration responsibilities.

[Change of Company Secretary and Registered Office](<https://www.chariotcorporation.com/pdf/6468584f-27c5-4d3b-89aa-76580aa6e879/Change-of-Company-Secretary-and-Registered-Office.pdf>) (Change of Company Secretary, 30 August 2024, p. 1)

## Suitability for the current role

### Role fit remains only partly evidenced [bc8_aaron_gates_rolefit]

Current appointment through 2026-11-02 · analyst inference · low materiality

The issuer and selected V8.1 roster identify Gates as Joint Company Secretary; the FY26 Annual Report lists him in the corporate directory. No dated post-10 October source identifies a new role or board appointment. This confirms current role context without establishing additional individual outcomes.

**Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. This is an analytical role-fit assessment; it does not allege responsibility for outcomes.

**Relevance:** Relevant to current Joint Company Secretary duties at Black Cat Syndicate Limited.

[Change of Company Secretary and Registered Office](<https://www.chariotcorporation.com/pdf/6468584f-27c5-4d3b-89aa-76580aa6e879/Change-of-Company-Secretary-and-Registered-Office.pdf>) (Chariot change-of-company-secretary announcement, pp. 1–2); [Black Cat appoints Aaron Gates as Joint Company Secretary, Daniel Travers Resigns](<https://kalkine.com.au/news/announcements/black-cat-syndicate-appoints-aaron-gates-as-joint-company-secretary-daniel-travers-resigns>) (Black Cat appointment report, 26 June 2026); [Black Cat Syndicate About and Management / Whistle Blower Policy](<https://bc8.com.au/about/>) (Issuer whistleblower policy; externally engaged secretary named Whistle Blower Officer); [2026 Annual Report](<https://asx.api.markitdigital.com/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-03142086-6A1346613>) (Page 135; corporate directory)

## Evidence gaps

- No exhaustive individual criminal, sanctions, litigation, safety, environmental or regulatory record search was performed; logged open-web checks are limited and are not a clearance.

- Career dates are incomplete where cited issuer biographies give experience but no exact start/end dates; the listed chronology is not a complete CV.

- No exhaustive criminal, sanctions, litigation, safety, environmental, or professional-registration search was conducted. The topic logs describe only documented public search scope.

- Employer outcomes are attributed to an individual only where the source explicitly connects that person to the action or responsibility.