# Andrew Finch Geology Manager; competent person for mineral resources ## Career chronology - **Evidence reviewed through 2026-10-31: Catalyst Metals** — Geology Manager; competent person for mineral resources. [Annual Report to shareholders 2026]() (PDF p.154, JORC statement) ## Personal achievements ### Issuer credits Finch’s resource work [finch-resource] November 2025 · issuer reported · medium materiality In its 2025 AGM address, Catalyst’s CEO said Finch led the exploration team during growth in the Trident resource and a doubling of reserves. **Attribution:** Individual involvement documented. The CEO explicitly credited Finch and his team; this is a company statement, not independent verification of his share of the result. **Relevance:** A documented statement of role and delivery. [2025 Annual General Meeting address]() (p.8, managing director’s address) ## Suitability for the current role ### Disclosed role and relevant experience [afinch-fit] Before and during Catalyst role · analyst inference · medium materiality Catalyst’s resource statement identifies Finch as full-time geology manager, BSc and AIG member and names him as the competent person compiling the Plutonic mineral-resource estimates. His underlying degree and membership were not independently verified. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Role relevance is an analytical inference from the cited disclosures; it is not independent credential verification or a demonstrated personal performance assessment. **Relevance:** Helps assess role relevance, subject to evidence limits. [Annual Report to shareholders 2026]() (PDF p.154, JORC competent-person statement) ## Evidence gaps - Separate person-specific searches for each topic, comprehensive employer histories, court and regulator checks, and independent qualification verification remain incomplete. - No assertion of criminal or regulatory clearance follows from this limited public-source screening.