# Will Robinson Managing Director and CEO ## Career chronology - **since 2026: Encounter Resources Limited** — Managing Director and CEO. [2026 Annual Financial Statements]() (Corporate directory or key management personnel disclosure) - **2026-09-01: Encounter Resources Ltd** — Managing Director and CEO. [2026 Annual Financial Statements]() (2026 Annual Financial Statements: prior executive chairman role and transition to MD on 1 September 2026; B.Comm, MAusIMM, 25 years resources-sector experience.) - **before Encounter: Hampton Hill Mining NL** — Director. [2026 Annual Financial Statements]() (2026 annual report biography lists director role; specific dates/results not separately documented.) - **before Encounter: Association of Mining and Exploration Companies** — President. [2026 Annual Financial Statements]() (2026 annual report biography lists former AMEC presidency.) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### Aileron niobium resource grew to 120 Mt [will_robinson_research_update] 2025–2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality Issuer homepage: Aileron Inferred Resource 120 Mt at 0.77% Nb2O5, including 26 Mt at 1.7%; Robinson’s chair/MD tenure overlaps, so role\_overlap only. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The source establishes the executive’s role during or around the event; individual causation is not inferred unless the cited record directly says so. **Relevance:** Adds role-specific career, delivery or governance context; distinguish company-level outcomes from individual responsibility. [Encounter Resources homepage and project update]() (Issuer homepage) ## Suitability for the current role ### Limited public evidence for role fit [will_robinson_role_fit] since 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality The issuer identifies Will Robinson as Managing Director and CEO. The cited source establishes the disclosed role and any stated appointment date. This source alone does not establish attributable prior-employer outcomes, verified credentials or independently benchmarked delivery. This is an evidence limitation, not an adverse personal finding. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. No personal outcome responsibility is inferred from the title alone. **Relevance:** The role is relevant to the company’s current leadership assessment; fuller role-fit comparison requires verified chronology and outcome evidence. [2026 Annual Financial Statements]() (Corporate directory, key management personnel or appointment disclosure; role and date) ## Evidence gaps - Prior-employer chronology and qualifications are based mainly on issuer disclosures; independent employment and credential verification was not available in the reviewed public record. - The documented name/employer searches are not an exhaustive court, ASIC, sanctions, safety or environmental registry check; no relevant adverse finding surfaced in the searches documented. - Company-level outcomes are not attributed personally without a source connecting the executive to the action or result.