# Virna Trout General Counsel and Company Secretary ## Career chronology - **From 2026-07-23: EQ Resources** — General Counsel and Company Secretary. [Appointment and resignation of company secretary]() (PDF page 1, company-secretary appointment) ## Education and qualifications ### Issuer-reported qualifications [virna_trout_edu] Issuer disclosure 2025–2026 · issuer reported · low materiality The issuer reports a commerce degree and honours law degree from the University of Queensland. These have not been verified with the institutions. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Credential claims are issuer-reported; direct confirmation was not obtained. **Relevance:** Background relevant to the stated role. [Appointment and resignation of company secretary]() (PDF page 1) ## Suitability for the current role ### Legal and company secretarial role [trout_role] July 2026 · analyst inference · medium materiality A July 2026 issuer announcement records Trout’s appointment as company secretary effective 23 July and reports more than 20 years in legal and governance roles. It states BCom and law qualifications; these were not independently checked. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Qualifications and career experience are company-reported; credentials not independently confirmed. **Relevance:** The experience described is relevant to cross-border governance and disclosure work. [Appointment and resignation of company secretary]() (PDF page 1, appointment and biography) ## Evidence gaps - This is a partial public-source screen; independent credentials, exact role and employer tenure, and person-specific prior-employer outcomes remain incompletely verified. - Separate person-specific searches for all required subject topics and targeted court/regulator checks remain incomplete. - The detailed source and search record is not a criminal, sanctions, regulatory or professional-credential clearance.