# Michael Naylor

Executive Director

## Career chronology

- **Issuer disclosure at or before cutoff: FireFly Metals** — Executive Director. [Annual report 2026](<https://asx.api.markitdigital.com/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-03136761-6A1344321>) (printed pp.31–32)

## Governance and interests

### Disclosed related-party IT arrangements [naylor-related]

FY26 · issuer reported · medium materiality

FireFly reported that Exia IT provided A$320,771 of IT services and equipment in FY26. Belltree owned half of Exia; Naylor and Parsons had indirect interests in Belltree until 29 June 2026, when they sold them for nominal amounts. The company says the CEO reviewed terms and the board approved them with both directors abstaining.

**Attribution:** Individual involvement documented. The cited disclosure identifies the interests and company-described controls; it does not establish misconduct.

**Relevance:** Related-party arrangements are relevant to governance and oversight.

[Annual report 2026](<https://asx.api.markitdigital.com/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-03136761-6A1344321>) (printed pp.71–72, related-party transactions)

## Suitability for the current role

### Role-relevant experience [naylor-fit]

Before and during FireFly role · analyst inference · medium materiality

The issuer reports finance and corporate advisory experience, including an executive directorship at Bellevue Gold. It reports chartered accountant qualification; independent confirmation is outstanding.

**Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Biographies are issuer-reported except where another record is cited; personal delivery and credentials are not independently established.

**Relevance:** Relevant to the present role, subject to verification.

[Annual report 2026](<https://asx.api.markitdigital.com/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-03136761-6A1344321>) (printed pp.31–32)

## Evidence gaps

- Incomplete screening: targeted person-specific topic searches, regulator and court registers, independent qualifications and complete prior-employer histories remain unresolved.

- The current role is anchored to issuer disclosures; precise appointment and end dates not directly established remain unknown.

- The ledger’s 30 November 2018 date is initial board appointment; issuer leadership page identifies 20 October 2023 for executive role.
