# David Bayona Project Director ## Career chronology - **Current role at cutoff; start date not established in the reviewed records: Hot Chili** — Project Director. [Annual Report Updated]() (Issuer management page, David Bayona entry) - **Appointed and commenced employment 2 March 2026: Hot Chili Limited** — Project Director. [Annual Report 2026]() (FY2026 Directors’ Report / KMP disclosure: appointment and employment commencement date) ## Suitability for the current role ### Relevance of current Project Director role [david_bayona_role_fit] Current at 2026-10-09 · analyst inference · medium materiality The issuer identifies David Bayona as Project Director. This role is relevant to the company's current mining stage and needs; this is an analyst role-fit inference based on the disclosed title and company profile, not evidence of past personal performance. The reviewed sources do not establish a complete prior-employer chronology, independently verified credentials or full concurrent-interest list. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. This is a role-fit judgment, not an outcome or misconduct finding. **Relevance:** Assesses alignment of disclosed responsibilities with current company needs. [Annual Report Updated]() (Issuer management page, David Bayona entry) ## Evidence gaps - A complete dated career chronology, verified education/professional membership and full concurrent-interest record were not established. - Person-specific enforcement, litigation, safety, environmental, legal and governance searches across material former employers remain uncompleted; no clearance conclusion is implied.