# André Baya Chief Executive Officer ## Career chronology - **Since 2024-04-15: Kore Potash Plc** — Chief Executive Officer. [Half Year Report June 2026]() (Directors’ report / current executive roster) - **Prior to Kore Potash appointment; exact dates not stated: Fraser Alexander** — Corporate reengineering consultant; earlier African mining-services executive roles. [André Baya profile – Mining Indaba report]() (André Baya profile, p. 1; career summary) - **Earlier career; dates not stated: Fortescue Metals Group** — Consultant on Gabon project. [André Baya profile – Mining Indaba report]() (André Baya profile, p. 1) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### Company-level project and delivery record [kp2_baya_company_record] Most recent report through cutoff · issuer reported · low materiality The 2026 half-year report records progress in the formal sale process and continued development/financing work; neither project financing close nor construction completion had occurred by the reporting date. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The individual held the stated role during some or all of the reported period; available evidence does not isolate personal contribution. **Relevance:** Provides the company outcome against which the executive’s delivery record should be assessed. [Half Year Report June 2026]() (pp. 11, 17) ## Business failures and setbacks ### Kola project remains dependent on financing and transaction outcomes [kp2_baya_failure_context] 2026-06 · issuer reported · medium materiality By the 30 June 2026 half-year report, Kola had not reached financial close or construction, and the formal sale process still had two parties engaged. The report’s cash forecast turned negative in June 2027 without new funds. This records project and funding execution risk, not individual misconduct; Baya and Maruta hold CEO/CFO roles during this period. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The executives’ roles overlap the unresolved project-financing milestones; the report does not attribute delay or financing outcome to either individual. **Relevance:** The key CEO/CFO execution and capital-management exposure. [Half Year Report June 2026]() (pp. 11, 17) ## Litigation and enforcement ### 2022 Republic of Congo employee arrests and ministerial letter preceded Baya’s tenure [kp2_baya_congo_2022_context] October–December 2022 · issuer reported · low materiality Kore disclosed that two senior company employees were arrested and then released without charge; neither employees nor company were told the reason. The Mines Minister also expressed concern about subsidiary administration and delays in Kola financing. Kore replied on November 11, commissioned two independent reviews of subsidiary administration, and met the Minister on December 17, after which the Minister thanked the company and expressed continued government support. Baya was appointed CEO on April 15, 2024, so this event predates his tenure and does not establish personal responsibility. The latest reviewed 2025/2026 filings describe continuing project development and financing discussions; no later company disclosure of this 2022 dispute was located. **Attribution:** Employer context; no individual link established. Company-level legal and government-relations matter; no personal connection to Baya and no charges against the employees were disclosed. **Relevance:** Historical host-government relationship risk for CEO oversight in the Republic of Congo; the incident predated his appointment. [Review of Operations for Quarter ended 31 Dec 2022]() (paras. 46–47, 74–84; release without charge, ministerial correspondence, company response and December meeting); [Annual Report 2025]() (CEO appointment date, governance roster; appointment effective 15 April 2024); [Half Year Report June 2026]() (2026 half-year report, project and government status) ## Suitability for the current role ### Professional fit for Chief Executive Officer [kp2_baya_role_fit] Current role as of cutoff · analyst inference · medium materiality Role fit is an analytical inference from the documented position and the listed experience. The current role aligns with the function stated in the title; demonstrated personal outcomes are not inferred from employer results. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Analyst assessment based on the cited role and career record; it does not establish performance causation. **Relevance:** Assesses documented capability against the current role and company stage. [Half Year Report June 2026]() (Current executive roster); [Half Year Report June 2026]() (p. 2) ## Evidence gaps - Exact dates, degrees, and independent verification of earlier employers and project roles were not located in the reviewed public profiles.