# Steph Prinsloo Chief Operating Officer ## Career chronology - **Operations general manager in FY2026; COO effective 1 July 2026: Ora Banda Mining** — Chief Operating Officer. [2026 Annual Report]() (Printed pages 12–13 and 18, leadership biographies) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### Operating growth and quarter disruption [prinsloo_ops] FY2026–September 2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality The company reports FY2026 output of 140,949 gold ounces and TRIFR 7.65, and a September 2026 quarter with output of 33,305 ounces and costs affected by weather and a mill shutdown. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Prinsloo was operations GM in FY2026 and COO from 1 July 2026; the results reflect company-wide execution. **Relevance:** Provides relevant operating and safety context. [2026 Annual Report]() (Printed pp.12, 19); [September 2026 quarterly activities report]() (Printed pp.1–2) ## Suitability for the current role ### Relevant experience and evidence limits [exec_steph_prinsloo_fit] Career experience stated in issuer sources through 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality The issuer describes substantial mining engineering and operating experience, relevant to the company’s underground and processing operations. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. This is an analytical assessment based on reported roles, not proof of individual outcomes. **Relevance:** Relevance of background to current responsibilities. [2026 Annual Report]() (Printed pages 12–13 and 18, leadership biographies) ## Evidence gaps - Independent verification of credentials, professional memberships, complete employment dates and individual contributions is incomplete. - Person-specific past-employer, court, regulator, fraud, safety, environmental and governance searches remain partial; this screening is not a clearance. - The saved search log records one combined broad query per person; separate dedicated searches across every due-diligence topic and prior employer were not completed.