# Justin Rivers Chief Exploration Officer ## Career chronology - **Named in April 2026 combined team; issuer page accessed at cutoff identifies same role; exact appointment and cutoff continuity are not independently established: PDI Gold Limited** — Chief Exploration Officer. [March 2026 Quarter presentation]() (Page 16, proposed combined management team) - **Before April 2026; dates not established: Robex Resources** — Chief Exploration Officer. [March 2026 Quarter presentation]() (Page 16, management biography) - **Earlier role; dates unknown: Lithium Universe** — Head of Geology. [Board and Management]() (Chief exploration officer biography) ## Personal achievements ### Prior competent-person responsibility [rivers_cp] September 2024 · issuer reported · medium materiality Lithium Universe’s 2024 half-year report identifies Rivers as its head of geology and a consenting competent person for exploration results, with issuer-reported AusIMM professional membership. His current membership was not independently confirmed. **Attribution:** Individual involvement documented. The signed issuer disclosure directly names his technical reporting role; present professional status is not independently established. **Relevance:** A documented technical reporting responsibility relevant to exploration oversight. [Lithium Universe 2024 half-year financial report]() (Pages 11–12, competent-person statements) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### Exploration leadership background [rivers_experience] Before April 2026 · issuer reported · low materiality The combined-company presentation describes prior exploration roles at Lithium Universe and Convertible Resources. Specific attributable discovery outcomes were not independently established. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Prior roles are issuer reported; specific discovery contribution and outcomes are unverified. **Relevance:** Experience relevant to exploration oversight. [March 2026 Quarter presentation]() (Page 16, exploration officer biography) ## Suitability for the current role ### Relevant reported experience [justin_rivers_role] Career through 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality Justin Rivers has issuer-reported experience relevant to the current chief exploration officer role. The career chronology gives the underlying roles; independent verification and precise earlier tenure remain limited. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Role fit is an analytical inference from disclosed roles, not an independent verification of credentials. **Relevance:** Relevant experience for the executive function. [March 2026 Quarter presentation]() (Page 16, proposed combined management team); [March 2026 Quarter presentation]() (Page 16, management biographies) ## Evidence gaps - Independent credentials and professional membership were not confirmed with institutions. - Prior-employer dates, outcomes and personal contributions require broader independent corroboration. - Court, regulator and local-language records across relevant jurisdictions were not comprehensively reviewed; this is a limited public-source screen. - Exact appointment date and role continuity as at 31 October 2026 are not independently established; the April dated team announcement and undated issuer page identify the role. - The review reused broad name-and-employer searches across topics; dedicated searches of each topic for each former employer and every jurisdiction were not completed.