# Wade Evans Executive General Manager Growth ## Career chronology - **Current at FY2026 annual report; exact appointment date omitted unless independently evidenced: Regis Resources** — Executive General Manager Growth. [Annual Report 2026]() (PDF pages 12, 14–15; annual report printed pages 10, 12–13, leadership biographies) - **17 July 2017–6 July 2018: Auris Minerals** — Chief Executive Officer. [Auris Minerals annual report 2018]() (Printed page 21, post-year-end changes) ## Business failures and setbacks ### Auris loss and CEO departure [evans-auris] FY2018 · issuer reported · medium materiality Auris’s annual reporting records an FY2018 loss of A$1.317 million and Wade Evans’s resignation as CEO on 6 July 2018. The company was an exploration business; the period’s loss does not demonstrate personal fault. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Evans was CEO during the year; the sources do not establish his personal causation. **Relevance:** Relevant former-employer context for a growth executive. [Auris Minerals annual report 2018]() (Printed page 21, change in CEO); [Auris Minerals annual report 2019]() (Printed page 7, FY2018 comparative loss) ## Governance and interests ### Vault proposal did not complete [evans-vault] 2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality Regis reported receiving a A$51 million break fee from Vault during the September 2026 quarter. The payment followed a merger proposal that did not complete. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Evans was growth executive; the evidence does not establish his individual negotiation responsibility or a fault finding. **Relevance:** Relevant corporate-development outcome, distinct from a completed acquisition. [Quarterly Activities Report to 30 September 2026]() (PDF page 1, quarterly operating highlights; 20 October 2026) ## Suitability for the current role ### Experience relevant to role [wade-evans-profile] FY2026 report · analyst inference · low materiality The FY2026 annual report describes Wade Evans as Executive General Manager Growth; the associated biography outlines relevant career experience. Independent verification of all role dates and qualifications remains incomplete. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Role relevance is the analyst’s assessment, not proof of individual performance. **Relevance:** Professional fit and evidence quality. [Annual Report 2026]() (PDF pages 12, 14–15; annual report printed pages 10, 12–13, leadership biographies) ## Evidence gaps - Independent confirmation of credentials and professional memberships was not obtained. - The broad name and employer searches are incomplete; targeted court, regulatory, safety, environmental, governance and fraud records and all material former employers require further review. - Individual contributions to company-wide financial, safety and operational results were not independently established. - His exact role in Vault negotiations and full prior employer dates were not established.