# Jay Ward Group Manager - Geology ## Career chronology - **Current role; start date not established in reviewed sources: Sun Silver Limited** — Group Manager - Geology. [About: Board and Management]() (Sun Silver About, Management section) - **Current per employer profile; dates not stated: OMNI GeoX** — Exploration Consultant. [Team]() (Employer team page, Jay Ward profile.) - **Appointed during FY2025; FY25 annual report profile: James Bay Minerals** — Exploration Manager (engaged through OMNI GeoX). [James Bay Minerals Annual Report 2025]() (Annual report pp.18–19; qualified geologist with OMNI involvement at Karlawinda.) - **Prior; exact dates not stated: Strickland Metals** — Exploration/resource development at Yandal. [Team]() (Team page, Jay Ward profile); [James Bay Minerals Annual Report 2025]() (Directors report, pp.18–19) ## Suitability for the current role ### Public evidence of fit for Group Manager - Geology [ss1_jay_ward_role_fit] Current role and prior career as stated by issuer · analyst inference · low materiality The issuer identifies this person as Group Manager - Geology. This confirms formal role alignment, while the reviewed public material provides little dated evidence about prior delivery or credentials; the role-fit view is therefore limited. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. This is an analyst role-fit judgment based on the cited role and issuer-reported experience; it does not assign personal responsibility for company outcomes. **Relevance:** Relevant to the current Group Manager - Geology role, with evidence quality constrained by the source scope. [About: Board and Management]() (Sun Silver About, Management section) ## Evidence gaps - Jay Ward appears on the September 2026 issuer presentation as Group Manager – Geology but is absent from the current About-page management list; no dated cessation notice was found, so status remains unresolved. - Jay Ward appears on the September 2026 issuer presentation as Group Manager – Geology but is absent from the current About-page management list; no dated cessation notice was found, so status remains unresolved. - Jay Ward appears on the September 2026 issuer presentation as Group Manager – Geology but is absent from the current About-page management list; no dated cessation notice was found, so status remains unresolved. - Jay Ward appears on the September 2026 issuer presentation as Group Manager – Geology but is absent from the current About-page management list; no dated cessation notice was found, so status remains unresolved. - Jay Ward appears on the September 2026 issuer presentation as Group Manager – Geology but is absent from the current About-page management list; no dated cessation notice was found, so status remains unresolved. - The reviewed issuer material confirms the current title but does not provide a dated full career history or independently verifiable qualifications; prior roles and credentials therefore remain unverified. - Open-web searches do not constitute an exhaustive criminal, sanctions, litigation, regulator, safety or credential check; sources outside the documented search scope may exist.