# Aaron Gates

Company Secretary

## Career chronology

- **Prior to and from July 2024; earlier roles undated: Toubani Resources Limited; public-listed company finance roles** — CFO before becoming joint Company Secretary in 2024; more than 15 years as CFO and Company Secretary of listed companies, with prior public-practice audit and corporate finance work. Reported Chartered Accountant; BCom (Accounting and Business Law), Curtin University; Diploma of Corporate Governance.. [Appointment of Aaron Gates as Joint Company Secretary](<https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/TOUBANI-RESOURCES-LIMITED-144106710/news/Toubani-Resources-Limited-Announces-Appointment-of-Aaron-Gates-as-Joint-Company-Secretary-47479268/>) (Appointment announcement reproduced by S&amp;P Capital IQ, Aaron Gates biography)

- **Earlier career; exact dates not established: Prior employers as stated in official or reviewed professional profile** — Company Secretary; profile unavailable in reviewed current materials.. [Company and Senior Management](<https://toubaniresources.com/company/>) (Company Secretary (FY2025 annual report) profile; career/role section)

- **Current role; roster as of 2026-09-26: Toubani Resources Limited** — Company Secretary. [Company and Senior Management](<https://toubaniresources.com/company/>) (Company Secretary (FY2025 annual report) profile; title and role); [Annual Report to shareholders](<https://asx.api.markitdigital.com/asx-research/1.0/file/2924-03073190-6A1318325>) (Directors’ report / Corporate Directory; executive name and title)

## Education and qualifications

### Accounting and governance credentials [aaron_gates_company_secretariat_credentials]

Published 26 July 2024; appointment date is in announcement · issuer reported · medium materiality

The July 2024 appointment notice identifies Gates as then Toubani CFO and newly appointed joint Company Secretary, with more than 15 years as CFO/Company Secretary at listed companies. It reports Chartered Accountant status, a Curtin Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting and Business Law) and a Diploma of Corporate Governance, plus earlier audit and corporate finance practice. The notice does not identify prior company names or permit independent credential-register verification.

**Attribution:** Individual involvement documented. Appointment notice documents role and issuer-reported credentials; no independent register check conducted.

**Relevance:** Directly relevant to company-secretarial and continuous-disclosure responsibilities.

[Appointment of Aaron Gates as Joint Company Secretary](<https://www.marketscreener.com/quote/stock/TOUBANI-RESOURCES-LIMITED-144106710/news/Toubani-Resources-Limited-Announces-Appointment-of-Aaron-Gates-as-Joint-Company-Secretary-47479268/>) (Aaron Gates joint company secretary appointment and profile)

## Personal achievements

### Relevant professional experience [aaron_gates_career_record]

Earlier career; exact dates not established in reviewed profile · issuer reported · medium materiality

Company Secretary; profile unavailable in reviewed current materials.

**Attribution:** Individual involvement documented. The cited profile describes the person’s roles and involvement; outcome attribution is limited to what it explicitly states.

**Relevance:** Provides role-relevant experience; profile claims are issuer-reported and not a substitute for independent delivery evidence.

[Company and Senior Management](<https://toubaniresources.com/company/>) (Company Secretary (FY2025 annual report) profile; career/role section)

## Suitability for the current role

### Role fit and evidence limits [aaron_gates_role_fit]

Assessment at cutoff 2026-10-09 · analyst inference · medium materiality

Mine-building, West African permitting and construction experience is relevant to Kobada development in Mali; company delivery is still being demonstrated.

**Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. This is an analytical inference from the cited career profile and the company’s stated stage; it does not claim personal causation of company outcomes.

**Relevance:** Connects prior experience to the role’s execution and oversight needs.

[Company and Senior Management](<https://toubaniresources.com/company/>) (Company Secretary (FY2025 annual report) profile; career/role section)

## Evidence gaps

- The reviewed public professional and issuer materials did not establish verified degrees or professional credentials for this executive.

- Exact dates for prior roles and independent confirmation of profile claims were unavailable in the reviewed materials.

- The appointment notice omits names/dates for Gates’s earlier listed-company roles; qualifications remain issuer-reported and were not independently verified.