# Luke Tonkin Managing Director and CEO ## Career chronology - **2026 per issuer report; exact role commencement not verified in this review: Vault Minerals** — Managing Director and CEO. [2026 annual report]() (Physical p25 and p35, executive KMP roles and service agreements); [Corporate update June 2026]() (p3, management team) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### FY2026 company result [vau-tonkin-profit] FY2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality Vault reported FY2026 statutory net profit of A$278.4 million compared with A$237.0 million in FY2025. The report notes one-off effects in statutory profit; individual contribution and commodity effects are not isolated. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Tonkin was MD/CEO; this is a company outcome, not independent evidence of personal contribution. **Relevance:** Provides a financial outcome during leadership tenure. [2026 annual report]() (Physical p16, Results of Operations; visually inspected) ## Industrial safety ### 2014 Murchison injury and corporate fine [vau-tonkin-injury] 2013–2019 · documented · high materiality The Western Australian regulator says Silver Lake Resources was fined A$58,000 after a worker was seriously injured at its Murchison facility in April 2014. Silver Lake’s annual report lists Tonkin as director of operations from October 2013. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The offence concerns Silver Lake and the operational role overlapped. The sources do not establish his personal involvement or fault. **Relevance:** A serious past operating incident and corporate outcome are relevant to oversight assessment. [Mining company fined following incident that seriously injured worker]() (Regulator notice, incident and fine); [2014 annual report]() (PDF physical p25, printed p24, Luke Tonkin director biography and 14 October 2013 appointment) ### 2021 Daisy Complex contractor death [vau-tonkin-daisy] 2021–2022 · documented · high materiality Silver Lake reported a contractor died at Daisy Complex in June 2021 and resumed operations on 21 June while the investigation continued. ABC reported the investigation remained ongoing in June 2022; its final outcome and cause were not established in this review. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. Tonkin was managing director. No source establishes individual fault or the cause of death. **Relevance:** Relevant operating safety history with explicit investigation limitations. [Incident at Daisy Complex underground mine]() (p1, fatality and CEO response); [Resumption of full operations at Daisy Complex]() (p1, resumption and ongoing investigation); [Investigation into death of contractor at Daisy Milano gold mine]() (Investigation status, 17 June 2022) ### 2026 King of the Hills road fatality [exec-vau-tonkin-koth] 2026 · documented · high materiality Vault reported a subcontractor died in an April 2026 access-road crash, operations were suspended, and police and the regulator were investigating. The issuer described the driver’s injuries as minor; ABC described them as serious. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The team member held an executive role during the company event. No personal role in the crash or fault is established, and the reporting discrepancy and final inquiry outcome remain unresolved. **Relevance:** An operating safety event with unresolved investigation. [Incident at King of the Hills mine site]() (p1, incident and issuer account); [WorkSafe investigates fatal crash]() (8 April account and police/regulator investigation) ## Suitability for the current role ### Current role and evidence limits [exec-vau-tonkin-role] 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality The issuer lists Luke Tonkin as Managing Director and CEO. Detailed independent verification of earlier roles and qualifications remains incomplete. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. This reflects the issuer-listed role and an assessment of relevance, not independently verified career or qualifications. **Relevance:** The role is relevant to management responsibilities. [2026 annual report]() (Physical p25 and p35, executive KMP roles and service agreements); [Corporate update June 2026]() (p3, management team) ## Evidence gaps - Partial screening: separate named-person searches for each required topic and comprehensive former-employer, legal, fraud, environment, safety and governance research are incomplete. - Independent credentials, exact role dates, individual responsibility and prior-employer outcomes remain unverified. - Independent corroboration of the issuer’s executive biographies, all former employers, and current role continuity remain incomplete.