# Annie Atkins Legal Counsel and Joint Company Secretary ## Career chronology - **Role reported 29 October 2026; precise commencement not established unless separately disclosed: West African Resources Limited** — Legal Counsel and Joint Company Secretary. [WAF October 2026 Investor Presentation]() (physical p. 5, Board and Management) ## Suitability for the current role ### Issuer-disclosed role [annie-atkins_role] 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality The 29 October 2026 management presentation identifies Annie Atkins as Legal Counsel and Joint Company Secretary. The description supports role identification; it is not independent verification of past performance. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Role-fit assessment is limited to the stated position and is an analyst inference, not a verified assessment of competence. **Relevance:** Defines the role for assessing relevance of prior evidence. [WAF October 2026 Investor Presentation]() (physical p. 5, Board and Management) ### Reported legal and company-secretarial experience [atkins_background] 2023–2026 · analyst inference · medium materiality The 2025 annual report reports Atkins’s appointment on 13 November 2023 and previous legal and company-secretary work at investment groups, Macquarie Bank and law firms. Individual prior-role dates and underlying transactions remain unverified. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. The role-fit conclusion is an inference from the issuer biography, not independently corroborated performance. **Relevance:** Relevant to company secretarial and legal responsibilities. [2025 Annual Report]() (physical p.28 / printed p.26, company-secretary biography) ## Evidence gaps - Individual prior-employer career and outcomes, exact appointment and departure dates require further primary evidence. - Independent credentials and professional memberships remain unverified. - Individual court, enforcement, fraud, safety, environmental, governance and employer record searches are incomplete; no clearance is implied.