# Luke Holden Vice President Group Operations ## Career chronology - **Role reported 29 October 2026; precise commencement not established unless separately disclosed: West African Resources Limited** — Vice President Group Operations. [WAF October 2026 Investor Presentation]() (physical p. 5, Board and Management) ## Suitability for the current role ### Issuer-disclosed role [luke-holden_role] 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality The 29 October 2026 management presentation identifies Luke Holden as Vice President Group Operations. 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) ### Issuer-reported prior work [luke-holden_prior] 2019 and earlier · analyst inference · medium materiality The October 2019 quarterly says Holden was appointed General Manager – Operations and had most recently been Director General at Nordgold’s Taparko mine. Exact prior dates and performance are unverified. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. This is an inference based on the issuer account; prior employers and individual results were not independently verified. **Relevance:** Relevant professional background. [September 2019 Quarterly Activities Report]() (physical p.6, management appointments) ## 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. - This person is named on the dated 29 October presentation but omitted from the undated management webpage; the omission does not establish departure.