# Padraig O’Donoghue Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary ## Career chronology - **Role reported 29 October 2026; precise commencement not established unless separately disclosed: West African Resources Limited** — Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary. [WAF October 2026 Investor Presentation]() (physical p. 5, Board and Management) ## Education and qualifications ### Issuer-reported qualification [padraig-odonoghue_education] Prior to 2026 · issuer reported · low materiality The issuer reports a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of British Columbia and says O’Donoghue qualified as a Chartered Accountant. The awarding institution and current memberships were not independently checked. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. This is an issuer-reported qualification, not independent verification. **Relevance:** Relevant to the reported professional background. [2025 Annual Report]() (physical p.28 / printed p.26, company secretaries) ## Governance and interests ### 2025 remuneration report first strike [padraig-odonoghue_remuneration] 2025–2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality The company’s 2025 annual report says 32.2% of votes on its 2024 remuneration report at the 2025 AGM opposed adoption, resulting in a first strike. It reports the remuneration chair commissioned an independent review. The cited disclosure concerns the company’s remuneration framework and is not evidence of personal wrongdoing. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The individual was identified as executive key management personnel during 2025; the source does not establish individual misconduct. **Relevance:** Relevant to shareholder feedback on executive remuneration governance. [2025 Annual Report]() (physical p.32 / printed p.30, remuneration report first strike) ## Suitability for the current role ### Issuer-disclosed role [padraig-odonoghue_role] 2026 · analyst inference · low materiality The 29 October 2026 management presentation identifies Padraig O’Donoghue as Chief Financial Officer and 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 financial and company-secretary experience [odonoghue_background] 2018–2026 · analyst inference · medium materiality The 2025 annual report says O’Donoghue has been CFO since June 2018 and company secretary since May 2020, and reports previous finance roles at several mining and contracting businesses. This background is relevant to financial reporting; precise former-role dates and underlying results remain unverified. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. The role-fit conclusion is an inference based on issuer disclosures, not an independent certification. **Relevance:** Relevant to financial and statutory reporting 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.