# Michael Quinert Executive Chairman ## Career chronology - **Current in May 2026 issuer presentation: West Wits Mining** — Executive Chairman. [Board & Executive Team, May 2026 investor presentation]() (career/role passage) ## Contributions and company outcomes ### Qala first-gold milestone during chair tenure [wwi_quinert_gold] 17 March 2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality West Wits reported first gold at Qala on 17 March 2026, meeting its Q1 2026 target; the release identifies Quinert as chair and records attendance at the pour. Production scale-up remained prospective. **Attribution:** Role overlaps event; causation unproven. The record establishes chair tenure and attendance, not personal causation. **Relevance:** Material delivered milestone during board tenure; not evidence that forecast steady-state output was achieved. [West Wits Achieves First Gold at Qala Shallows]() (release pp.1-2: first gold date, target and chair attendance) ## Suitability for the current role ### Mining-law background and chair role [wwi_quinert_fit] 2018-2026 · analyst inference · medium materiality Mining Weekly reports Monash BEc (1984), LLB (1985) and that Quinert was West Wits executive chair in 2018. The selected 2026 issuer roster continues to list him as Executive Chairman. This profile is interview evidence; qualifications and responsibility for specific outcomes were not independently verified. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Education and chair title are interview/issuer reported; no causal company outcome is attributed. **Relevance:** Relevant to board oversight of a South African gold development company; evidence is limited. [Michael Quinert]() (profile lines 265-273); [Board & Executive Team, May 2026 investor presentation]() (May 2026 presentation, Board & Executive Team) ## Evidence gaps - Exact appointment date and complete dated career chronology were not established. - Degree details are interview-reported; no direct university record was reviewed. - No personal contribution to project delivery beyond board tenure was isolated. - Open-web searches are not exhaustive adverse-record or credential checks.