# Simon Whyte Chief Financial Officer / Joint Company Secretary ## Career chronology - **Current in 2025 annual report; joining reported as 2018 in issuer profile; exact CFO appointment date unverified: West Wits Mining** — Chief Financial Officer and Joint Company Secretary. [West Wits Mining Limited Annual Report 2025]() (career/role passage) - **Earlier career; dates not stated: BP Australia** — Finance and operational roles. [West Wits Mining Limited Annual Report 2025]() (career/role passage) - **Earlier career; dates not stated: Ernst & Young** — Accounting roles. [West Wits Mining Limited Annual Report 2025]() (career/role passage) ## Industrial safety ### Company safety event during CFO tenure [wwi_whyte_safety_context] June-September 2026 · documented · low materiality A contractor employee died in a June 2026 Qala mud rush; a DMPR investigation was reported underway. Whyte’s assigned roles are CFO and Joint Company Secretary; reviewed sources do not link him to mine operations or the incident. **Attribution:** Employer context; no individual link established. The event occurred during his current executive tenure; no individual operational or causal responsibility is established. **Relevance:** Company-level context; limited direct relevance to his assigned role. [Accident at Qala Shallows causes death of contracting employee]() (lines 61-66); [Board & Executive Team, May 2026 investor presentation]() (May 2026 presentation, CFO/Joint Company Secretary title) ## Suitability for the current role ### Finance and accounting background [wwi_whyte_fit] 2025 profile · analyst inference · medium materiality West Wits’ 2025 annual-report biography describes Whyte as a Chartered Accountant with 15+ years in accounting and operational management, including EY and BP Australia. It identifies him as CFO and Joint Company Secretary. Annual-report issuer PDF returned 403; indexed report text was reviewed. **Attribution:** Responsibility not applicable. Career and credential claims are issuer-reported; prior-employer and CAANZ records were not checked. **Relevance:** Relevant finance and reporting experience, with independent corroboration gaps. [West Wits Mining Limited Annual Report 2025]() (2025 Annual Report, Directors’ Report p.25, Simon Whyte entry); [Board & Executive Team, May 2026 investor presentation]() (May 2026 presentation, executive team) ## Evidence gaps - Exact appointment dates, full career chronology, concurrent interests and independent credential confirmation remain incomplete. - CAANZ register and prior-employer records were not reviewed. - Open-web searches are not exhaustive adverse-record or credential checks.