Emily Austin

Career chronology

• 6 December 2022–cutoff: Aspire Mining — Company Secretary; Joint Company Secretary and Communications Officer from 23 October 2026. Annual financial report year ended 31 December 2023 (Page 11, company secretary); Appointment of Joint Company Secretary (Page 1, Austin continued role)

Education and qualifications

Reported governance qualification

2023 report · issuer reported · low materiality

Aspire’s 2023 annual report reports a graduate diploma in applied corporate governance and risk management and Governance Institute membership. Independent confirmation was not obtained.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Issuer-reported qualification and membership; no independent confirmation.

Relevance: Relevant to governance duties.

Annual financial report year ended 31 December 2023 (Page 11, company secretary biography)

Suitability for the current role

Governance experience and joint secretarial role

2022–2026 · analyst inference · medium materiality

Analyst inference: Aspire’s 2023 annual report describes corporate secretarial and governance experience across listed and private entities; its October 2026 announcement states she continues as joint company secretary and communications officer. This supports relevance to disclosure administration but does not independently demonstrate individual effectiveness.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Judgment relates to documented role and reported experience, not a verified personal outcome.

Relevance: Relevant to board support and ASX communications.

Annual financial report year ended 31 December 2023 (Page 11, company secretary biography); Appointment of Joint Company Secretary (Page 1, continuation)

Evidence gaps

• Professional memberships and qualifications were not independently verified.

• Prior employer and client histories are not sufficiently dated for comprehensive outcome screening.

• Identically named people in other fields were not attributed without identity evidence.