Luke Stacey

Career chronology

• Appointed June 2026; exact commencement day not established: Aurum Resources Limited — Project Director. Aurum bolsters Boundiali Gold Project development team with key appointments (Appointment release, 17 June 2026, pp. 1–2)

• Issuer reports more than 20 years in the gold sector and 15+ projects; dates by employer not given: Lycopodium Minerals, Primero and Ausenco — Principal process engineer, study/project management, engineering/site/commissioning management and technical director roles. Aurum bolsters Boundiali Gold Project development team with key appointments (Appointment release, pp. 2–3; issuer management page lines 55–57)

Education and qualifications

Qualifications and credential evidence

Qualifications disclosed by cutoff · issuer reported · low materiality

No degree, metallurgical qualification or professional membership was specified in the reviewed company materials; issuer describes him as an accomplished metallurgical professional.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. Issuer disclosures state the listed credentials; no independent verification with universities/professional bodies was completed.

Relevance: Qualifications support stated technical/governance fit, subject to credential verification gaps.

Aurum bolsters Boundiali Gold Project development team with key appointments (Appointment release, pp. 2–3; qualification gap)

Contributions and company outcomes

Selected delivery record

Historic employer milestones and AUE progress to 30 Sep 2026 · issuer reported · medium materiality

The issuer states Stacey delivered more than 15 projects from feasibility through execution, including the Goulamina design role, the 28.5Mtpa KCGM upgrade and Kobada. No project close-out records or independent attribution were reviewed. His Aurum appointment came after the PFS; Boundiali first gold remains a target.

Attribution: Individual involvement documented. Role history fits the project delivery remit but project-specific contribution and measured results are not independently documented.

Relevance: Relevant to the executive’s current remit; employer and team results do not prove sole personal causation.

Aurum bolsters Boundiali Gold Project development team with key appointments (17 June 2026 appointment release, relevant executive biography, pp. 1–3); Annual Report for year ended 30 June 2026 (FY2026 Annual Report, Chairman’s Message / operations)

Suitability for the current role

Role fit and evidence limits

Current role and career to cutoff · analyst inference · medium materiality

Study, design, construction, commissioning and West African project exposure align closely with Project Director responsibilities; employer-reported project count and contribution remain uncorroborated, and the current project has not reached execution.

Attribution: Responsibility not applicable. This is an evidence-based role-fit judgment, not an outcome attribution.

Relevance: Experience fits the company's development/exploration stage and role as described; individual delivery in current role remains to be demonstrated.

Annual Report for year ended 30 June 2026 (Directors’ Report, key management appointments; Management Team page, biography lines 50–57)

Evidence gaps

• No exhaustive criminal, sanctions, court, insolvency, regulator, safety or environmental database screening was completed; documented open-web searches do not establish clearance.

• AUE appointment occurred after the Boundiali PFS; current-company operating, construction and production outcomes are not yet available to assess.