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2026-11-06

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Full background report

Simon Whyte

Chief Financial Officer / Joint Company Secretary

Career chronology

Industrial safety

Company safety event during CFO tenure

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

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.