Methodology

The question this site answers

What roles did this person hold, and when? Dated career histories: appointments, departures, board service and public offices, each with a plain description of what the role involved.

Sources, in order of preference

1. Appointment and departure announcements
2. Annual reports and corporate filings
3. Government gazettes and official registers
4. Parliamentary and electoral records

Primary records are preferred. Company statements, personal responses and third-party allegations are always labelled as what they are.

Sections and their evidence standards

• Role. Title, organisation and a plain description of the responsibilities. Standard: Official announcement or filing.
• Dates. Start and end dates, with precision stated (day, month or year). Standard: Appointment notices, annual reports, filings.
• Departure. How the role ended, using the organisation’s or person’s stated reason where public. Standard: Primary announcement; disputes noted.
• Related entities. Links to directorship records for the same organisations. Standard: Shared entity identifiers.
• Review. Sources, last-reviewed date, change history and correction route. Standard: Public audit trail.

Identity before claims

Names, aliases, positions and company relationships are resolved against the person’s master record on PublicFigureRecord.org before any claim is assessed. A name match alone is never enough to attach a record to a person.

Dates on every record

Each record shows the date of its most recent source and the date an editor last reviewed it. Sensitive records are re-reviewed on a fixed schedule and whenever a new primary record appears.

Who is covered

Coverage spans a broad range of public figures across sectors and jurisdictions, chosen by published editorial criteria. People are not added or removed because of any commercial relationship or dispute.