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PJB Duncan

BChE (Hons) GradDip (Bus)

Chairman, Non-Executive Director since June 2001, appointed Chairman in December 2009. Chairman of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee.

 

 

Chairman of Scania Australia. Former director of National Australia Bank Limited, GasNet Australia Limited and CSIRO and former member of Siemens Australia Advisory Board. Former Chief Executive Officer of the Shell Group of Companies in Australia 

 

 

Ian K Smith

 

BE Mining (Hons),

BFin Admin

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO)

Appointed 27 February, 2012

 

Formerly Managing Director and CEO of Newcrest Mining, Global Head of Operational and Technical Excellence with Rio Tinto, London and Managing Director – Comalco Aluminium Smelting of Rio Tinto, Brisbane.

Ian currently holds Directorships with the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Transurban Group and is President of The Australian Mines and Metals Association.

 

Noel Meehan

B Sc (Hons),
CPA



 

Executive Director Finance since September 2005. Member of Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee. Former Chief Financial Officer of Orica Chemicals, Orica Group Investor Relations Manager and Corporate Reporting Manager.

 

Prior to joining Orica, he held a variety of finance roles both within Qantas Airways Limited and Australian Airlines Limited.

 

 


Russell R Caplan


LLB

FAICD
 

Non-Executive Director since October 2007. Chairman of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee. Member of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee.

 

Director of QR National. Former Chairman of the Shell Group of Companies in Australia. Former Director of Woodside Petroleum Limited

 


Garry Hounsell


BBus (Accounting)
FCA, CPA, FAICD

 

Non-Executive Director since September 2004. Member of the Audit and Risk Committee, Human Resources and Compensation Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee.

 

Chairman of PanAust Limited. Director of Qantas Airways Limited, Nufarm Limited and DuluxGroup Limited. Former Chief Executive Officer and Country Managing Partner of Arthur Andersen and former Senior Partner of Ernst & Young

 


Nora Scheinkestel

Ph D, LLB (Hons),
FAICD,
Centenary Medal
 

Non-Executive Director since August 2006. Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee. Member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee.

Director of AMP Limited, Pacific Brands Limited and Telstra Corporation Limited. Former director of PaperlinX Limited, Newcrest Mining Limited, Mayne Group Ltd, Mayne Pharma Limited, North Ltd, MBF Health Fund, Docklands Authority, IOOF Funds Management and a number of utilities across the gas, water and electricity sector. Also former Chairman of South East Water Limited and the Energy 21 and Stratus Group.


Michael Tilley
GradDip, BA

Non-Executive Director since November 2003. Chairman of the Safety, Health & Environment Committee.  Member of the Audit and Risk Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee.

 

 

Former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Challenger Financial Services Group Limited. Former member of the Takeovers Panel. Former Non-Executive Director of Incitec Ltd and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Merrill Lynch Australasia.

 


Lim Chee Onn

 

BSc (Hons), MPA, D.Eng (Honorary

Non-Executive Director since July 2010. Member of the Safety, Health & Environment Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee.

 

Senior adviser to Keppel Corporation Limited.    Former Executive Chairman of Keppel Corporation Limited.  Former member of the Singaporean parliament and served as Political Secretary in the Ministry of Science and Technology.


Ian Cockerill 
BSc (Hons) Geology, MSc (Mining)
MDP, AMP

Non-Executive Director since July 2010. Member of the Safety, Health & Environment Committee and the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee.

 

Chairman of the Petmin Limited. Former Chief Executive Officer of Anglo Coal and Gold Fields Limited. Former executive with AngloGold Ashanti and Anglo American Group.


Annette Cook
Dip Bus (Accounting), Dip Bus (Data Processing), CPA

Company Secretary of Orica Limited since 16 February 2005 and prior to that was assistant Company Secretary from August 2002. Joined Orica in July 1987 and has had a variety of roles in Business Services, IT and Finance.

 

 

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