Ray Horsburgh

AM B.Chem Eng

Chairman
Independent Non Executive Director

Chairman since 14 September 2007
Director since 2004
Age 64

Skills and Experience
Extensive management experience in the glass and steel industries, mergers and acquisitions, managing businesses overseas especially in the SE Asian countries and building businesses in mainland China. Former Managing Director of Smorgon Steel Group Limited from 1998 to 30 June 2007.

Special Responsibilities
Chairman of the Board and the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee. Member of Remuneration and Succession Planning and Audit and Financial Risk Committees.

Paul Little

FAICD FCIT

Managing Director

Managing Director since 1 May 1986
Age 60

Skills and Experience
Extensive experience and management in the logistics industry. Director of Virgin Blue Holdings Limited since May 2006.

Special Responsibilities
Member of the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee.

Biography (PDF)

Neil Chatfield

FCPA AICD

Chief Financial Officer

Director since 1998
Age 53

Skills and Experience
Extensive experience in financial management, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and risk management. Director of Seek Limited since 2005 and Director of Whitehaven Coal since 2007. Chairman of Virgin Blue Holdings Limited since June 2007 and Director of Virgin Blue Holdings Limited since May 2006.

Special Responsibilities
Member of the Risk Management Committee.

Biography (PDF)

Harry Boon

B Laws (Hons) B Com (Melb)

Independent Non Executive Director

Director since 1 November 2006
Age 59

Skills and Experience
Extensive experience in global marketing and sales, large scale manufacturing operations, and product development. Chairman of Tattersall's and Gale Pacific and Non Executive Director of Hastie Group. Former Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Ansell Limited.

Special Responsibilities
Chairman of the Remuneration and Succession Planning Committee. Member of the Nomination and Corporate Governance and Audit and Financial Risk Committees.

Mark Smith

FAMI CPM

Independent Non Executive Director

Director since 1 July 2007
Age 52

Skills and Experience
Extensive experience in senior roles including marketing with Unilever and Uncle Toby's. Managing Director of Cadbury Schweppes Australia and New Zealand since 2003. Former Managing Director of Confectionery ANZ and prior to that, three years as Director of Marketing for Cadbury Trebor Basset in the UK and senior positions in Cadbury Schweppes' North American and Australian operations.

Special Responsibilities
Chairman of the Audit and Financial Risk Committee. Member of the Nomination and Corporate Governance and Remuneration and Succession Planning Committees.

Barry Cusack

B Eng (Hons) B Eng Sc (Hons)

Independent Non Executive Director

Director since 1 October 2007
Age 65

Skills and Experience
In an executive career of 40 years in the minerals industry with the Rio Tinto Group, held positions of Managing Director of Dampier Salt, Hlsmelt Corporation, Hamersley Iron Operations and Rio Tinto Australia and was Chairman of Rio Tinto Asia and Rio Tinto Shipping.

Chairman of Oxiana Limited and a Non-Executive Director of MacMahon Holdings Limited and a member of the Board of Future Directions International.

Special Responsibilities
Member of the Audit and Financial Risk, Nomination and Corporate Governance and Remuneration and Succession Planning Committees.

Frank Ford

M.Tax(Melb), B.Bus(Acc)(With Distinction)(RMIT), FCA.

Independent Non Executive Director

Director since 14 January 2008
Age 62

Skills and Experience
Mr Ford recently retired as Managing Director Deloitte Victoria after a long and successful career as a professional advisor spanning some 35 years. During that period, Mr Ford was also a member of the Deloitte Global Board, Deloitte Global Governance Committee and also the Deloitte National Management Committee.

Mr Ford is also a director of Tarrawarra Museum of Art Limited and Citigroup Pty Ltd.

Special Responsibilities
Member of Audit and Financial Risk, Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee and Remuneration and Succession Planning Committees.

Bernard McInerney

AICS, CPA, AICD

Company Secretary

Company Secretary since 1994
Age 49

Skills and Experience
Also previously held the position of General Manager Finance and Administration from 1994 when he joined the company, until late 1997.

Extensive experience in business acquisitions and accounting and financial management within the logistics industry. Director of Virgin Blue Holdings Limited since September 2006.

Special Responsibilities
Member of the Risk Management Committee.

Biography (PDF)