Ray Horsburgh AM

B.Chem Eng, Hon D Univ, FAICD, FIE AUST

Chairman
Independent Non Executive Director

Chairman since 14 September 2007
Director since 24 November 2004

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.

Non Executive Director of CSR Limited, National Can Industries Limited and Traffic Technologies Limited. Former Chairman and Director of the Essendon Football Club.

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

Brian Kruger

Managing Director

Director since 1 January 2012

Skills and Experience
Extensive experience in senior corporate finance and management roles, including with BHP Billiton Limited, BlueScope Steel Limited and previously a partner at Greenstone Partners, a corporate advisory firm.

Harry Boon

LLB (Hons), B Com (Melb)

Independent Non Executive Director

Director since 1 November 2006

Skills and Experience
Extensive experience in global marketing and sales, large scale manufacturing operations, and product development. Chairman of Tatts Group Limited and PaperLinX Limited, and Non Executive Director of Hastie Group Limited.

Formerly Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Ansell Limited, Non Executive Director of Funtastic Limited, and Chairman of Gale Pacific Limited.

Special Responsibilities
Chairman of the Remuneration and Succession Planning Committee. Member of the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee.

Mark Smith

FAMI CPM FAIM MAICD

Independent Non Executive Director

Director since 1 July 2007

Skills and Experience
Extensive experience in senior roles including marketing with Unilever and Uncle Toby's. Non Executive Director of GUD Holdings Limited since May 2009.

Managing Director of Cadbury Schweppes Australia and New Zealand from 2003 to 2007. 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. Former Non Executive Chairman of Manassen Foods Group.

Special Responsibilities
Chairman of the Audit and Financial Risk Committee. Member of the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committee.

Barry Cusack

BE (Hons), M Eng Sci, FTSE, FAusIMM, FAIM, MAICD

Independent Non Executive Director

Director since 1 October 2007

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, Hismelt Corporation, Hamersley Iron Operations and Rio Tinto Australia and was Chairman of Rio Tinto Asia and Rio Tinto Shipping.

Deputy Chairman of MacMahon Holdings Limited. Formerly Director and Chairman of Brockman Resources Limited. Past President of the Minerals Council of Australia from, 2001 to 2003.

Special Responsibilities
Member of the Nomination and Corporate Governance and Remuneration and Succession Planning Committees.

Frank Ford

M.Tax(Melb), B.Bus(Acc), FCA.

Independent Non Executive Director

Director since 14 January 2008

Skills and Experience
Former 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.

Director of Citigroup Pty Limited and Tarrawarra Museum of Art Limited. Former Non Executive director of Manassen Foods Group.

Special Responsibilities
Member of Audit and Financial Risk and the Nomination and Corporate Governance Committees.

Nicola Wakefield Evans

Independent Non Executive Director

Director since 10 May 2011

Skills and Experience
Qualified lawyer in Australia, Hong Kong and the UK. Extensive experience in advising some of the world’s largest and most successful companies in Australia, China, Asia and internationally including UC Rusal, Lion Nathan, BHP Billiton, Macquarie Bank, AMP, GE, Morgan Stanley, Fushan, APAC and a number of PRC companies

Rated by a number of publications as one of Australia’s leading M&A, corporate governance, commercial and media lawyers. Nominated as one of the world’s leading lawyers in Hong Kong. Former Managing Partner, International at Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Hong Kong

Bernard McInerney

AICS, CPA, AICD, B Bus(Acc)

Company Secretary

Company Secretary since 1994

Skills and Experience
Also held the position of General Manager Finance and Administration from 1994 until late 1997.

Extensive experience in business acquisitions and accounting and financial management within the logistics industry over the past 24 years. Director of Virgin Blue Holdings Limited from September 2006 to August 2008.

Special Responsibilities
Member of the Risk Management Committee.

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