Donald P Mercer

BSc (Hons) MA (Econ)

Chairman, Non-Executive Director since October 1997, appointed Chairman since May 2001. Chair of the Board’s Remuneration and Appointments Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee.

Chairman of Newcrest Mining Limited, Australia Pacific Airports Corporation Limited and Orchestra Victoria Limited. Director of Air Liquide Australia Limited. Former Chairman of Australian Institute of Company Directors Ltd. Former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ANZ Banking Group.

Graeme R Liebelt

BEc (Hons)

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer since September 2005. Executive Director since July 1997. Member of Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee.

Former CEO of Orica Mining Services, Chairman and Director of Incitec Limited, General Manager of Plastics and Managing Director of Dulux. Member of the Council of Australia Latin America Relations (COALAR).

Noel Meehan

B Sc (Hons),
CPA

Executive Director Finance since September 2005.

Former Chief Financial Officer for 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. 

Michael E Beckett

BSc, FIMM, FRSA,

Non-Executive Director since July 2002. Member of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee, Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee and the Environment Committee.

Chairman of Coal Corp Limited and Deputy Chainman of Thomas Cook Group plc. Director of Northam Platinum Limited (South Africa), Mvelaphanda Resources Limited (South Africa), Northern Orion Ltd (Canada), Egypt Trust Limited and Endeavour Mining Capital Corp. Former Chairman of London Clubs International (UK) plc and WBB Minerals Limited.

Russell Caplan

LLB FAICD

Non-Executive Director since October 2007.  Member of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee.  Chairman of the Shell Group of Companies in Australia.  Chairman of the Australian Institute of Petroleum and Chairman of the Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust.  Former Director of Woodside Petroleum Limited.

Peter J B Duncan

BChE (Hons) GradDip (Bus)

Non-Executive Director since June 2001. Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee. Member of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee and Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee.

Chairman of Cranlana Programme Foundation and Scania Australia.  Director of National Australia Bank Limited. Former director of  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.

Garry Hounsell

BBus (Accounting)
FCA, CPA, FAICD

Non-Executive Director since September 2004. Member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and Remuneration and Appointments Committee.

Deputy Chairman of Mitchell Communications Group Limited. Director of Qantas Airways Limited and Nufarm Limited.  Consultant to Investec Bank (Australia) Limited and a director of the Macfarlane Burnet Institute for Medical Research and Public Health Ltd. Former Chief Executive Officer and Country Managing Partner of Arthur Andersen and former Senior Partner of Ernst & Young.

Peter Kirby

BEc (Hons), MA (Econ) MBA

Non-Executive Director since July 2003. Chairman of the Environment Committee. Member of the Remunerations and Appointments Committee, and Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee.

Director of Macquarie Bank Limited. Former Chairman of Medibank Private Limited and Director of the Business Council of Australia. Former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of CSR Limited. Former Chief Executive Officer of ICI Paints and member of the Executive Board of ICI plc.

Nora Scheinkestel

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

Non-Executive Director since August 2006. Member of the Audit and Risk Committee and Remuneration and Appointments Committee.

Director of AMP Limited, AMP Capital Group and PaperlinX Limited. Associate Professor Melbourne Business School. Former director of 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, Energy 21 and Stratus Group. 

Michael Tilley

GradDip, BA

Non-Executive Director since November 2003. Member of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee.

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 Vice-Chairman of JP Morgan.

Catherine M Walter

AM, LLB (Hons) LLM MBA