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Peter H Wade, FCPA, FAICD - (age 71)

Finance, Management (resident in Victoria).
Chairman

Mr Wade was elected to the CSL Board in 1994 and became Chairman in 1999. He had previously served CSL as a Commissioner and Director from 1985 to 1993 including a period as Acting Chairman during 1988. Mr Wade was formerly a Director of Tabcorp Holdings Limited and Managing Director, North Limited.

 

Brian A McNamee, MB, BS, FAICD - (age 48)
Pharmaceutical Industry, Medicine (resident in Victoria).
Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director

Dr McNamee was appointed to the CSL Board in 1990 and is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director. He is a Director of the Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation Ltd and Gen-Probe Inc, a US company. Dr McNamee completed Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery Degrees at the University of Melbourne in 1979. Before taking up his present position, Dr McNamee was Managing Director and Chief Executive of Pacific Biotechnology Limited in Sydney, NSW (1988-89), General Manager, Faulding Product Divisions, F H Faulding & Co Limited, Adelaide, South Australia (1984-87), and International Product Manager, Dr Madaus & Co, based in Cologne, West Germany (1982-84).

 

Antoni M Cipa, B.Bus (Acc), Grad.Dip (Acc), CPA, ACIS – (age 50)
Finance (resident in Victoria).
Finance Director

Mr Cipa was appointed to the CSL Board as Finance Director in August 2000. Mr Cipa commenced his employment at CSL in 1990 as Finance Manager. He was instrumental in the float of the Company in 1994 at which time he was appointed Chief Financial Officer. Prior to joining CSL, Mr Cipa was employed at large public companies where he had significant exposure to mergers and acquisitions.

 

John Akehurst, MA (Oxon), FIMechE - (age 56)
Engineering, Management (resident in Western Australia).

Mr Akehurst was appointed to the CSL Board in April 2004. After graduating in Engineering from Oxford University, he has had 30 years’ experience in the international hydrocarbon industry, most recently as Managing Director and CEO of Woodside Petroleum Ltd. Prior to this, he held a number of engineering and management positions with the Royal Dutch/Shell Group of Companies.

Mr Akehurst is Chairman of Indigo Energy Ltd, a Director of Biostarch Technologies Ltd and a former Director of Oil Search Limited. Mr Akehurst is also a Director of the University of Western Australia Business School and of Youth Focus, a charitable organisation dedicated to the prevention of youth suicide. Mr Akehurst is a Member of the Human Resources Committee.

 

Elizabeth A Alexander, AM. BCom, FCPA, FCA, FAICD - (age 62)
Accounting (resident in Victoria).

Miss Alexander was appointed to the CSL Board in July 1991. She is a Director of Amcor Limited and Boral Limited. She is a Member of the Takeovers Panel, a Member of the Financial Reporting Council and past National President of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants and of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She is Chairman of the Board of Advice to the Salvation Army (Southern Command) and is Deputy Chairman of the Winston Churchill Fellowship Trust. Miss Alexander is Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee.

 

Ian A Renard, BA, LLM, FAICD - (age 59)
Law (resident in Victoria).

Mr Renard was appointed to the CSL Board in August 1998. For many years he practised in company and commercial law. He is a Director of Newcrest Mining Limited, Hillview Quarries Pty Ltd, SP Australia Networks (Distribution) Pty Ltd and SP Australia Networks (Transmission) Pty Ltd. Mr Renard is Chancellor of the University of Melbourne. Mr Renard is a Member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee.

 

Maurice A Renshaw, B.Pharm. - (age 58)
International Pharmaceutical Industry (resident in NSW).

Mr Renshaw was appointed to the CSL Board in July 2004. Formerly, he was Vice-President of Pfizer Inc, Executive Vice-President, Pfizer Consumer Group and President of Pfizer Consumer Healthcare Division. Prior to his positions in Pfizer, Mr Renshaw was Vice-President of Warner Lambert Co and President of Parke-Davis US. Mr Renshaw has had more than thirty years experience in the international pharmaceutical industry. Mr Renshaw is a Member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee.

 

Kenneth J Roberts, AM, FRACP (Hon), BEc, FCPA, FAIM, FAICD. - (age 67)
International Pharmaceutical Industry, Management, Marketing, Human Resources (resident in NSW)

Mr Roberts was appointed to the CSL Board in February 1996. Formerly, he was Chairman and Managing Director of Wellcome Australasia and Director of Marketing Development for the Wellcome worldwide group.

Mr Roberts is Chairman of the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Research and Education Foundation and Start-up Australia Pty Ltd. He is also Chairman of the Boards of the Australian Genome Research Facility Ltd and the Australian Phenomics Facility and Deputy Chairman of IMB Com Pty Ltd, the University of Queensland’s biotechnology transfer company. Mr Roberts is Chairman of the Human Resources Committee.

 

Arthur C Webster, BVSc, DipBact (Lond) - (age 61)
Animal Health Industry, Commerce (resident in NSW).

Dr Webster was appointed to the CSL Board in March 1998. He is Chairman of four private Australian companies. He is a Council Member of both the Postgraduate Foundation in Veterinary Science and the Veterinary Science Foundation, University of Sydney. Dr Webster was formerly Technical Director then Managing Director of the animal health company, Cyanamid Webster Pty Ltd, and a Member of the Board of Governors, University of Western Sydney. Dr Webster is a Member of the Human Resources Committee.

 

Peter R Turvey, BA/LLB, MAICD
Company Secretary

 


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