The CSL Board
Mr Peter Wade will retire from the Board prior to our Annual General Meeting in October this year after seven years as Chairman. He will be succeeded by Elizabeth Alexander who brings 15 years experience to her new role as Chairman, having been appointed to the Board in 1991. Mr Wade served as a Commissioner and Director from 1985 to 1993, and was reappointed as a Director in 1994 shortly after CSL was listed as a public company on the Australian Stock Exchange. Mr Wade has been closely involved in our successful transition from an Australian government instrumentality to a global business. The Board appreciates his significant 20-year commitment to the growth of CSL and recognises his key role in creating an international company.
In addition, Dr Arthur Webster, who was appointed to the Board as a Director in March 1998 has decided not to seek re-election at the October Annual General Meeting. The Board has greatly appreciated Dr Webster’s significant contribution to Board decisions particularly during the time that the Company operated its Animal Health business but also in assisting the Company to become a global operation. Dr Webster has been a valued member of the Human Resources Committee.
In June this year, we welcomed Professor John Shine to the Board. Professor Shine is Executive Director of the Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Professor of Medicine and Professor of Molecular Biology at the University of NSW, past Chairman of the National Health and Medical Research Council, and Vice President of the Australian Academy of Science. Professor Shine will be seeking to be elected to the Board at the Annual General Meeting in October.
We also welcome Mr David Simpson to the Board. Mr Simpson is the non-executive Chairman of Aristocrat Leisure Limited and a Director of the Lighthouse Foundation, having previously been the Finance Director for Tabcorp Holdings Limited from 1995 to 2003 and prior to that Executive General Manager Finance for Southcorp Holdings Limited from 1987 to 1995. Mr Simpson will succeed Elizabeth Alexander as Chair of the Audit and Risk Management Committee. He will be seeking to be elected to the Board at the Annual General Meeting in October.
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