2004-05 Annual Report - Australia Post

Margaret M Gibson LLB (Hons) BCom Director (non-executive)
Margaret Gibson has played a senior role in the transformation of a number of
businesses in a range of industries over the past 20 years. She was appointed to the
Australia Post board in September 2004 (current term expires in September 2007).
Mrs Gibson was a member of the Board of Partners of PricewaterhouseCoopers and
is a director of the Institute of Magnetic Resonance Research.
Peter A McLaughlin BCom (Hons) Director (non-executive)
Peter McLaughlin has had a distinguished career as an economic adviser and human
resources consultant. He was appointed to the Australia Post board in November 1997
(current term expires in November 2006). Mr McLaughlin is a former executive vice
president Asia Pacific for the Empower Group and former executive director of the
Business Council of Australia. He was also first assistant secretary of the departments
of Prime Minister and Cabinet (1982–83) and Treasury (1983–86).
Sandra V McPhee DipEd, FAICD Director (non-executive)
Sandra McPhee has over 20 years’ experience in the management of consumer
facing organisations at a senior level. She was appointed to the Australia Post board in
October 2001 (current term expires in October 2007). Ms McPhee has held a variety of
senior executive positions in the international aviation and tourism industries, including
10 years with Qantas Airways Limited. She is a non-executive director of Coles Myer,
Perpetual Trustees Australia, the Art Gallery of New South Wales and St Vincents and
Mater Health.
Edward D Tweddell BSc, MBBS (Hons), FRACGP Director (non-executive)
Before his sudden death on 4 August 2005, Ed Tweddell had accumulated over
25 years of corporate leadership experience in the pharmaceutical and health care
industries. He was appointed to the Australia Post board in November 2001 (and his
term was due to expire in November 2007). Dr Tweddell was also chairman of Ansell
and the Nepenthe Group and a director of the Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial
Research Organisation (CSIRO).
Ian K Warner RFD, LLM Director (non-executive)
Ian Warner is a distinguished legal practitioner with extensive commercial experience.
He was appointed to the Australia Post board in June 2001 (current term expires
in September 2007). Mr Warner is a former senior partner, and currently a senior
consultant, at Jackson McDonald Barristers and Solicitors. He is chairman of Rivaknar
Properties (WA), deputy chairman of Amcom Telecommunications and a director of Cape
Bouvard Investments.
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