qr annual report 2007 - 2008.pdf - Queensland Rail

QR LEADERSHIP
Board of
Directors
John B Prescott AC Chairman
John is Chairman of ASC Pty Ltd, Patron of the Sunshine Coast
Business Council and a director of Newmont Mining Corporation. John
served BHP (now BHP Billiton) for more than 40 years, and was the
company’s Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer between 1991 and
1998. John’s awards include a Companion of the Order of Australia (1996),
Honorary Doctor of Laws from Monash University (1994), Honorary Doctor of
Science from the University of New South Wales (1995), and the Australian
Centenary Medal (2003).
QR LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2007/08
Dawson Petie Director
Dawson is Chair of Teachers’ Union Health and is a UnitingCare
Queensland Board Member. Dawson has held senior executive
positions in government, finance and the union movement, as well
as general management roles with Suncorp and QIC. Dawson
is a former General Secretary of the ACTU Queensland and has
held Board positions with 2KY, QIC, Sunsuper, The National Trust
of Queensland and Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.
Peter Holmes à Court Director
Peter is the Chairman of White Bull Holdings, a private investment company,
a director of South Sydney Football Club and a member of the Lord Mayor’s
City of Sydney Business Forum. In 1993 Peter formed Back Row Productions,
operating in New York, London and Sydney. Back Row produced over 20
live shows in 30 countries and 300 cities world wide. Live acts included the
Australian show Tap Dogs, the UK’s Eddie Izzard and the US’s Jerry Seinfeld.
Peter was formerly Chief Executive Officer of the Australian Agricultural Company.
Paul Bell Director
Paul Bell joined the Board in 1999 and was appointed Deputy Chairman in 2000. Paul resigned from the Board on 16 May 2008 following his
election as Councillor and Deputy Mayor of the Central Highlands Regional Council. Paul served as Chairman of the Passenger Services Strategy
Committee and was a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee.
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