AJ Lucas Group annual report 2007-08

Directors’ report
The Board of directors have pleasure in presenting their report together with the financial report of AJ Lucas Group Limited (the Company) and the
consolidated entity, being the Company and its controlled entities (the Group), for the year ended 30 June 2008 and the auditor’s report thereon.
Directors
The Directors of AJ Lucas Group Limited at any time during or since the end of the financial year are as follows:
Allan Campbell BCom LLB
Executive chairman and CEO. Age 52. Director since 1995.
After qualifying as a lawyer, Mr Campbell worked for several leading investment banks, initially in Australia then
for ten years in London and New York. During this period he was given responsibility for corporate advisory and
recovery where he gained valuable hands-on experience in the turnaround of distressed companies.
Mr Campbell acquired Lucas in 1995, setting the Company on a path and listed it on the ASX in 1999.
Subsequently, he has been responsible for the Company’s strategic direction and has established its position as one
of the leading provider of mining and infrastructure services in Australia.
Ian Stuart-Robertson AAIQS
Executive director. Age 59. Director since 1995.
Mr Stuart-Robertson is a qualified quantity surveyor with nearly 40 years experience in civil and building
construction. He has previously served as a director of several construction companies and been responsible for the
delivery of many major projects. He also has considerable expertise in project cost reporting systems and makes a
vital contribution to the Group in his role as chairman of the tender review committee.
He is also a non-executive director of quantity surveyors, John Hollis & Partners.
Andrew Lukas be
Non-Executive director. Age 61. Director since 1995.
Mr Lukas is a qualified civil engineer. He joined Lucas in 1975 after working in the engineering and construction of
pipelines in the USA and Australia for the Williams group of companies.
He pioneered the development of horizontal directional drilling in Australia and is an authority on this
technology as well as pipelines. He is also a leading proponent of directional drilling in coal seam gas extraction.
He is an executive committee member and past president of the Australian Pipeline Industry Association (APIA) and
a director and immediate past president of the International Pipeline and Offshore Contractors Association (IPLOCA).
Mr Lukas was appointed chief executive officer of Sydney Gas Limited on 19 March 2008 following which he
ceased executive duties at the Company.
Martin Green FCA
Independent non-executive director, Chairman of audit committee.
Age 63. Director since 1999.
Mr Green is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and an official liquidator of the Supreme Court of
NSW. He has been in public practice for 36 years, mainly specialising in business recovery and insolvency. He has
substantial business and finance experience at senior levels.
He is currently a principal at Ferrier Green Krejci Silvia, Chartered Accountants, a former honorary director/
treasurer of the National Trust of Australia (NSW) and has served at various times in many public roles and
capacities.
Mr Green also serves as Chairman of the Company’s Audit Committee.
Garry O’Meally BSc BE
Independent non-executive director, member of audit committee.
Age 72. Director since 1999.
Mr O’Meally has over 40 years experience in the oil and gas industries, mainly with Australian Gas Light Company
where he served as general manager of AGL Gas Companies and later of AGL Petroleum. He was also general
manager of Queensland and Northern Territory for Santos Limited and has consulted to many energy companies.
He was previously president of the Australian Gas Association, councillor and Queensland chairman of the
Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association and an executive manager of the Australian Pipeline
Industry Association. Mr O’Meally’s knowledge of the energy industries has been vitally important in the Group’s
expansion into its coal seam gas activities.
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