Annual Report - AWB Limited

AWB Limited BoardPeter Polson Non-executive Chairman, BComm, MBLCommittees: Risk, Audit and Nomination & Remuneration (Chair)Directorships of other listed companies - past three years: ChallengerFinancial Services Group Limited (April 2003 to date), Challenger ListedInvestments Limited as responsible entity for Challenger Wine Trustand Challenger Infrastructure Fund (February 2005 - August 2006)Mr Polson has been a director of AWB Limited since 31 March 2003and Chairman since 22 October 2008. Mr Polson has broadexperience in the financial services industry, first as Managing Directorof the international funds management business with the ColonialGroup, then as an executive with the Commonwealth Banking Groupwith responsibility for all investment and insurance services for theGroup, including the Group’s funds management, master funds,superannuation and insurance businesses and third party supportservices for brokers, agents and financial advisers. In 2003, Mr Polsoncommenced his career as a non-executive director. Mr Polson isChairman of Challenger Financial Services Group Limited, ChallengerLife No. 2 Limited and IDP Education Pty Ltd and a director of AvantInsurance Limited, Bennelong Group Holdings Pty Limited,Bennelong Foundation and Escor Pty Limited.John Schmoll Non-executive director, BComm (Rhodes), FCA, FAICDCommittees: Audit (Chair), Risk and Nomination & RemunerationDirectorships of other listed companies - past three years: HousewaresInternational Limited (November 2004 to date), Oroton Group Limited(November 2005 to date), Chandler Macleod Group Limited (December2005 to date)Appointed on 10 March 2005. Mr Schmoll built a successful 32 yearexecutive management career primarily in South Africa and Australiain finance, investor relations, information technology, governanceand large scale process activities in major corporations. Mr Schmollspent seven years as the Chief Financial Officer of Coles Myer Limitedand prior to this held senior corporate and professional roles inAustralia and South Africa which exposed him to a broad spectrum ofcommercial, financial services, retail distribution, and public serviceactivities. Mr Schmoll is a chairman of Housewares InternationalLimited, and a director of Chandler MacLeod Group Limited andOroton Group Limited. He was also a director of Golden CircleLimited from April 2005 to November 2007.Gordon Davis Managing Director, BForestSc (Hons), MAgSc, MBACommittees: Audit (by invitation), Risk (by invitation) and Nomination& Remuneration (by invitation)Directorships of other listed companies - past three years: NilRefer to page 23 for profile.Peter Patterson Company Secretary, LLM, FCISRefer to page 23 for profile.34 www.awb.com.au