Left to right: Fred Grimwade, Gordon Davis, Brendan Fitzgerald,John Schmoll, Peter Polson, Tony Howarth, Steve ChamaretteBrendan Fitzgerald Non-executive director, CertRuralMgmt, FCDACommittees: Nomination & RemunerationDirectorships of other listed companies - past three years: NilElected on 13 March 2003, and re-elected on 23 February 2006 and22 October 2008. Mr Fitzgerald is a grain grower from Kimba inSouth Australia supplying both the domestic and export markets. Hehas operated, in partnership with his family, a farming and contractharvesting business since 1975. Mr Fitzgerald was previously a directorof South Australian Cooperative Bulk Handling and was also DeputyChairman of Ausbulk. As a director, Mr Fitzgerald was involved infinance and audit, nomination, remuneration and listing committeesand has chaired a strategic infrastructure committee. Mr Fitzgeraldhas studied export grain marketing and storage in North America,South Africa and England and holds an Advanced Diploma from theAustralian Institute of Company Directors.Fred Grimwade Non-executive director, BComm, LLB (Hons), MBA,MAICD, SF Fin, FCISCommittees: Risk (Chair), Audit and Nomination & RemunerationDirectorships of other listed companies - past three years: CPTGlobal <strong>Limited</strong> (October 2002 to date)Member of the Board since February 2008. Mr Grimwade is anExecutive Director of Fawkner Capital, a corporate advisory andinvestment firm. He has a broad range of experience in strategicmanagement, agribusiness, finance, corporate governance and law.Mr Grimwade was Managing Director of the Colonial AgriculturalCompany from 1998 to 2006 and previously held senior executiveroles with Colonial and WMC. He also worked with US investment bankGoldman, Sachs & Co. in New York and as a lawyer. Mr Grimwade isChairman of CPT Global <strong>Limited</strong> and a former Joint National Presidentof the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia).Tony Howarth Non-executive Director, AO, SFFin, FAIMCommittees: Audit, Risk and Nomination & RemunerationDirectorships of other listed companies - past three years: Alinta<strong>Limited</strong> (January 2000 - July 2006), Home Building Society <strong>Limited</strong>(June 2003 - December 2007), Bank of Queensland <strong>Limited</strong> (December2007 to date), Mermaid Marine Australia <strong>Limited</strong> (July 2003 to date),Wesfarmers <strong>Limited</strong> (June 2007 to date)Appointed on 10 March 2005. Mr Howarth spent over 35 yearsin the banking and finance industry. Uniquely, Mr Howarth heldexecutive positions in government, regional and major banks as wellas in building societies and stockbroking and has had internationalexperience in London, Hamburg and New York. Mr Howarth isChairman of Mermaid Marine Australia <strong>Limited</strong>, Deputy Chairman ofBank of Queensland <strong>Limited</strong> and a director of Wesfarmers <strong>Limited</strong>. Heis a former Chairman of Alinta <strong>Limited</strong> (retired July 2006) and HomeBuilding Society <strong>Limited</strong> (up until its merger with Bank of Queenslandin December 2007). In addition, Mr Howarth is involved in a number ofcommunity organisations including St John of God Health Care Group,the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry and the Universityof Western Australia.Steve Chamarette Non-executive director, BEcons, MSc, FAICDCommittees: Nomination & RemunerationDirectorships of other listed companies - past three years: NilElected on 11 March 2004 and re-elected on 22 February 2007 and22 October 2008. Mr Chamarette is a grain grower from Trayning,Western Australia and a former Western Australia Farmers GrainsCouncil delegate. Mr Chamarette has completed the Graduate Memberand Advanced Diploma courses at the Australian Institute of CompanyDirectors and is a Fellow of the Institute.www.awb.com.au 35
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