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Kay GillardGeneral Manager – RetailKay joined Pumpkin Patch in 1996 as Operations Manager to head the retail initiative intoAustralia. In 1997 Kay was appointed General Manager – Australia and in 1999 was appointedGeneral Manager – Retail with responsibility for Pumpkin Patch's global retail operation. BeforeKay joined Pumpkin Patch she was Business Director at Three Bears and Route 66 Ltd and priorto that she was General Manager at Saks Newmarket.Zarina ThesingGeneral Manager – Information Technology, BComZarina joined Pumpkin Patch in 2000 as an IT Development Manager and was appointed asGeneral Manager-IT in 2002. Zarina has been involved in the IT industry for 9 years prior to joiningPumpkin Patch including: Wilson & Horton Ltd, management of the replacement of billingsystems; Vodafone New Zealand Ltd, systems architect and manager of dealer systems project;Auckland City Council and Southern Regional Health Authority, implementation of ContractManagement System (CMS) and, Royal New Zealand Navy, system architect, co-ordinator forANZAC frigate project implementation on 'the existing fleet'.Bruce WalkleyGeneral Manager – Business Development (Europe and UK), BComBruce joined Pumpkin Patch in 1993 as Finance Director. In 2000 he was appointed GeneralManager – United Kingdom with responsibility for managing Pumpkin Patch's internationalexpansion in the United Kingdom and Europe. Before joining Pumpkin Patch Bruce was thefinancial controller for a joint venture developing multi-use property development in Londonand prior to that he worked as an accountant in London.Matthew WashingtonGroup Financial Controller, BCom, CAMatthew joined Pumpkin Patch in 2000 as Group Financial Controller.He has over 16 years accounting and commercial experience of which eight years were withErnst & Young most recently as a Senior Manager and a further three years were with FletcherWood Panels Ltd as Finance Manager.corporate governanceThe Board of Pumpkin Patch has the responsibility of ensuringPumpkin Patch is properly managed to protect and enhanceshareholders’ interests. The Directors take this responsibilityseriously and to this end, the Board of Directors has adoptedwhat it believes to be appropriate corporate governancepolicies and practices. The main corporate governancepolicies incorporate:• Board committees:- Audit, Compliance and Risk Management Committee:and- Remuneration Committee.The Board has undertaken to regularly review the corporategovernance policies to ensure that Pumpkin Patch’sresponsibilities and obligations are met.• Appointment and retirement of Directors;• Directors’ access to independent professional advice;18