2010 ANNUAL REPORT - Watercare

WATERCARE SERVICES LIMITED ANNUAL REPORT 2010Directors' Profiles11 Graeme Hawkins, 63BSc BCom ACA FInstDChairmanGraeme Hawkins has extensive experience in senior management roles in the private sector and as a professional director.He has held senior roles in Fletcher Challenge and was the chief executive of Dominion Breweries in the late 1980s.General disclosure of interests: Chairman: Southern Cross Medical Care Society; Southern Cross Health Trust.Director: Biomed Holdings Ltd; Cavalier Corporation Ltd; Stableburn Farms Ltd; Hawkins Consulting Services Ltd;Ports of Auckland Ltd.22 David Clarke, 51BE (Hons) ME BBS MBA MInstD FNZIMDavid Clarke has considerable experience in the areas of biotechnology, IT, health, food and related sectors. He has been theinaugural chair for multiple technology industries and has strong commercial and governance skills. His background includesengineering, finance, marketing and sales. He is a fellow of the New Zealand Institute of Management, a member of the RoyalSociety and member of the Institute of Directors.General disclosure of interests: Chairman: Hawkins Watts Ltd; Optima Corporation Ltd; TRGG Ltd; NZ Institute ofRural Health; Kordia Ltd. Director: Cranleigh Merchant Bankers; Ngai Tahu Tourism Ltd; Hynds Group Ltd; KODE Biotec Ltd.Trustee, South Auckland Foundation (Middlemore/CMDHB).33 Peter Drummond, 57FInstDPeter Drummond is an experienced director and chairman with extensive international business management and marketingexperience. He was chairman of Watercare previously and brings extensive knowledge of both the wholesale and retail waterservices industry. Peter rejoined the Watercare board in March 2010 and remains a director with Manukau Water. He has alsoserved on the board of Vector, Mid Central Health and Hort Research Ltd as well as a large range of community organisationslike Variety, the children’s charity.General disclosure of interests: Chairman: United Fire Brigade Association; Appliance Connection Ltd;Waitemata Harbour Clean Up Trust; Motat, Variety Medical Missions South Pacific. Director: Manukau Water Limited;NARTA New Zealand Ltd; NARTA International pty Ltd.44 Susan Huria, 50FPRINZ MInstDSusan Huria is a specialist in the Maori sector working with Maori organisations on constitutional reviews, board appointments,support and strategic advice. She has extensive governance, marketing communications and general management experience.Susan was an executive at Auckland International Airport and worked in marketing and communications for 10 years, beforestarting her own management practice in 2000, Huria Anders.General disclosure of interests: Deputy Chair: AgResearch Ltd. Director: Manukau Leisure Services Ltd; Northland PortCompany Ltd; Director and Shareholder: Huria Anders Ltd; Susan Huria (2003) Associates Ltd; Te Ara Tika Properties Ltd.Director: Vermilion Design Ltd; Airways Corporation of New Zealand Ltd. Trustee, First Foundation.55 Ross Keenan, 66BCom FCITDeputy ChairmanRoss Keenan joined the board in March 2010 and is an experienced company director with corporate governance andexecutive experience across a diverse range of companies including airways, tourism, telecommunications, health and propertydevelopment. He has particular knowledge and experience in the retail and wholesale water and wastewater services industryand is currently chairman of Metrowater.General disclosure of interests: Chairman: Metrowater Ltd; Allied Work Force Group Ltd; Ngai Tahu Tourism Ltd.Director: Ngai Tahu Seafood Ltd; Ngai Tahu Holdings Corporation; Touchdown Ltd; Auckland Regional Transport Network Ltd.66 Patrick Snedden, 55BCom BAPatrick Snedden has considerable experience in corporate governance. He is chairman of both the Auckland District HealthBoard and Housing New Zealand Corporation. He also has extensive commercial experience with Maori organisations and hasa sound understanding of the role public sector organisations play in the community.General disclosure of interests: Chairman: Auckland District Health Board; Housing New Zealand Corporation Ltd;Hobsonville Land Company Ltd; Tamaki Plan Development Board; Quality Improvement Committee. Director: SneddenPublishing and Management Consultants Ltd.directors' profiles1277 Jeff Todd, 68CBE BCom FCA FInstDChairman of the Audit and Risk CommitteeJeff Todd is a chartered accountant and company director and was formerly managing partner for New Zealand and thePacific for Price Waterhouse (now PricewaterhouseCoopers). He is a former chairman of the Southern Cross Medical CareSociety, Southern Cross Healthcare Trust and the New Zealand Guardian Trust Company Ltd; and a director of the ReserveBank of New Zealand and the ANZ Banking Group (NZ) Ltd. He has a particular interest in corporate governance and is afellow of the Institute of Directors.General disclosure of interests: Chairman: Dynasty Hotel Group Limited. Deputy Chairman: Sanford Limited. Director:National Research Centre for Growth and Development; Medical Research Foundation. Trustee, Goodfellow Foundation andPostgraduate Medical Society (School of Medicine, University of Auckland); Christian Healthcare Trust. Member, Aotea CentreBoard of Management.NOTES: The company has a deed of indemnity with each director that indemnifies the director in accordance with the company’sconstitution and grants certain rights in respect of access to documents and the maintenance of liability insurance cover.There were no specific disclosures of interests by directors in 2009/10.