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an economist with the Australian Treasury, Canberra. He was
inaugural Chairman of the Investment and Financial Services
Association. Ian holds an Honours Degree in Economics from
the University of Adelaide and an Advanced Diploma from the
Australian Institute of Company Directors. Ian is also a Director
of Argo Investments Limited, GPT Group and St Vincent’s and
Mater Health Sydney Limited.
Elizabeth Nosworthy AO, Non-Executive Director and
Deputy Chairman. Elizabeth was a partner in an Australian
national law firm before pursuing a career as a full-time nonexecutive
director. She has held a range of directorships in both
the private and the public sectors. Elizabeth is currently
Chairman of Commander Communications Limited and
Stanwell Corporation Limited, and a director of the GPT
Group and Ventracor Limited. She is an Adjunct Professor of
Law at the University of Queensland and a Council Member
of the National Gallery of Australia. Elizabeth is an Officer of
the Order of Australia (AO) and a Fellow of the Australian
Institute of Company Directors. Elizabeth has a Bachelor of
Arts and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Queensland
and a Masters of Laws from the London School of Economics.
Michael Sharpe AO, Non-Executive Director and
Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management
Committee. Michael is a director of ASX. During his career
he has served as Chairman of the International Accounting
Standards Committee; President of the Institute of Chartered
Accountants in Australia; Senior Audit Partner of the firm now
known as PricewaterhouseCoopers; a trustee of many of the
largest superannuation funds in Australia, including State Super
(NSW) and Military Super; Chairman of many companies
and an advisor to Government, including appointment as
Independent Auditor of the Australian National Audit Office,
the NSW Premier’s Accounting Advisory Panel and a member
of the Takeovers Panel. Michael is also an Officer of the Order
of Australia (AO), Fellow Chartered Accountant and Fellow
of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He holds a
Bachelor of Economics Degree and an Honorary Doctorate
in Economics from the University of Sydney.
Dieter Rampl, Non-Executive Director. Dieter is the
Chairman of the Board of Managing Directors of HVB,
Germany’s second largest bank. Dieter became Chairman
of HVB in 2003, having been a member of its Board since
1995. Dieter’s career in the German banking industry spans
almost 40 years and has included senior roles with Bayerische
Vereinsbank and BHF-Bank in Germany and the United
States. Dieter is based in the Munich office of HVB.
Martin Rey, Executive Director. Martin has geographic
responsibility for continental Europe and coordinates a variety
of European business activities. He joined Babcock & Brown
in 2003. Prior to joining Babcock & Brown, Martin held a
variety of senior management positions at HVB, most recently
Executive Divisional Board Member, Corporate Banking.
Martin earned a law degree at Rheinische Friedrich-
Wilhelms University in Bonn and studied business at the
University of Hagen. He is based in the Munich office.
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