P J (PETER) SMEDLEY
Chairman, Independent Non-Executive Director
BCom, MBA, FAICD
Age 65. Appointed a Director and Chairman in
October 2000. Mr Smedley is Chairman of the
Operational Risk Committee and a member of the
Governance & Nominations Committee and the
Human Resources Committee. He is Chairman
of Spotless Group Limited, and CARE Australia,
and Deputy Chairman of the Colonial Foundation.
He is also a Director of The Australian Ballet
and the Haven Foundation. His previous roles
included Managing Director and Chief Executive
Officer of Mayne Group Limited, Managing
Director & Chief Executive Officer of the
Colonial Group Limited, Chairman of the State
Bank of New South Wales, Executive Director,
Downstream Oil and Chemicals and Executive
Director, Coal and Metals for Shell Australia
Limited, Deputy Chairman of Newcrest Mining
Limited and Director of Austen & Butta Limited.
Other listed company directorships held during
the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2008:
- Spotless Group Limited appointed
8 December 2006.
G (GEOFF) PLUMMER
MD & CEO, Non-independent Executive Director
BEc
Age 52. Appointed a Director in December
2004 and became Managing Director and Chief
Executive Officer on 2 May 2005. Mr Plummer
joined OneSteel in October 2000 from BHP after
22 years with the group. His previous roles with
OneSteel were Deputy Managing Director and
before that Executive General Manager Market
Mills. His roles at BHP included President Rod &
Bar Products (BHP Steel), General Manager of the
joint venture company Bekaert–BHP Steel Cord,
President of Australian Logistics Services in BHP
Transport and management positions in BHP wire
operations. He is a Director of the International
Iron & Steel Institute.
LAURENCE G (LAURIE) COX AO
Independent Non-Executive Director
B.Comm, FCPA, SFFin
Age 69. Appointed a Director on 17 September 2007. Mr Cox is a member of the Audit & Compliance Committee and the Human Resources Committee. Chairman of SMS Management & Technology Limited, Executive Director of Macquarie Group Limited and Chairman of the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Limited. Mr Cox has had extensive experience in Australian and international financial markets for more than 40 years holding senior executive positions including Chairman Australian Stock Exchange (1989–94), Executive Chairman Potter Warburg Group of companies (1990–95), Director SG Warburg Securities London, former Chairman of Transurban Group and former Director of Smorgon Steel Group Limited, Hills Motorway Limited, Hills Motorway Management Limited and Research Australia Limited. Other listed company directorships held during the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2008:
- Director of Macquarie Group Ltd since November 2007
- SMS Management & Technology Limited since May 2001
- Smorgon Steel Group Limited from September 1998 until August 2007
- Hills Motorway Limited from April 2005 until February 2007
- Transurban Group from November 2001 until February 2007
- Director of Research Australia Limited from November 2005 to November 2008
R (BRYAN) DAVIS
Independent Non- Executive Director
BSc (Tech), FAIMM, MAICD
Age 65. Appointed a Director in December 2004. Mr Davis became Chairman of the Occupational Health, Safety & Environment Committee in August 2005 and is also a member of the Operational Risk Committee. He is a Non–executive Director of Coal and Allied Industries Limited and his previous roles include Non-executive Director of Newcrest Mining Limited, Executive Director - Mining of Pasminco Limited, Director of North Flinders Mine Limited, Chairman of Indophil Resources NL and Bendigo Mining Limited, Executive Director of Australian Consolidated Minerals Group, senior management positions at CRA Limited, Chairman of the NSW Minerals Council and Member of the NSW State Minerals Advisory Council. Other listed company directorships held during the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2008:
- Coal and Allied Industries Limited since September 2000
- Bendigo Mining Limited from September 2004 until January 2006
- Newcrest Mining Limited from April 1998 to October 2008
E J (EILEEN) DOYLE
Independent Non–Executive Director
BMath, MMath, PhD, FAICD
Age 53. Appointed a Director in October 2000.
Ms Doyle is a member of the Audit & Compliance
Committee, the Occupational Health, Safety
& Environment Committee and the Governance
& Nominations Committee as well as Chairman
of OneSteel’s Superannuation Policy Committee.
She is also Chairman of Port Waratah Coal
Services, a Director of State Super Financial
Services, Ross Human Directions Limited, CSIRO
and Steel & Tube Holdings Limited, a New Zealand
listed company in which OneSteel holds a 50.3%
interest. Her previous roles included a Director
of Austrade and senior management positions
with CSR Timber Products, BHP Steel and Hunter
Water Corporation.
Other listed company directorships held during
the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2008:
- Ross Human Directions Limited since July 2005
- Steel & Tube Holdings Limited since July 2005.
C R (COLIN) GALBRAITH AM
Independent Non-Executive Director
LLB (Hons), LLM, FAICD
Age 60. Appointed a Director in October 2000.
Mr Galbraith is Chairman of the Governance &
Nominations Committee and a member of the
Audit & Compliance Committee. He is a Special
Adviser at Gresham Partners Limited having
previously been a partner at law firm Allens
Arthur Robinson specialising in commercial
law. He is a Director of Commonwealth Bank
of Australia, CARE Australia and the Australian
Institute of Company Directors, Chairman BHP
Billiton Community Trust and a trustee of Royal
Melbourne Hospital Neuroscience Foundation.
Previously, he has been a Director of Colonial
Group, Azon Limited and GasNet Australia
Limited (group).
Other listed company directorships held during
the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2008:
- Commonwealth Bank of Australia since
June 2000
- GasNet Australia Limited (group) from
December 2001 until November 2006.
P G (PETER) NANKERVIS
Independent Non-Executive Director
B Ec (Hons), FCPA, GAICD
Age 58. Appointed a Director in December
2004. Mr Nankervis is Chairman of the Audit
& Compliance Committee and a member of
the Operational Risk Committee. He is also a
Director of Dairy Australia Limited and Mitchell
Communication Group Limited. Previously he was
Chief Financial Officer of Cadbury Schweppes
Asia Pacific and Finance Director of Cadbury
Schweppes Australia Limited.
Other listed company directorships held during
the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2008:
- Mitchell Communication Group Limited from
12 March 2007.
D A (DEAN) PRITCHARD,
Independent Non-Executive Director
BE, FIE Aust, CP Eng, FAICD
Age 63. Appointed a Director in October 2000.
Mr Pritchard is a member of the Occupational
Health, Safety & Environment Committee, the
Human Resources Committee and the Operational
Risk Committee. He is Chairman of Steel & Tube
Holdings Limited, a New Zealand listed company
in which OneSteel holds a 50.3% interest. He is
also a director of OZ Minerals Limited, Spotless
Group Limited and Eraring Energy. Previously,
he was Chief Executive Officer of Baulderstone
Hornibrook, Chairman of ICS Global Limited, a
director of Railcorp and Zinifex Limited.
Other listed company directorships held during
the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2008:
- ICS Global Limited from June 1999 until
June 2007
- Zinifex Limited from March 2004 to July 2008
- Steel & Tube Holdings Limited since May 2005
- Spotless Group Limited since May 2007
- OZ Minerals Limited since June 2008.
N J (NEVILLE) ROACH AO
Independent Non–Executive Director
BA (Hons), DSc (HC), FACS
Age 69. Appointed a Director in October
2000. Mr Roach is the Chairman of the Human
Resources Committee and a member of the
Occupational Health, Safety & Environment
Committee and the Audit & Compliance
Committee. He is also Chairman of Smart Internet
Cooperative Research Centre, Smart Services
Cooperative Research Centre, TCS–FNS Pty
Ltd and TCSM Pty Limited and a director of
Australian Academic and Research Network.
His previous roles include Chairman and Chief
Executive Officer of Fujitsu Australia Limited,
director of Fujitsu Asia, Deputy Chairman of SBS,
Chairman of Council for Multicultural Australia,
Business (Migration) Advisory Panel, Australian
Information Industry Association, National ICT
Australia Limited, Intelligent Island Board and
Australia India Business Council, and President
Asian Oceanian Computing Industry Organisation.
G J (GRAHAM) SMORGON
Independent Non-Executive Director
B.Juris LL.B
Age 58. Appointed a Director on 17 September
2007. Mr Smorgon is a member of the
Operational Risk Committee and the Occupational
Health, Safety & Environment Committee.
He is also Chairman of Smorgon Consolidated
Investments, the GBM Group and the Print Mint
Group, and a Director of Fed Square Pty Ltd. His
previous roles included Chairman of Smorgon
Steel Group Limited, President of the Carlton
Football Club, Deputy Chairman of Melbourne
Health, Director of The Walter and Eliza Hall
Institute and partner of law firm Barker Harty
& Co where he practised as a commercial lawyer
for 10 years.
Other listed company directorships held during
the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2008:
- Smorgon Steel Group Limited from April 1998
until August 2007.
S (SHARYN) PAGE
Company Secretary
BA LLB, ACIS, AACI
Age 45. Ms Page joined OneSteel in July 2008,
following the retirement of John Krenich who was
Company Secretary from May 2002 to August
2008. She was appointed Company Secretary on
19 August 2008. Prior to this, Sharyn worked
for 21 years in the financial services industry
in a variety of legal, compliance and company
secretariat roles. Sharyn held the positions of
Board Executive and Company Secretary at AMP
from 2005 to 2008 and was AMP’s Assistant
Company Secretary from 2003 to 2005.
• Rod Mills
• Bar Mills
• Wire Mills
• Wire Ropes
• Supply Chain
Transformation
Andrew Roberts
Executive GM Marketing
• Strategic
marketing
• Australian
Tube Mills
• Global Grinding
Media
• Rail & Forge
• LiteSteelTM
Technologies
• ASI distribution
channel
Rick Jansen
CEO Recycling
• 56 physical sites in nine countries
• Trading offices in six countries
Stephen (Steve) Hamer
Executive GM Steel-in-Concrete
• ARC -
The Australian
Reinforcing
Company
• OneSteel
Reinforcing
INTERNATIONAL OPERATIONS
Nick Calavrias CEO and Non-independent Director Steel & Tube Holdings (NZ)
Age 59. Mr Calavrias was appointed a director
in September 1990 and Chief Executive Officer
in July 1991. He is a director of all the group’s
subsidiary companies. External positions include,
director of Rangatira Ltd, Chairman of Contract
Resources Ltd, Vice Chair of the NZ Business
Roundtable, member of the Institute of Directors
and a fellow of the NZ Institute of Management.
• 50.3% shareholding
• 17 Steel Distribution
and Processing sites
• 14 Roofing Products
and Reinforcing sites
• 4 Piping Systems sites
• 6 Fastening Systems
sites and 3 Chain
& Rigging sites
• 8 Stainless Steel
service centres
• 2 Hurricane Wire
Products sites
CORPORATE STAFF
Bill Gately
Corporate GM Human Resources & OHS
Tony Reeves
Chief Financial Officer
Michael Dines
Corporate GM Information Systems
Steve Ashe
General Manager, Investor Relations & External Affairs
LEAD TEAM
Mark Parry - Executive GM Whyalla
BComm
Age 46. Mr Parry joined OneSteel from BHP after
working in a number of roles since 1984. Prior to
his current role, Mr Parry was GM Manufacturing
Pipe & Tube. He has served as General Manager
of the joint venture company Bekaert–BHP Steel
Cord and held the position of Manager Geelong
Wire Mill.
Leo Selleck - Executive GM Project Magnet
BSc
Age 59. Mr Selleck has had 36 years experience
in the Australian steel industry, joining OneSteel
from BHP where he had served in a variety of
roles since 1972. Mr Selleck has significant
experience in the integrated steelmaking
business. He has also held corporate roles in
the fields of safety and environment. Prior to his
current role Mr Selleck was responsible for the
Whyalla Steelworks and then Project Magnet.
Antony (Tony) Combe - Executive GM Distribution
BBus (Mktg)
Age 46. Mr Combe joined OneSteel in February
2006 as Executive GM - Distribution. Prior to this, Mr Combe spent 20 years with global consumer packaging company Huhtamaki where he held various marketing and general management positions in Australia, Spain and Belgium. For the last five years he was Executive Vice President for the regional business in the Asia, Oceania and Africa.
Bill Gately - Corporate GM Human Resources & OHS
BEc
Age 47. Mr Gately joined OneSteel from BHP
where he had worked since 1979 in a range of
human resource and employee relations positions.
During that period he worked for BHP Minerals and
in the Newcastle and Port Kembla Steel operations
where he played a key role in significant change
and business improvement initiatives.
Tony Reeves - Chief Financial Officer
BEc, MComm, FCPA, FTA
Age 53. Mr Reeves joined OneSteel in October
2001, responsible for accounting, tax, risk
management, treasury, business planning, legal,
company secretarial and strategic sourcing.
Mr Reeves is a director of Steel & Tube Holdings
Ltd. Previous roles include finance, marketing and
IT positions in Australia, UK and USA with ICI and
Orica, and finance and commercial positions with
Allied Mills, Vinidex and Unilever.
Michael Dines - Corporate GM Information Systems
Dip AirEng (Avionics)
Corporate GM Information Systems
Age 46. Mr Dines joined OneSteel from BHP
where since 1990 his career spanned many
operational and management areas focussing on
the IT aspects of manufacturing and distribution
functions. Prior to joining BHP, Mr Dines worked
for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in
airborne avionics support and logistics.
Chris Keast - Executive GM Rod, Bar & Wire
BComm
Executive GM Rod, Bar & Wire
Age 47. Mr Keast joined OneSteel from BHP
where he served in a variety of roles since 1982.
Mr Keast was previously General Manager of
Wire from 1999 to 2005. Prior to this he ran
the Bekaert–BHP Steel Cord joint venture.
Mr Keast has previously worked in a number of
senior positions in BHP in rail and road freight,
shipping, stevedoring and human resources.
G (GEOFF) PLUMMER - MD & CEO, Non-independent Executive Director
BEc
Age 52. Appointed a Director in December
2004 and became Managing Director and Chief
Executive Officer on 2 May 2005. Mr Plummer
joined OneSteel in October 2000 from BHP after
22 years with the group. His previous roles with
OneSteel were Deputy Managing Director and
before that Executive General Manager Market
Mills. His roles at BHP included President Rod &
Bar Products (BHP Steel), General Manager of the
joint venture company Bekaert–BHP Steel Cord,
President of Australian Logistics Services in BHP
Transport and management positions in BHP wire
operations. He is a Director of the International
Iron & Steel Institute.
Andrew Roberts - Executive GM Marketing
BComm
Age 41. Mr Roberts joined OneSteel from BHP
Steel, starting in 1989. He has held a number of
roles in marketing, sales and general business
management across the Manufacturing, Materials, Steel–in–Concrete and Distribution businesses.
Rick Jansen - CEO Recycling
Age 52. Mr Jansen joined OneSteel from Smorgon
Steel Recyclers. Prior to the SSR appointment, he
held various senior management roles with Sims
Group from Trading Manager to Executive GM in
the Australian business and the last seven years
in the USA as President Sims Metal America and,
more recently, as CEO Sims Hugo Neu. He has
35 years industry experience.
Steve Ashe - General Manager, Investor Relations & External Affairs
BBus, ACAGM
Age 48. Mr Ashe was appointed GM of Investor
Relations & External Affairs in June 2008.
Prior to this Mr Ashe spent the last eight years
with James Hardie, initially as Vice President
Public Affairs and then Vice President Investor
Relations, a position he held for seven years.
Preceding James Hardie, Mr Ashe spent 16 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers in various roles including accounting, taxation, business advice and regulatory affairs. He has a Business degree from the Sydney University of Technology and is a member of the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Stephen (Steve) Hamer - Executive GM Steel-in-Concrete
BEng (Hons) Age 51. Mr Hamer was appointed Executive GM Steel–
in–Concrete in August 2007. Mr Hamer has spent
his career in the Australian steel industry in a range
of technical, functional and business management
positions. In his previous role, Mr Hamer was
responsible for OneSteel’s Reinforcing business.