P J (PETER) SMEDLEY
Chairman, Independent Non-Executive Director
BCom, MBA, FAICD
Age 64. Appointed a director and
Chairman in October 2000. Peter
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 2004 to
30 June 2007: - Spotless Group Limited appointed 8 December 2006.
G (GEOFF) PLUMMER
MD & CEO, Non-independent Executive Director
BEc
Age 51. Appointed a director in
December 2004 and became Managing
Director and Chief Executive Officer
on 2 May 2005. Geoff 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 and Steel Institute.
LAURENCE G (LAURIE) COX AO
Independent Non-Executive Director
B.Com., FCPA, FSIA
Age 68. Appointed a director on 17 September 2007. Member of the Audit & Compliance Committee and the Human Resources Committee. Chairman of SMS Management & Technology Limited, Executive Director of Macquarie Bank Limited and Director of Research Australia Limited. Chairman of the Murdoch Childrens Research Institute Limited. Extensive experience in Australia and international financial markets over more than 40 years, holding senior executive positions including Chairman Australian Stock Exchange (1989-94), Executive Chairman Potter Warburg Group of companies (1990-95) and Director SG Warburg Securities, London. Former Chairman of Transurban Group and former director of Smorgon Steel Group Limited, Hills Motorway Limited and Hills Motorway Management Limited. Other listed company directorships held during the period 1 July 2004 to 30 June 2007: Smorgon Steel Group Limited from September 1998 until August 2007; Macquarie Bank Limited since January 1996; SMS Management & Technology Limited since May 2001; Transurban Group from November 2001 until February 2007; Hills Motorway Limited from April 2005 until February 2007.
R (BRYAN) DAVIS
Independent Non- Executive Director
BSc (Tech), FAIMM, MAICD
Age 64. Appointed a director in
December 2004. Bryan 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 Newcrest
Mining Limited and Coal and Allied
Industries Limited. His previous roles
include 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 a Member of the
NSW State Minerals Advisory Council.
Other listed company directorships
held during the period 1 July 2004 to
30 June 2007:
- Newcrest Mining Limited since April
1998
- Coal and Allied Industries Limited
since September 2000
- Bendigo Mining Limited from
September 2004 until January 2006
- Indophil Resources NL from
September 2000 until April 2005.
E J (EILEEN) DOYLE
Independent Non–Executive Director
BMath, MMath, PhD, FAICD
Age 52. Appointed a director in
October 2000. Eileen 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 2004 to
30 June 2007:
- 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 (Univ of Melbourne)
Age 59. Appointed a director in
October 2000. Colin 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 and CARE Australia, Chairman
BHP Billiton Community Trust, a
director of the Australian Institute of
Company Directors, a trustee of Royal
Melbourne Hospital Neuroscience
Foundation and a special adviser to
Allens Arthur Robinson. 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 2004 to
30 June 2007:
- 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, MAICD
Age 57. Appointed a director in
December 2004. Peter 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 2004 to
30 June 2007: Mitchell Communication Group
Limited from 12 March 2007.
D A (DEAN) PRITCHARD,
Independent Non-Executive Director
BE, FIE Aust, CP Eng, FAICD
Age 62. Appointed a director in
October 2000. Dean is a member
of the Occupational Health, Safety
& Environment Committee, the
Human Resources Committee and the
Operational Risk Committee. He was
a member of the Audit & Compliance
Committee until August 2005. 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 Zinifex
Limited, Spotless Group Limited and
Eraring Energy. Previously, he was
Chief Executive Officer of Baulderstone
Hornibrook, Chairman of ICS Global
Limited and a director of Railcorp.
Other listed company directorships
held during the period 1 July 2004 to
30 June 2007:
- ICS Global Limited from June 1999
until June 2007
- Zinifex Limited since March 2004
- Steel & Tube Holdings Limited since
May 2005
- Spotless Group Limited since May
2007.
N J (NEVILLE) ROACH AO
Independent Non–Executive Director
AO, BA(HONS), DSC(HC), FAC
Age 68. Appointed a director in
October 2000. Neville 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 and TCS–FNS Pty Ltd, a director
of TCSM Pty Limited and 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 57. Appointed a Director on 17 September 2007. 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 2004 to 30 June 2007: Smorgon Steel Group Limited from February 1999 until August 2007.
J (JOHN) KRENICH
Company Secretary
FCIS, CPA
Age 62. Mr Krenich joined
OneSteel in April 2002 as
Company Secretary after
working in the aluminium
industry for his entire career.
He was Company Secretary
for Alcan from 1980 and then
Capral from 1995 prior to
joining OneSteel.
• Sydney Steel Mill
• Rod Mill
• Bar Mills
• Wire Mills
• Wire Ropery
• Supply Chain Transformation
Andrew Roberts
Executive GM Marketing
• Strategic Marketing
• Australian Tube Mills
• Global Grinding Media
• Rail & Forge
• LiteSteelTM beam Technologies
• Marketing of Products through the 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
Nick Calavrias
CEO and Non-independent Director
Steel & Tube Holdings Limited (NZ).
Age 58. Mr Calavrias was
appointed a Director in
September 1990 and Chief
Executive Officer in July
1991. He is a director of the
group’s subsidiary companies,
Rangatira Ltd and Contract
Resources Ltd. He is a member
of the NZ Business Roundtable,
Institute of Directors and a
fellow of the NZ Institute of
Management.
Steel & Tube Holdings (NZ)
• 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
GM E-Commerce & Information Technology
John Krenich
Company Secretary
LEAD TEAM
Mark Parry - Executive GM Whyalla Steelworks
BComm
Age 45. 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 58. Mr Selleck has had
35 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 45. Mr Combe was
appointed Executive GM
Distribution on 1 February
2006. Prior to this Mr Combe
spent most of his career
with A$4 billion consumer
packaging company,
Huhtämaki Oyi, in a number
of management positions in
Australia, Spain and Belgium.
For the last five years Mr
Combe was responsible for
Huhtämaki’s regional business
in Asia, Oceania and Africa,
where as Executive Vice
President he led and developed
the division that employed
over 4,000 people across 15
countries.
Bill Gately - Corporate GM Human Resources & OHS
BEc
Age 46. 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, FEI
Age 52. 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 - GM E-Commerce & Information Technology
Dip Air Eng (Avionics)
Age 45. Mr Dines joined
OneSteel from BHP where
since 1990 his career
spanned many operational and
management areas focusing 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
Age 46. 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 51. Appointed a director in
December 2004 and became Managing
Director and Chief Executive Officer
on 2 May 2005. Geoff 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 and Steel Institute.
Andrew Roberts - Executive GM Marketing
BComm
Age 40. 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
Australian Manufacturing and
Distribution businesses.
Rick Jansen - CEO Recycling
Age 51. 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 34
years industry experience.
Stephen (Steve) Hamer - Executive GM Steel-in-Concrete
BEng ( Hons) Age 50. Mr Hamer was
appointed Executive GM Steel–
in–Concrete on 3 August 2007.
He has spent his career in the
Australian steel industry in a
range of technical, functional
and business management
positions. Over the last six
years Mr Hamer has been
responsible for OneSteel’s
Reinforcing business that
employs over 1,100 people
across 40 sites in Australia.