Date 20 June 2000
Number 62/00
DIRECTORS OF ONESTEEL ANNOUNCED
The Broken Hill Proprietary Company Limited (BHP) today announced the names of
a further five Directors who will be appointed to the Board of OneSteel
Limited.
A news release detailing the announcements is attached.
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Contact:
MEDIA RELATIONS: INVESTOR RELATIONS:
Mandy Frostick Robert Porter
Manager Media Relations Vice President Investor Relations
Ph: +61 3 9609 4157 Ph: +61 3 9609 3540
Mob: +61 419 546 245 Mob: +61 419 587 456
Candy Ramsey
BHP Investor Relations Houston
Tel: (713) 961-8640
EMail: [email protected]
Date 20 June 2000
Number 02/00
DIRECTORS OF ONESTEEL ANNOUNCED
OneSteel Limited today announced that a further five Directors will be
appointed to the new Company's Board.
OneSteel Chairman-Elect Peter Smedley announced that Eileen Doyle, Colin
Galbraith, David Meiklejohn, Dean Pritchard and Neville Roach will become
Non-Executive Directors of the Company.
Mr Smedley said: "I am delighted to have secured the services of a such a
talented team, with a blend of experience which will enhance the Company's
key strengths in manufacturing, marketing and distribution. The Board will
also be well equipped to support OneSteel's management in the implementation
of strategies in the areas of e-commerce and technological innovation.
"The new Directors will be strongly committed to maximising shareholder value,
and have proven track records in delivering results within large corporations,
including some of Australia's leading companies."
Mr Smedley said: "The finalisation of the OneSteel Board is another major
milestone for the new company. Our immediate focus will be on overviewing
BHP's completion of the steps required to complete the spin-out and listing".
The OneSteel Board will comprise eight Directors in total. The appointments
of Mr Smedley and two Executive Directors - Bob Every, OneSteel Managing
Director and Chief Executive Officer and Bernard Carrasco, OneSteel Chief
Financial Officer - were announced earlier this month.
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Contact:
David Goodwin
Vice President External Affairs
OneSteel
Ph: (03) 9609 3685
Mob: 0419 585 298
Fact Sheet 3 Date of Issue: 20 June 2000
Non-Executive Directors-Elect, OneSteel Limited, June 2000
Career Data
Eileen Doyle
Dr. Eileen Doyle's professional career has included senior management roles
with CSR Timber Products, BHP Steel and Hunter Water. She is currently
Chairman of Port Waratah Coal Services and holds directorships with Rail
Services Australia and Austrade. Dr. Doyle has a range of other community
involvements in the Hunter Region of New South Wales, where she resides.
Director/Board Member :
Port Waratah Coal Services (Chairman)
Rail Services Australia
Austrade
Global Modular Housing
Other Appointments:
Australian Institute of Company Directors (Fellow)
Australian Mathematics Trust
Hunter Valley Research Foundation
CSR Co. Ltd (1994 - 1998) :
General Manager Panels, CSR Timber Products
General Manager Development, CSR Timber Products
BHP Co. Ltd (1989 - 1994; 1981 - 1986) :
Project Manager Contracts and Services, BHP Steel
Bloom Mill and Despatch Manager, BHP Steel
Various marketing, business planning, technical and systems engineering
positions
Hunter Water (1986 - 1989) :
Manager Strategic Planning and Policy Development
Personal :
Born: 1955.
Education: Bachelor of Maths (Honours), Master of Maths (Applied), Doctor of
Philosophy (Applied Statistics), University of Newcastle. Fulbright Scholar
in Business Management and Industrial Relations, Columbia University Business
School, USA, 1993.
Colin Galbraith
Colin Galbraith is a widely experienced commercial lawyer. He has established
a strong reputation as a partner of the leading Melbourne law firm Arthur
Robinson & Hedderwicks, where his practice includes advising on mergers and
acquisitions. He was a Director of Colonial Group from 1996 until June 2000,
and is now a Director of Commonwealth Bank of Australia. He resides in
Melbourne.
Director/Board Member :
Commonwealth Bank of Australia
BHP Community Trust (Chairman)
Council of Legal Education, Victoria (Honorary Secretary)
Past Directorships :
Colonial Group, 1996 - 2000
Azon Limited, 1994 - 1996
Arthur Robinson & Hedderwicks, Melbourne (Partner 1978 - Current) :
Personal :
Born: 1948.
Education: Bachelor of Laws (Honours), Master of Laws, University of Melbourne.
David Meiklejohn
David Meiklejohn's successful executive career with the Amcor/APM Group has
included extensive involvement in its manufacturing and distribution
activities. In recent times he has helped to steward the spin-out of
PaperlinX Limited from the Amcor Group, and is now Chairman of PaperlinX
Limited. Mr Meiklejohn will retire from his position as an executive of
Amcor Limited on 30 June 2000. He is also Chairman of Kimberly-Clark Australia
Limited. Other current directorships include Spicers Paper Limited and
Treasury Corporation of Victoria. Mr Meiklejohn was a Director of Amcor
Limited from 1985 to April 2000, the Colonial Group from 1996 to June 2000
and Mayne Nickless Limited from 1988 to 1994. He has a strong professional
background in finance and administration, and resides in Melbourne.
Director/Board Member :
PaperlinX Limited (Chairman)
Kimberly-Clark Australia Limited (Chairman)
Spicers Paper Limited
Treasury Corporation of Victoria
Past Directorships :
Amcor Limited, 1985 - 2000
Colonial Group, 1996 - 2000
Mayne Nickless Limited, 1988 - 1994
Amcor Limited/APM (1966 - Current) :
Various finance and administration positions
Chief Financial Officer, 1981 - 2000
Executive Director, 1985 - 2000
Personal :
Born: 1942.
Education: Bachelor of Commerce, University of Queensland.
Dean Pritchard
Dean Pritchard rose through the ranks of Baulderstone Hornibrook, one of
Australia's leading construction groups, to become its Chief Executive
Officer. He is currently Chairman of ICS Global Limited, a publicly listed
consulting services company specialising in intelligent use of information
technology, and a director of Rail Services Australia, an asset management
contractor which specialises in construction and maintenance of rail
infrastructure. His background is in civil engineering, project management
and general management. He resides in Sydney.
Director/Board Member :
ICS Global Limited (Chairman)
Rail Services Australia
Baulderstone Hornibrook (1970 - 1997) :
Chief Executive Officer, 1992 - 1997
Various general management, project management and civil engineering
positions
Personal :
Born: 1944.
Education: Bachelor of Engineering (Civil), University of Adelaide.
Neville Roach
Neville Roach is currently Chairman, and is the former CEO, of Fujitsu
Australia. He has wide-ranging experience in all aspects of information
technology. His other current directorships include NRMA Building Society.
Mr Roach maintains a broad portfolio of other community, university and
advisory involvements. He resides in Sydney.
Director/Board Member :
Fujitsu Australia Limited (Chairman)
Fujitsu-ICIM Limited (India)
Fujitsu Asia Pty Ltd (ASEAN)
NRMA Building Society
Committee for Sydney
Committee for Economic Development of Australia (CEDA)
Intelligent Island (Tasmania) Board (Chairman)
Other Appointments:
Council for Multicultural Australia (Chairman)
Business Migration Advisory Panel (Chairman)
Special Broadcasting Services (Deputy Chairman)
Australian Graduate School of Management Advisory Council
University of Technology Sydney Council
Fujitsu Australia (1980 - 1999) :
Chairman and CEO, 1997 - 1999
Managing Director, 1989 - 1997
General Manager Marketing
National Marketing Manager
National Systems Engineering Manager
IBM Australia (1965 - 1980) :
Various systems engineering and service centre management positions
Personal :
Born: 1938.
Education: Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Bombay, India.
Australian Computer Society (Fellow)
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