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Our Leaders
The Board
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The names, qualifications, experience and special responsibilities of each person holding the position of Director of the Company are:
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D A Crawford AO, Chairman
(Non Executive)
Age 66 | | Mr Crawford joined the Board in July 2001 and was appointed Chairman in May 2003.
Experience and Qualifications
Previously Mr Crawford was National Chairman of the Australian firm of KPMG. He has extensive accounting and business experience having worked with many large corporations and governments. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Melbourne. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Other Directorships and Positions
Mr Crawford is Non Executive Chairman of Foster’s Group Limited (appointed Director August 2001 and Chairman 31 October 2007) and a Non Executive Director of BHP Billiton Limited (appointed May 1994). He was formerly a Non Executive Director of Westpac Banking Corporation (appointed May 2002, resigned 14 December 2007) and National Foods Limited (appointed November 2001, resigned June 2005). |
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S B McCann, Managing Director
(Executive)
Age 44 | | Mr McCann was appointed Chief Executive Officer in December 2008 and became Managing Director in March 2009.
Experience and Qualifications
Prior to this role Steve was Group Finance Director, appointed in March 2007 and Chief Executive Officer for Lend Lease’s Investment Management business from September 2005 to December 2007.
Steve has more than 15 years experience in investment banking, property funds management and capital markets transactions. Prior to joining Lend Lease, Steve spent six years at ABN AMRO, where his roles included Head of Property, Head of Industrial Mergers & Acquisitions and for the last three years, Head of Equity Capital Markets for Australia and New Zealand. Previous roles included Head of Property at Bankers’ Trust.
Steve also practised as a mergers & acquisitions lawyer at Freehills, Melbourne for four years and worked for four years in a Chartered Accounting firm in taxation.
Steve holds a Bachelor of Economics degree (Finance major) and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.
Other Directorships and Positions
Nil. |
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P M Colebatch
(Non Executive)
Age 65 | | Mr Colebatch joined the Board in December 2005 and is Chairman of the Personnel and Organisation Committee and a member of the Risk Management and Audit Committee.
Experience and Qualifications
Mr Colebatch has a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Adelaide, a Master of Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Doctorate in Business Administration from Harvard University. He has held senior management positions in insurance and investment banking, and was formerly on the Executive Board of Swiss Reinsurance Company, Zurich. He was previously on the Executive Board of Credit Suisse Group, Zurich, where he was Chief Financial Officer, and was subsequently Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management.
Other Directorships and Positions
Mr Colebatch is a Non Executive Director of Insurance Australia Group Limited (appointed January 2007) and a Non Executive Director of Mann Group plc (appointed 1 September 2007). |
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G G Edington, CBE
(Non Executive)
Age 64 | | Mr Edington joined the Board in 1999 and is a member of the Risk Management and Audit Committee and the Sustainability Committee.
Experience and Qualifications
Qualified as a Chartered Surveyor, Mr Edington brings to the Board extensive UK and international experience in the property sector. Mr Edington was a Director of BAA plc and Chairman of BAA International. He joined BAA plc in 1988, became a member of the Board in 1991 and has been the Chairman of six BAA companies. He is a past President of the British Property Federation, was the Chairman of UK property company Greycoat Estates Limited and was a member of the Bank of England Property Forum. Mr Edington was formerly Chairman of the Council of Trustees of the UK children’s charity, Action for Children, and was awarded a CBE for ‘services to children’.
Other Directorships and Positions
Nil. |
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P C Goldmark
(Non Executive)
Age 69 | | Mr Goldmark joined the Board in 1999 and is Chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Sustainability Committee.
Experience and Qualifications
Mr Goldmark is Director, Climate and Air Program at Environmental Defense, a US-based non-profit environmental advocacy organisation. He was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The International Herald Tribune in Paris between 1998 and 2003. Prior to this, he was for ten years the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Rockefeller Foundation in New York. He has held positions including Senior Vice President of the Times-Mirror Corporation, Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and Director of the Budget for the State of New York. A writer and speaker on world affairs, Mr Goldmark graduated with a BA from Harvard College, Government Department, magna cum laude. He brings to Lend Lease his wide experience as a Chief Executive Officer and senior executive in the private and public sectors, both in the USA and internationally.
Other Directorships and Positions
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J A Hill
(Non Executive)
Age 63 | | Ms Hill joined the Board in May 2006. She is Chairperson of the Sustainability Committee and a member of the Personnel and Organisation Committee.
Experience and Qualifications
Ms Hill has held a number of senior executive positions in the land development and housing construction industry in North America. She was formerly the Chairperson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Costain Homes, Inc. (US) and Vice President and General Manager, Mobil Land (Georgia) Corporation. She has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California at Los Angeles and a Master of Arts marketing and management from the University of Georgia.
Other Directorships and Positions
Ms Hill is a Non Executive Director of Wellpoint, Inc. (appointed March 1994). She was formerly a Non Executive Director of Resources Connection, Inc. (appointed January 2003, resigned December 2006). Julie also sits on the Board of Directors of the Lord Abbett family of mutual funds, which is the trustee of 31 mutual funds of publicly held companies. |
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D J Ryan, AO
(Non Executive)
Age 58 | | Mr Ryan was appointed a Director in December 2004. He is Chairman of the Risk Management and Audit Committee and a member of the Personnel and Organisation Committee.
Experience and Qualifications
Mr Ryan has previously held Managing Director positions in investment banking and industry, as well as being the Chairman or a Non Executive Director of a number of listed public companies. He has a Bachelor of Business from the University of Technology, Sydney and is a Fellow of CPA Australia and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Other Directorships and Positions
Mr Ryan is Non Executive Chairman of Transurban Holdings Limited (appointed Director April 2003 and Chairman February 2007) and ABC Learning Centres Limited (appointed Director June 2003 and Chairman 30 May 2008). He is also the Non Executive Chairman of Tooth & Co Limited (appointed Director September 1999 and Chairman January 2003). |
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