Directors' resumes

The Directors' resumes below are current at 1 January 2012.

Stephen Paul Johns (64)
Chairman
BEc, FAICD, FCA
An Independent Non-executive Director since December 2009, Chairman from 24 August 2011 and a Director of John Holland Group Pty Ltd from 1 July 2011. A graduate in Economics from the University of Sydney. Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Appointed an Executive Director of Westfield Holdings Limited in November 1985, Mr Johns held a number of positions within Westfield, including Finance Director from 1985 to 2002 and became a Non-executive Director of the Westfield Group in October 2003. Mr Johns is a Director of Brambles Limited.

As at 31 December 2011, Mr Johns was a Director of the following other ASX listed entities: Westfield Holdings Limited since November 1985* and Brambles Limited since December 2006 (formerly Director of Brambles Industries Limited and Brambles Industries plc since August 2004). He was formerly a Director and Chairman of the ASX listed entity Spark Infrastructure Group from November 2005 to 30 September 2011.

* The securities of Westfield Holdings Limited are stapled to those of Westfield Trust and Westfield America Trust, the responsible entities of which are Westfield Management Limited (appointed 11 November 1985) and Westfield America Management Limited (appointed 20 February 1996). The three entities comprise the Westfield Group, the stapled securities of which trade as one security on the ASX.

Hamish Gordon Tyrwhitt (48)
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
BEng (Civil), MIE Aust, CPEng. MemIEHK
An Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer since 24 August 2011. Mr Tyrwhitt holds a Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Western Australia. A Chartered Member of the Institution of Engineers Australia, a Member of the College of Civil Engineers Australia and a Member of the Hong Kong Institution of Engineers. Mr Tyrwhitt is a civil engineer with 26 years experience in the construction industry. Managing Director of Leighton Asia Limited and Leighton Contractors (Asia) Limited since December 2007. Former General Manager of Leighton Contractors Victoria/South Australia/Tasmania/ New Zealand and Director of Leighton Contractors from January 2005 to February 2007. Appointed General Manager and Director of Leighton Contractors (Malaysia) in 2002 having joined in 1994. Mr Tyrwhitt joined John Holland in Western Australia in 1986 and in 1990 was appointed as a Project Manager in John Holland Construction (Malaysia, Laos and Thailand).

Peter Allan Gregg (56)
Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer
BEc 
An Executive Director since 23 December 2010 (formerly an Independent Non-executive Director from July 2006 until October 2009) and a Director of each of the Group’s Operating Companies. A Director of Leighton Welspun Contractors Pvt Ltd since April 2011 and an Alternate Director of Habtoor Leighton Group for Mr H.G. Tyrwhitt since November 2011. Mr Gregg holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Queensland. Formerly Chief Financial Officer and Executive General Manager Strategy for the Qantas Group, he was appointed Chief Financial Officer of Leighton Holdings in October 2009. A Fellow of the Finance and Treasury Association, and a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Mr Gregg is a former Director of the following other ASX listed entities: Qantas Airways Limited from September 2000 to September 2008 and former Chairman of the Singapore-based Jetstar, and its parent company Orangestar, Stanwell Corporation Limited until September 2009, Skilled Group Limited and Skilled Rail Services Pty Ltd from March 2009 to February 2011, and QR Limited (Queensland Railways) a Queensland Government owned corporation from May 2009 until November 2009.

Achim Drescher (71)
Non-executive Director
BEc
An Independent Non-executive Director since November 1996 and a Director of Leighton Contractors Pty Limited since November 2003. A graduate in economics from Hamburg University, Germany. A former Managing Director (1989 – 2002) and Chairman (2002 – 2005) of Columbus Line Australia Limited. A Non-executive Director of Sabre Securitisation Limited and Sword Securitisation Limited, Member of The Advisory Council of Germanischer Lloyd AG-Asia Pacific. In 1997 Mr Drescher was awarded the ‘Cross of the Order of Merit’ by the Federal Republic of Germany.

Paula Jane Dwyer (51)
Non-executive Director
B.Com., FCA, FAICD, F.Fin
An Independent Non-executive Director and Chairman of the Audit Committee since 1 January 2012. She is a graduate of the University of Melbourne - Bachelor of Commerce. Ms Dwyer is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia, the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. Ms Dwyer had an executive career in finance holding senior positions in investment management, investment banking and chartered accounting with Ord Minnett (now JP Morgan) and PricewaterhouseCoopers. Ms Dwyer is a Member of the Takeovers Panel, a Board Member of the Faculty of Business and Economics at the University of Melbourne, a Member of the Geelong Grammar School Council and Deputy Chairman of the Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute.

As at 31 December 2011, Ms Dwyer was a Director of the following other ASX listed entities: Suncorp Group Limited since April 2007 (where she is Chairman of the Audit Committee) and Chairman of Tabcorp Holdings Limited since June 2011 (Director since August 2005).

Ms Dwyer was formerly a Director of Foster’s Group Limited (from May to December 2011), Healthscope Limited (from March to October 2010), Astro Japan Property Group Limited (from February 2005 to December 2011), Promina Group Limited (from 2002 to 2007), David Jones Limited (from 2003 to 2006) and RACV Limited (from 2001 to 2002).  

Robert Douglas Humphris OAM (69)
Non-executive Director
ARSM, BSc (Eng) Hons, CEng, FIMMM, FAIMM
An Independent Non-executive Director since September 2004 and a Director of Leighton Asia Limited since 1 November 2011, a former Director of Leighton International Limited from September 2007 to 2 November 2011. Mr Humphris is an Honours graduate in Mining Engineering at the Royal School of Mines, Imperial College, London University. Chairman of Ampcontrol Pty Limited. Former Managing Director of Peabody Resources Pty Limited (previously Costain Australia Limited). Former Chairman of Eroc Holdings Pty Limited, New South Wales Mineral Council, Australian Coal Association and Newcastle Coal Shippers Limited. Former Director of Australian Coal Research Limited and Port Waratah Coal Services Limited.

As at 31 December 2011, Mr Humphris was a Director of the following other ASX listed entity: Australian Infrastructure Fund Limited since August 2006.

Ian John Macfarlane AC (65)
Non-executive Director
BEc (Hons), MEc
An Independent Non-executive Director since June 2007. A graduate in Economics from Monash University. Previously Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia from 1996 to 2006, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia from 1992 to 1996. Member of International Advisory Board, Goldman Sachs, CHAMP Private Equity and the China Bank Regulatory Commission. Director of the Lowy Institute for International Policy.

As at 31 December 2011, Mr Macfarlane was a Director of the following other ASX listed entities: Woolworths Limited since January 2007 and ANZ Bank Limited since February 2007.
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Wayne Geoffrey Osborn (60)
Non-executive Director
Dip EE, MBA, FSTE, MIE Aust, FAICD
An Independent Non-executive Director since November 2008. Chair of Thiess Pty Ltd since October 2008 (Director since October 2005). Chair of the Council of the Australian Institute of Marine Science, Trustee of Western Australian Museum, Fellow of Australian Academy of Technological Sciences & Engineering, Fellow of the Explorers Club – New York, Member of the Institution of Engineers Australia and former Chair Australian Aluminium Council. A Director of Amber Holdings from March 2011. Mr Osborn has 35 years of experience in the Australian mining, resources and manufacturing sectors and was a former Chairman and Managing Director of Alcoa of Australia Ltd.

As at 31 December 2011, Mr Osborn was a Director of the following other ASX listed entities: Wesfarmers Limited since March 2010 and Iluka Resources Limited since March 2010.

David Paul Robinson (56)
Non-executive Director
MCom, BEc, FCA, FTIA
A Non-executive Director since December 1990 and a Director of Leighton Properties Pty Limited since May 2000. Alternate Director for Mr P Sassenfeld from 29 November 2011. A graduate of the University of Sydney. Registered company auditor and tax agent. A chartered accountant and principal of the firm Harveys Chartered Accountants in Sydney. Adviser to local and overseas companies with interests in Australia. Participates in construction industry affairs. A trustee of Mary Aikenhead Ministries, the responsible entity for the health, aged care and education works of the Sisters of Charity in Australia. A Director of HOCHTIEF Australia Holdings Limited.

As at 31 December 2011, Mr Robinson was a Director of the following other ASX listed entity: Valad Property Group from February 2010 to 29 August 2011.

Peter-Wilhelm Sassenfeld (45)
Non-executive Director
MBA
A Non-executive Director since 29 November 2011. Mr Sassenfeld joined HOCHTIEF in November 2011 as the Chief Financial Officer and prior to this role he was Chief Financial Officer of Ferrostaal AG. Mr Sassenfeld has also worked as Chief Financial Officer at Krauss Maffei AG and in senior finance roles at Bayer AG and the Mannesmann Group. Mr Sassenfeld graduated in 1991 from the University of Saarland, Germany with an MBA (Diplom-Kaufmann).

Dr Frank Stieler (53)
Non-executive Director
Dr. jur.
A Non-executive Director since 16 May 2011. Chairman of the Executive Board of HOCHTIEF AG since May 2011 and a member since March 2009. In addition he is in charge of the division HOCHTIEF Europe and the HOCHTIEF Asia Pacific division as well as the Public-Private Partnerships segment. Dr Stieler studied Law at Johann-Wolfgang-Goethe University in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. After having obtained a doctorate in 1985, he initially held various positions with Lurgi AG, including those of Chief Financial Officer at Lurgi Energie und Umwelt GmbH in 1994 and of Chief Executive Officer at Lurgi Bamag GmbH from mid 1997 onwards. Dr Stieler was Senior Vice President at Houston based Azurix, a subsidiary of US energy supplier Enron from 1999 to 2001. Dr Stieler joined Siemens AG in late 2001 where, under the umbrella of the Power Generation Group, he was responsible for the Industrial Application division. In 2008 Dr Stieler was appointed Chief Executive Officer of the Siemens Oil & Gas Division.

Manfred Heinrich Wennemer (64)
Non-executive Director
A Non-executive Director since 6 October 2011. Mr Wennemer was appointed Chairman of the HOCHTIEF AG Supervisory Board on 11 May 2011. Additionally, he acts as Chairman of the Strategy Committee. Currently, he serves on the Supervisory Boards of Allianz Deutschland AG, Knorr-Bremse AG, NV BEKAERT SA as well as in the position of Chairman of the Board at Springer Science + Business Media SA. He is former Chairman (CEO) of the Executive Board of Continental Aktiengesellschaft, Hanover. He studied Mathematics at the Westfaelische Wilhelms-Universitaet Muenster (University of Muenster), Germany and obtained a Masters degree in Business Administration from INSEAD Fontainebleau, France in 1977.
 

Alternate Directors

Robert Leslie Seidler AM (63)
Alternate Director
LLB 
An Alternate Director for Dr F Stieler from 16 May 2011 and Mr M Wennemer from 10 November 2011. Previously an Alternate Director for Dr H H Lütkestratkötter from July 2007 until May 2011 and for Dr H-P Keitel from November 2003 until July 2007. Chairman of Leighton Asia Limited since 1 November 2011 and a Director of Leighton Properties Pty Limited since May 2010. A former Director of Leighton International Limited from November 2009 to 2 November 2011. A graduate of the University of Sydney. Former partner of Blake Dawson. Vice-President Australia Japan Business Cooperation Committee and Chairman of Hunter Philip Japan Limited. A member of the investment advisory board of the Australian Prime Property Fund, a member of the Australian Government’s Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee, and a member of the NSW Multicultural Business Advisory Panel. A Director of HOCHTIEF Australia Holdings Limited since November 2011. A former Director of the ASX Listed entity Valad Funds Management Limited from February 2005 to 29 August 2011.

Company Secretaries

Ashley John Moir (65)
Group Company Secretary
FCPA, FCIS, MAICD
Mr Moir was appointed to the position of Company Secretary in April 1990. He was previously Company Secretary of Australian National Industries Limited. Mr Moir is a former Director and Chairman of Chartered Secretaries Australia (CSA) Limited.

Vanessa Robyn Rees (42)
Company Secretary
Dip Law, FCIS
Ms Rees was appointed to the position of Company Secretary in April 2009. She has a financial and legal background and has held various Company Secretarial positions the most recent being with Ascalon Capital Managers Limited and previously within the Investa Property Group. Ms Rees is a Fellow of CSA and is on CSA’s Legislative Review and NSW Professional Development Committees.

Retired Directors

Retired Directors since 30 June 2011 are:

Dr Burkhard Lohr (48)
Non-executive Director
Dr. rer.pol
A Non-executive Director since May 2008. Resigned as a Director on 12 October 2011.

David Allen Mortimer AO (66)
Chairman, Non-executive Director
BEc (Hons), FCPA
An Independent Non-executive Director since September 1997. Elected Chairman from 1 June 2007. Resigned as Chairman and Director on 24 August 2011.

David Graeme Stewart (59)
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
BSc, BE, FIE Aus, ATSE
An Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer since 1 January 2011. Former Chief Operating Officer of Leighton Holdings Limited from 2009 to 2010 with responsibility for Habtoor Leighton Group, John Holland and Leighton Properties. Former Group Managing Director of John Holland from January 2006 to June 2009 and former Managing Director of John Holland Construction Pty Ltd in 2003. Former Group Executive Committee Chairman. Ceased as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director on 24 August 2011.

Former Alternate Director

Dr Karl Reinitzhuber (45)
Alternate Director
Dr. rer.pol
An Alternate Director for Dr B Lohr from July 2011 until termination on 22 September 2011 following Dr Lohr's resignation from HOCHTIEF AG. Previously an Alternate Director for Dr Peter Noé from April 2009 until June 2011.