Directors
Rex Wood-Ward
Chairman of Board (Independent)
Appointed: 6 November 2008
Chairman of the Board and Remuneration & Nomination Committee and member of the Audit Committee.
Mr Wood-Ward has over 35 years of international experience in general management, mergers and acquisitions, corporate strategy and structuring, including in manufacturing and distribution. He is currently a non-executive director of Coats plc which is unlisted.
Directorships of other listed companies held in last 3 years before end of the Financial Year: None
Philip Jobe
B Comm
Managing Director (Non-independent)
Appointed: 24 April 2009
Mr Jobe was appointed as Capral’s Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director in April 2009. Before joining Capral, Mr Jobe was the Executive General Manager of Boral Limited's Cement Division, including Managing Director of Blue Circle Southern Cement Pty Limited. This also encompassed the role of Chairman of the Cement Industry Federation. He also had executive responsibility for Boral's expanding Asian construction materials businesses.
Mr Jobe was previously Managing Director of Stegbar Pty Limited from 1989 to 1994.
Directorships of other listed companies held in last 3 years before end of the Financial Year: None
Michael Jefferies
B Comm, CA
Non-executive director (Non-independent)
Appointed: 6 November 2008
Member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration and Nomination Committee
Mr Jefferies is a Chartered Accountant who has extensive experience in finance and investment. He is currently an executive director of Guinness Peat Group (Australia) Pty Limited, Chairman of Touch Holdings Limited and a non-executive director of Tower Limited, Metals X Limited and Ozgrowth Limited.
Directorships of other listed companies held in last 3 years before end of the Financial Year:
- Non-executive director of Tower Limited: 19 December 2006 to Current.
- Non-executive director of Metals X Limited: 29 December 2006 to Current.
- Non-executive director of Ozgrowth Limited: 31 October 2007 to Current.
- Alternate Director of ClearView Wealth Limited: 27 July 2011 to Current.
- Non-executive director of ClearView Wealth Limited: 4 November 2008 to 27 July 2011.
- Alternate Director of eServGlobal Limited: 20 March 2009 to 24 October 2011.
Ian Blair
M.mgt, FCA
Non-executive director (Independent)
Appointed 23 May 2006
Chairman of the Audit Committee and member of the Remuneration and Nomination Committee.
Mr Blair is a Chartered Accountant and Company Director. He spent almost 20 years as a partner in major accounting firm Deloitte, and retired after 5 years as CEO of that firm. Mr Blair is currently Chairman of IOOF Holdings Ltd and is a director of SAS Trustee Corporation (NSW State Superannuation Fund). He is Chairman of Bisley & Co Pty Ltd, and, within the last 3 years, retired as a director of Melbourne Business School Ltd and Sisters of Charity Health Service Ltd.
Directorships of other listed companies held in the last 3 years before end of the Financial Year:
- Non-executive Chairman of IOOF Holdings Ltd: 3 May 2002 to 31 March 2012.
Anthony M Eisen
B Comm, CA
Non-executive director (Non-independent)
Appointed: 19 October 2006 (as an alternate director); 29August 2008 (as a director)
Member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration and Nomination Committee
Mr Eisen has over 15 years experience in commerce and financial advice. He is currently Chief Investment Officer at Guinness Peat Group and was previously an investment banker in Australia and the United States.
Directorships of other listed companies held in the last 3 years before end of the Financial Year:
- Director of ClearView Wealth Limited: 12 November 2007 to Current.
- Director of eServGlobal Limited: 20 March 2009 to 24 October 2011.
- Alternate Director of Tower Limited: 12 December 2006 to 11 November 2011.
Graeme Pettigrew
FIPA, FAIM, FAICD
Non-executive director (Independent)
Appointed: 18 June 2010
Member of the Audit Committee and the Remuneration and Nomination Committee
Mr Pettigrew has held chief executive roles at CSR Building Products Pty Ltd and Chubb Australia Ltd and he is currently a non-executive director of Adelaide Brighton Ltd, Bisalloy Steel Group Ltd and Knauf Plasterboard Pty Ltd. He has relevant experience in the construction and building materials industry, as well as manufacturing and distribution businesses.
Directorships of other listed companies held in last 3 years before end of the Financial Year:
- Non-executive director of Adelaide Brighton Ltd: 27 August 2004 to Current.
- Non-executive director of Bisalloy Steel Group Ltd: 24 April 2006 to Current.