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(pictured left to right - Fred Grimwade, Gordon Davis, Peter Polson, John Schmoll, Tony Howarth)
Peter Polson, B Comm, MBL
Non-executive Chairman
Committees: Risk, Audit, Nomination and Remuneration (Chair)
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Mr Polson has been a Director of AWB Limited since 31 March 2003 and Chairman since 22 October 2008. Mr Polson has broad experience in the financial services industry, first as Managing Director of the international funds management business with the Colonial Group, then as an executive with the Commonwealth Banking Group with responsibility for all investment and insurance services for the Group, including the CBA Group’s funds management, master funds, superannuation and insurance businesses and third party support services for brokers, agents and financial advisers. In 2003, Mr Polson commenced his career as a non-executive director. Mr Polson is Chairman of Challenger Financial Services Group Limited, Challenger Life No. 2 Limited and IDP Education Pty Ltd and a director of Avant Insurance Limited, Bennelong Group Holdings Pty Limited, Bennelong Foundation and Escor Pty Limited. |
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Gordon Davis, B Forest Sc (Hons), MAgSc, MBA
Managing Director
Committees: Audit (by invitation), Risk (by invitation), Nomination and Remuneration (by invitation)
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Mr Davis was appointed as Managing Director on 11 September 2006. Prior to joining AWB Limited, Mr Davis held positions with Orica Mining Services in the Australia Asia region, was General Manager of Incitec Fertilizers, and held roles at ICI Australia and then Orica in public affairs and chemicals businesses. Additionally, Mr Davis was Science and Environment advisor to the Federal Leader of the Opposition from 1990 to 1993 and worked for the Tasmanian Forestry Commission as a research and field forester. Mr Davis has completed an MBA from Melbourne University, Master of Agricultural Science, Bachelor of Forest Science and attended the Advanced Management program at Harvard Business School in 2003. |
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Tony Howarth, AO, FAICD, SF Fin
Non-executive Director
Committees: Audit, Risk, Nomination and Remuneration
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Mr Howarth has been a Director of AWB Limited since 10 March 2005. Mr Howarth spent over 35 years in the banking and finance industry. Uniquely, Mr Howarth held executive positions in government, regional and major banks as well as in building societies and stockbroking and has had international experience in London, Hamburg and New York. Mr Howarth is Chairman of Mermaid Marine Australia Ltd, Deputy Chairman of Bank of Queensland Limited and a director of Wesfarmers Limited. He is a former Chairman of Alinta Limited (retired July 2006) and Home Building Society Limited (up until its merger with Bank of Queensland in December 2007). In addition Mr Howarth is involved in a number of community organisations including St John of God Health Care Group, the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the University of Western Australia and the Western Australian Rugby Union Inc. |
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John Schmoll, BComm (Rhodes), FCA, FAICD
Non-executive Director
Committees: Audit (Chair), Risk, Nomination and Remuneration
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Mr Schmoll has been a Director of AWB Limited since 10 March 2005. Mr Schmoll built a successful 32 year executive management career in finance, investor relations, information technology, governance and large scale process activities primarily in major corporations. Until his retiremenet in 2002, Mr Schmoll spent seven years as the Chief Financial Officer of Coles Myer Ltd and prior to this held senior corporate and professional roles in Australia and South Africa which exposed him to a broad spectrum of commercial, financial services, retail distribution, and public service activities. Mr Schmoll is also non executive Chairman of Breville Group Limited and a non executive director of OrotonGroup Limited and Patties Foods Limited. He was also a director of Golden Circle Limited, Chandler Macleod Limited and Australian Leisure and Hospitality Group Limited. |
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Fred Grimwade, B Comm, LLB (Hons), MBA, FAICD, SF Fin, FCIS
Non-executive Director
Committees: Risk (Chair), Audit, Nomination and Remuneration
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Mr Grimwade has been a Director of AWB Limited since 13 February 2008. Mr Grimwade is an Executive Director of Fawkner Capital, a corporate advisory and investment firm. He has a broad range of experience in strategic management, agribusiness, finance, corporate governance and law. Mr Grimwade was Managing Director of the Colonial Agricultural Company from 1998 to 2006 and previously held senior executive roles with Colonial and WMC. He also worked with US investment bank Goldman, Sachs & Co. in New York and as a lawyer. Mr Grimwade is Chairman of CPT Global Limited and a former Joint National President of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (Finsia). |
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Peter Patterson, LLM, FCIS
Company Secretary & General Counsel
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Mr Patterson joined AWB Limited in November 2006. Mr Patterson is responsible for compliance, corporate governance and board relations for AWB Limited, and is also responsible for legal and internal audit. Mr Patterson has over 12 years experience in ASX listed companies. Prior to joining AWB he was the Deputy Company Secretary at Coles Myer Limited and before that he was the General Counsel and Company Secretary of Bonlac Foods Limited. Mr Patterson has a Master of Laws degree and is a member of Chartered Secretaries of Australia.
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Last updated: 9 February 2010