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Mr
John D Read BSc (Hons), MBA, FAICD – Chairman
(Non-executive)
Appointed to the Board in March,
2001 and became chairman on 19 April, 2001. Member
of the Audit Committee
Age 49, Mr Read has over twenty five years
experience in leading and promoting high growth Australian
enterprises including directorships of numerous companies listed
on the Australian Securities Exchange. He is one of Australia’s
foremost and most experienced venture capitalists. Mr
Read is currently Chairman of Pro-Pac Packaging Limited (ASX:
PPG) and Patrys Limited (ASX: PAB). He is also a Director
of CVC Limited (ASX: CVC), an ASX top 500 company, and numerous
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Mr Bill Highland – Chief
Executive Officer
Mr Highland is a graduate engineer
and qualified Mine Manager with extensive international
experience as a senior hands-on manager and has a successful
track record in business development and growth in
the construction materials, industrial minerals, industrial
safety and medical equipment sectors with leading industrial
groups such as Boral, BTR Nylex and OPSM. Bill has
a proven track record in identifying and securing both
organic and acquisitive growth opportunities. Bill
is also an experienced company director in the public
company and private company domain including most recently
in the expansionary cleantech sector as a director
of Blue Energy Limited (ASX:BUL) and is currently a
Director of BioPower Systems Pty Ltd. |
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Mr Rhett
Butler BE, MBA – Non-Executive
Director
Appointed to the Board 15 February 2008
Age 50, Mr Butler is a water industry expert and has
over 20 years experience in building profitable water
businesses. Rhett was a key senior executive of Memtec
Limited and has also held senior executive roles with
Vivendi Water. Rhett is also the Chairman and founder
of Skyjuice Foundation – an organisation providing
water solutions to developing countries around the
world. In conjunction with Skyjuice, Rhett recently
won the global 2007 Siemens Corporate Responsibility
Award. Rhett holds mechanical engineering degrees
as well as an MBA. |
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Mr Ashley
Arnott – Chief Financial Officer and Company
Secretary
Age 38, Mr Arnott was appointed to the position of Company Secretary and Chief
Financial Officer on 1 November 2007. Mr. Arnott has held a number of senior
finance roles with private and public companies; including CFO and Company Secretarial
experience at a number of ASX listed entities. He holds a Bachelor of Business
(Accounting) and is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors
and CPA Australia. |
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Mr Elliott Kaplan B.Acc,
CA – Non-Executive
Director
Appointed to the Board 29 November, 2007
Age 57, Mr Kaplan is a Chartered Accountant with extensive
experience in senior financial and chief executive
officer roles in both private and public listed companies.
His experience from both an investor and investee perspective
spans a diverse range of industries including manufacturing,
environmental, distribution and services. He
is the Managing Director of CVC Private Equity Limited
and a director of Pro-Pac Packaging Limited (ASX: PPG). |
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