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BEcon (Hons), FCPA
Chairman (non-executive)

David Mortimer has extensive experience in the banking, finance and transportation industries. Deputy chairman of Australia Post since June 2001, he was appointed chairman in September 2006 (current term expires September 2009). Mr Mortimer was formerly managing director and chief executive officer of TNT. He is currently chairman of Crescent Capital Partners and Leighton Holdings, and a director of Petsec Energy and Macquarie Infrastructure Investment Management.

LLB, BEc, FAIM
Deputy Chairman (non-executive)

Mark Birrell has had a successful career in both public policy and the law. A member of the Australia Post board since August 2003, he was appointed deputy chairman in March 2007 (current term expires in March 2010). Mr Birrell is chairman of Infrastructure Partnerships Australia and of Evans & Peck Pty Ltd. He is a special counsel with Minter Ellison lawyers and leader of its infrastructure industry group. Mr Birrell is a former cabinet minister and government leader in the Victorian Legislative Council.

FCILT
Managing Director

Graeme John joined Australia Post as chief manager national operations in 1990 and was appointed managing director of the corporation in 1993. He is a director and alternative chairman of Australian air Express and Star Track Express and vice chairman of Sai Cheng Logistics based in China. Mr John is also a commissioner of the Australian Football League, a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Logistics and Transport, and a councillor on the Australian Business Arts Foundation. He is a member of the Business Council of Australia, the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Committee for Melbourne.

LLB (Hons), BCom, FCA, FTIA, FAICD
Director (non-executive)

Margaret Gibson was appointed to the Australia Post board in September 2004 (current term expires in September 2010). Ms Gibson is a retired partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers where she was a member of the Board of Partners. She is currently a director and chair of the Audit and Risk Committees of Airtrain Holdings Pty Ltd and Northern Territory Power & Water Corporation. Ms Gibson is a member of the Australia & New Zealand Corporate Advisory Board of Unisys (Australia) Pty Ltd, a board member of DLA Phillips Fox and a councillor and the treasurer of the RSPCA (Queensland).

BCom (Hons)
Director (non-executive)

Peter McLaughlin has had a distinguished career as an economic adviser and human resources consultant. He was appointed to the Australia Post board in November 1997 (current term expires in May 2008). Mr McLaughlin is a former executive vice president Asia Pacific for the Empower Group and former executive director of the Business Council of Australia. He was also first assistant secretary of the departments of Prime Minister and Cabinet (1982–83) and Treasury (1983–86).

DipEd, FAICD
Director (non-executive)

Sandra McPhee has extensive experience as a non-executive director and senior executive in a range of consumer-oriented industries, including retail, tourism and aviation, most recently with Qantas Airways Limited. She was appointed to the Australia Post board in October 2001 (current term expires in October 2007). She is currently Vice President of the Art Gallery of New South Wales and a director of Coles Group Ltd, Perpetual Ltd, AGL Energy Ltd, and St Vincent’s & Mater Health. Ms McPhee’s previous appointments include deputy chair South Australian Water and director of CARE Australia.

MBA (University of New England), FAICD
Director (non-executive)

Tom Phillips has had a successful career in the automotive industry. He was appointed to the Australia Post board in November 2005 (current term expires in November 2008). Mr Phillips is a former CEO of Mitsubishi Motors Australia. He is currently chairman of the South Australian Training and Skills Commission, Safework SA Authority, Development Council for the Salvation Army (South Australia), Archer Exploration Ltd and Uranium SA. He is also a board member of the Flinders Medical Centre Foundation, Adelaide Festival Centre Foundation and Flinders University Council.

RFD, LLM. FAICD
Director (non-executive)

Ian Warner is a distinguished legal practitioner with extensive commercial experience. He was appointed to the Australia Post board in June 2001 (current term expires in March 2009). Mr Warner is a former senior partner, and currently a senior consultant, at Jackson McDonald Barristers and Solicitors. He is chairman of Rivaknar Properties (WA), deputy chairman of Amcom Telecommunications and a director of Cape Bouvard Investments.

  • Graeme T John AO
    Managing Director
  • Mark Howard
    General Manager, Corporate Infrastructure Services Division
  • Jim Marshall
    General Manager, Mail & Networks Division
  • Michael McCloskey
    Corporate Secretary
  • Rod McDonald
    Group Manager, Human Resources
  • Peter Meehan
    Chief Finance Officer
  • Bill Mitchell
    General Manager, Commercial Division
  • Shane Morris
    Group Manager, Corporate Strategy
  • Stephen Walter
    Group Manager, Corporate Public Affairs
  • Paul Burke
    Manager, Board & Shareholder Liaison

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