ECUTIVE EXECUTIVE AM TEAM 01 01 02 02 34 03 04 04 05 BLACKMORES ANNUAL REPORT 2016 03 05 06 06 07 07 08 08 01 01 03 03 04 04 02 02 05 05 07 07 Managing Director, Asia Managing Director, Asia Peter is is a former Australian Peter a former Australian trade diplomat with extensive trade diplomat with extensive experience inin business experience business development, sales and development, sales and marketing, trade development, marketing, trade development, and export and investment and export and investment facilitation and promotion. He is is facilitation and promotion. He responsible for Blackmores’ Asia responsible for Blackmores’ Asia business, including subsidiary business, including subsidiary companies inin Singapore, companies Singapore, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, Thailand, Malaysia, Taiwan, Hong Kong, Korea and China; Hong Kong, Korea and China; joint venture Kalbe Blackmores joint venture Kalbe Blackmores Nutrition inin Indonesia; Nutrition Indonesia; distribution partnerships inin distribution partnerships Vietnam, Cambodia, Kazakhstan Vietnam, Cambodia, Kazakhstan and Mongolia; and overall and Mongolia; and overall strategy for Blackmores’ growth strategy for Blackmores’ growth objectives inin Asia. objectives Asia. Prior toto joining Blackmores in Prior joining Blackmores in 2009, Peter was one ofof Australia’s 2009, Peter was one Australia’s most senior trade diplomats most senior trade diplomats working with the Australian working with the Australian Trade Commission inin China, Trade Commission China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong. He Taiwan, and Hong Kong. He also spent several years inin Fiji also spent several years Fiji as the Trade and Investment as the Trade and Investment Director ofof the South Pacific Director the South Pacific Forum Secretariat and served Forum Secretariat and served as the South Pacific Expert as the South Pacific Expert Adviser on trade development Adviser on trade development toto the UN Conference on Trade the UN Conference on Trade and Development and the UN and Development and the UN Commission for Sustainable Commission for Sustainable Development. Peter has lived and Development. Peter has lived and worked inin Asia for over 25 years worked Asia for over 25 years and speaks Mandarin-Chinese. and speaks Mandarin-Chinese. Peter is is a graduate of the Peter a graduate of the Australian Institute ofof Company Australian Institute Company Directors and a a Fellow of the Directors and Fellow of the Hong Kong Institute ofof Directors. Hong Kong Institute Directors. Chief Financial Officer Chief Financial Officer Aaron has a a wealth of experience Aaron has wealth of experience gained from working inin a variety gained from working a variety ofof general management and general management and financial leadership positions financial leadership positions inin ASX listed and multinational ASX listed and multinational organisations inin Asia, Australia organisations Asia, Australia and New Zealand, the UK and New Zealand, the UK and the US. Prior toto joining and the US. Prior joining Blackmores inin December 2014, Blackmores December 2014, Aaron worked atat Goodman Aaron worked Goodman Fielder, Westfield and Diageo Fielder, Westfield and Diageo Plc. At Goodman Fielder he held Plc. At Goodman Fielder he held several leadership roles including several leadership roles including Managing Director Grocery Managing Director Grocery Category, Managing Director Category, Managing Director Asia Pacific, and Finance Asia Pacific, and Finance Director Asia Pacific. Director Asia Pacific. Aaron has a a Bachelor of Aaron has Bachelor of Commerce degree inin Marketing Commerce degree Marketing and Management and a a and Management and Postgraduate 1st Class Honours Postgraduate 1st Class Honours degree inin Management. He degree Management. He is is a qualified accountant, a a qualified accountant, a Fellow the Association of Fellow ofof the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants Chartered Certified Accountants and graduate the Australian and graduate ofof the Australian Institute ofof Company Directors. Institute Company Directors. PETER OSBORNE PETER OSBORNE 06 06 CECILE COOPER CECILE COOPER Company Secretary and Director Company Secretary and Director ofof Corporate Affairs Corporate Affairs Cecile is is an accountant and Cecile an accountant and Company Secretary with more Company Secretary with more than 30 years ofof commercial than 30 years commercial experience. She is is responsible experience. She responsible for Blackmores’ board for Blackmores’ board administration, secretariat, administration, secretariat, governance, risk management, governance, risk management, compliance and corporate compliance and corporate communications initiatives. communications initiatives. She has held a a variety of senior She has held variety of senior positions within Blackmores, positions within Blackmores, including Business Manager including Business Manager for Development, marketing for Development, marketing and sales. and sales. Cecile is is a Chartered Secretary Cecile a Chartered Secretary and a a Certified Practicing and Certified Practicing Accountant and has a a Bachelor Accountant and has Bachelor ofof Business (Accounting) and a Business (Accounting) and a Graduate Diploma ofof Applied Graduate Diploma Applied Corporate Governance with Corporate Governance with the Governance Institute ofof the Governance Institute Australia. She is is a graduate of the Australia. She a graduate of the Australian Institute ofof Company Australian Institute Company Directors. Cecile serves on the Directors. Cecile serves on the Governance Institute ofof Australia’s Governance Institute Australia’s Legislation Review Committee Legislation Review Committee and is is the Chairman of CCNB and the Chairman of CCNB Limited. Limited. InIn 2015 she was awarded the 2015 she was awarded the Rotary Paul Harris Fellow. Rotary Paul Harris Fellow. AARON CANNING AARON CANNING 08 08 DR LESLEY BRAUN DR LESLEY BRAUN Director, Blackmores Institute Director, Blackmores Institute Dr Braun is is an Adjunct Associate Dr Braun an Adjunct Associate Professor atat the National Institute Professor the National Institute ofof Complementary Medicine Complementary Medicine (Western Sydney University) (Western Sydney University) and an Adjunct Senior Research and an Adjunct Senior Research Fellow atat the Monash/Alfred Fellow the Monash/Alfred Psychiatric Research Centre. Psychiatric Research Centre. She has held research positions She has held research positions atat The Alfred Hospital and was The Alfred Hospital and was Vice President ofof the National Vice President the National Herbalists Association ofof Herbalists Association Australia and an Academic Board Australia and an Academic Board Member ofof Endeavour College. Member Endeavour College. Lesley is is a member of key Lesley a member of key industry groups including industry groups including the Australian Therapeutic the Australian Therapeutic Goods Advisory Council, the Goods Advisory Council, the Advisory Committee for the Advisory Committee for the Australasian Integrative Medicine Australasian Integrative Medicine Association, and the National Association, and the National E E Health Authority (NeHTA) Health Authority (NeHTA) medicines terminology group. medicines terminology group. She is is a member of the Clinical She a member of the Clinical Oncology Society Australia’s Oncology Society ofof Australia’s Complementary and Integrative Complementary and Integrative Therapies Group Executive and Therapies Group Executive and a a member of the Pharmaceutical member of the Pharmaceutical Society ofof Australia. Lesley is the Society Australia. Lesley is the main author ofof the best-selling main author the best-selling textbook ‘Herbs and Natural textbook ‘Herbs and Natural Supplements – an evidence Supplements – an evidence based guide’, founding editorbased guide’, founding editorin-chief ofof the journal ‘Advances in-chief the journal ‘Advances inin Integrative Medicine’, and Integrative Medicine’, and a a regular columnist for the regular columnist for the Australian Journal ofof Pharmacy. Australian Journal Pharmacy. BLACKMORES ANNUAL REPORT 2016 BLACKMORES ANNUAL REPORT 2016 Richard joined Blackmores inin Richard joined Blackmores 2009 as the Director ofof People 2009 as the Director People CHRISTINE HOLGATE CHRISTINE HOLGATE and Strategy and became and Strategy and became Chief Executive Officer and Chief Executive Officer and Director ofof the Blackmores Director the Blackmores Strategic Sourcing division inin Strategic Sourcing division Managing Director Managing Director 2011. He was appointed Chief 2011. He was appointed Chief Christine has more than 30 years Christine has more than 30 years Operating Officer 2014. ofof diverse international leadership Operating Officer inin 2014. diverse international leadership Richard is is a Board Member Richard a Board Member experience inin highly regulated experience highly regulated ofof the industry association the industry association industries, including healthcare, industries, including healthcare, Complementary Medicines Complementary Medicines media, telecommunications media, telecommunications Australia and served as Board Australia and served as Board and finance. Christine was and finance. Christine was President from 2011 toto 2015. President from 2011 2015. appointed toto her current role appointed her current role He leads a a positive approach He leads positive approach as Blackmores Chief Executive as Blackmores Chief Executive toto engagement with regulators engagement with regulators Officer inin November 2008. She Officer November 2008. She and governments toto advocate and governments advocate has more than 20 years ofof public has more than 20 years public for a a greater recognition of for greater recognition of board experience as either a a board experience as either complementary medicines complementary medicines Non-Executive Director or CEO Non-Executive Director or CEO the development of health and has held senior management and has held senior management inin the development of health policy and improved regulation policy and improved regulation positions inin Asia, the Americas positions Asia, the Americas ofof complementary medicines. complementary medicines. and Australia. and Australia. Richard is is a graduate of the Richard a graduate of the Christine has three postChristine has three postAustralian Institute ofof Australian Institute graduate diplomas and a a graduate diplomas and Company Directors. Company Directors. Masters Degree inin Business Masters Degree Business Administration (MBA). She is is the Administration (MBA). She the inaugural Chair ofof the Board of inaugural Chair the Board of the Australia-ASEAN Council, the Australia-ASEAN Council, DAVID FENLON DAVID FENLON supporting the development supporting the development Managing Director, Australia Managing Director, Australia ofof trade and cultural relations trade and cultural relations and New Zealand and New Zealand between Australia and the 10 between Australia and the 10 David brings more than 25 David brings more than 25 member countries ofof the ASEAN member countries the ASEAN years ofof retail experience to years retail experience to region. Christine also serves region. Christine also serves Blackmores including an in-depth Blackmores including an in-depth on the Board ofof Collingwood on the Board Collingwood understanding ofof grocery and understanding grocery and Football Club and was a a NonFootball Club and was Nonretail channel strategies. With an retail channel strategies. With an Executive Director ofof Ten Network emphasis on driving business Executive Director Ten Network emphasis on driving business Holdings Limited for five years, Holdings Limited for five years, transformation and showcasing transformation and showcasing retiring inin December 2015. retiring December 2015. leadership, David has held key leadership, David has held key InIn 2015 Christine was 2015 Christine was positions inin Tesco throughout positions Tesco throughout recognised inin the top 100 recognised the top 100 Europe and Safeway inin the UK. Europe and Safeway the UK. Women ofof Influence in Australia Women Influence in Australia InIn Australia, he has held key Australia, he has held key by the Australian Financial Review by the Australian Financial Review leadership roles with a a diverse leadership roles with diverse and named CEO ofof the Year by and named CEO the Year by range ofof brands. range brands. CEO Magazine. She was also CEO Magazine. She was also David recently served on the David recently served on the named the highest performing named the highest performing Board ofof ASX-listed The PAS Board ASX-listed The PAS CEO inin Australia by the Daily CEO Australia by the Daily Group. He is is a member of the Group. He a member of the Telegraph and received the Telegraph and received the Australian Institute ofof Company Australian Institute Company Australian Growth Company Australian Growth Company Directors and a a Director of the Directors and Director of the Award for Women inin Leadership. Quest For Life Foundation. Award for Women Leadership. Quest For Life Foundation. InIn 2013 Christine was honoured 2013 Christine was honoured with the Rotary Paul Harris Award with the Rotary Paul Harris Award and she recently climbed Mount and she recently climbed Mount NATHAN CHEONG NATHAN CHEONG Kilimanjaro as part ofof Dr Charlie Kilimanjaro as part Dr Charlie Managing Director, BioCeuticals Managing Director, BioCeuticals Teo’s Million$Mission toto help Teo’s Million$Mission help With more than 15 years ofof With more than 15 years Cure Brain Cancer. Cure Brain Cancer. experience inin the complementary experience the complementary medicine industry, Nathan is is medicine industry, Nathan a a qualified Naturopath and qualified Naturopath and RICHARD HENFREY RICHARD HENFREY Herbalist, holding degrees inin Herbalist, holding degrees Chief Operating Officer Chief Operating Officer Health Science, Science and Health Science, Science and Richard Henfrey has more than Richard Henfrey has more than Social Work, and graduating Social Work, and graduating 25 years ofof experience in strategic with majors inin Biochemistry 25 years experience in strategic with majors Biochemistry and business development roles and business development roles and Psychology. Prior toto joining and Psychology. Prior joining across a a wide range of blue chip, BioCeuticals inin 2012, Nathan across wide range of blue chip, BioCeuticals 2012, Nathan start up and strategy consulting start up and strategy consulting was the General Manager ofof was the General Manager businesses inin Europe, North businesses Europe, North Herbs ofof Gold, a subsidiary of Herbs Gold, a subsidiary of America and Australia, including America and Australia, including Vita Life Science. Vita Life Science. key leadership positions with key leadership positions with Nathan sits on the Nathan sits on the Telstra. Much ofof his career has Telstra. Much his career has Complementary Medicines Complementary Medicines focused on developing and focused on developing and Australia’s Complaints Resolution Australia’s Complaints Resolution implementing new businesses implementing new businesses Panel and Practitioner Medicine Panel and Practitioner Medicine or change initiatives inin the highly or change initiatives the highly Technical Committee, and is is Technical Committee, and regulated industries ofof healthcare a a member of the Australian regulated industries healthcare member of the Australian and telecommunications. and telecommunications. Institute ofof Company Directors Institute Company Directors and Australian Institute ofof and Australian Institute Management. InIn 2015 he was Management. 2015 he was awarded the Rotary Paul Harris awarded the Rotary Paul Harris Fellow and he recently climbed Fellow and he recently climbed Mount Kilimanjaro as part ofof Mount Kilimanjaro as part Dr Charlie Teo’s Million$Mission Dr Charlie Teo’s Million$Mission toto help Cure Brain Cancer. help Cure Brain Cancer. 35 35