RECTORS’ DIRECTORS’ OFILES PROFILES 01 02 01 02 03 03 BLACKMORES ANNUAL REPORT 2016 04 38 04 05 05 06 06 07 07 01 03 06 ND, MAICD, D Univ BCOMM, MBA, CA, FAICD BA (COMMUNICATION), GAICD MARCUS C BLACKMORE AM Chairman of the Board Executive Director Mr Blackmore has served on the Board since October 1973 and is the Chairman of the Company. He is also an Honorary Doctor of Southern Cross University, a Director of the Young Endeavour Youth Scheme, National Chairman of the Defence Reserves Support Council, an honorary trustee of the Committee for the Economic Development of Australia (CEDA), an Alumnus of Harvard Business School, and an Honorary Fellow of the Heart Research Institute. 02 CHRISTINE HOLGATE Deputy Chairman and Independent Director Mr Chapman is an investment banker and joined the Board in September 1993. He is a founder and Chairman of Baron Partners Limited, an Australian investment bank. He is an independent Director of ANZ Wealth Group and the independent Chairman of ANZ Share Investing Limited (formerly ETrade Australia). 04 BRENT W WALLACE BCOMM (MARKETING), FAICD Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee and Independent Director Mr Wallace joined the Board in October 2005 and is Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee and Independent Director. He is a co-founder and CEO of Galileo Kaleidoscope (Galkal), a company known for its strategic marketing, brand and consumer research and insight solutions. Mr Wallace has more than 30 years of experience in marketing, advertising and brand development across a wide variety of consumer categories. He has held senior positions in London and Sydney advertising agencies and until 1996 was Managing Director of Ogilvy & Mather in Australia. Mr Wallace is also a Board Director and Governor of World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the global environmental group. 05 HELEN NASH BA (HONS), GAICD Chairman of the People and Remuneration Committee and Independent Director Ms Nash joined the Board of Blackmores in October 2013. Ms Nash has more than 17 years of experience in brands and marketing, including seven years in fast moving consumer goods at Procter & Gamble, followed by three years in publishing at IPC Media. She has held a variety of roles at McDonald’s Australia over a period of nine years and most recently held the position of Chief Operating Officer, overseeing restaurant operations, marketing, menu, insights and research and information technology. Ms Nash is a Director of Metcash (since October 2015) and a Director of Southern Cross Media Group (since April 2015) and was a Board member of Pacific Brands Limited (until July 2016). DAVID ANSELL Independent Director Mr Ansell joined the Board in October 2013, following a highly successful career in consumerfacing organisations in Australia, Asia and the United States. He played a pivotal role in the start-up years of Foxtel and was CEO of leading advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi. He has led business units of Mars Incorporated in Australia and most recently in the United States. Mr Ansell has a strong operating and supply chain skill set and a deep understanding of consumer and customer strategy. He is also Managing Director and Chairman of Jacobs Douwe Egberts ANZ and a Board Member of Cycling Australia. 07 JOHN ARMSTRONG B BUS, MBA, MAICD Independent Director Mr Armstrong joined the Board in May 2015. He is a company director and financial professional, with over 25 years experience in various financial and commercial management roles. His most recent executive role was at SEEK Limited, an ASX 100 listed leading recruitment and education provider, where he was the Chief Financial Officer for over 12 years. In recent years, he also had a focus on SEEK’s Asian operations and investments, including directorships of SEEK’s business in China, Zhaopin (a US listed company), and SEEK Asia, which operates across South East Asia. Prior to SEEK, he held management roles at Carlton United Breweries and commenced his career at Ernst & Young. Mr Armstrong is a NonExecutive Director of Melbourne IT (since February 2016) and was a Non-Executive Director of iProperty Group Ltd, until its recent sale (February 2016). . BLACKMORES ANNUAL REPORT 2016 Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director Ms Holgate joined the Board in November 2008. She has more than 30 years of diverse international leadership experience in highly regulated industries, including healthcare, media, telecommunications and finance. Ms Holgate was appointed to her current role as Blackmores Chief Executive Officer in November 2008. She has more than 20 years of public board experience as either a Non-Executive Director or CEO and has held senior management positions in Asia, the Americas and Australia. Her prime responsibilities have been leading teams through significant change to deliver growth and expansion in Asia. Ms Holgate has three post-graduate diplomas and a Masters Degree in Business Administration (MBA). She is the inaugural Chair of the Board of the AustraliaASEAN Council, supporting the development of trade and cultural relations between Australia and the 10 member countries of the ASEAN region. She also serves on the Board of Collingwood Football Club and was a Non-Executive Director of Ten Network Holdings Limited for five years, retiring in December 2015. In 2015 Ms Holgate was recognised in the top 100 Women of Influence in Australia by the Australian Financial Review and named CEO of the Year by CEO Magazine (she was the first female to win this award). She was also named the highest performing CEO in Australia by the Daily Telegraph and received the Australian Growth Company Award for Women in Leadership. In 2013 Ms Holgate was honoured with the Rotary Paul Harris Award in recognition of her charitable work. STEPHEN CHAPMAN 39