Board of Directors
J.W. Ingram FCPA J.D. Nolan BSc (Hons) PhD U.B. Meyerhans CA(CH), CFTP (Snr)
Chairman Managing Director Finance Director
M.R. Brown BEc, MBA, FCPA
Director
P.E. Akopiantz BA, MBA
Director
M.B. Luby Dip Bus Studies
Director
J.W. Ingram FCPA
Chairman
Mr Ingram was appointed a Director
in December 2001 and was appointed
Chairman in April 2003. Mr Ingram was
formerly the Managing Director of Crane
Group Limited. He is the Chairman of
Nick Scali Limited, Deputy Chairman of
Australian Super Pty Ltd, a Director of
United Group Limited and N.P. King
(Hong Kong) Limited, and is the Immediate
National Past President of the Australian
Industry Group. Mr Ingram is also a
former Director of The Victor Chang
Cardiac Research Institute and Rinker
Group Limited.
M.R. Brown BEc, MBA, FCPA
Director
Mr Brown was appointed as a Director in
August 2003. He is currently Chairman of
Energy Developments Limited and is a
Non-Executive Director of Innamincka
Petroleum Limited. Mr Brown is a former
Non-Executive Director of Repco
Corporation Limited and James Hardie
Industries N.V. Prior to his non-executive
roles, Mr Brown was an Executive Director
with Esso, Renison Goldfields, Goodman
Fielder and Brambles Industries.
J.A. Waldegrave BBus, CA
Company Secretary
J.D. Nolan BSc (Hons) PhD
Managing Director
Dr Nolan was appointed Managing
Director of the Company in May, 2005.
Dr Nolan is also Non-Executive Chairman
of Australian Aluminium Finishing Holdings
Pty Ltd. From 1994 to 1997, he was the
Managing Director of Rockware Glass and
Rockware Group in the United Kingdom
before returning to Australia in 1997 as the
Managing Director of BTR Industrial and
Construction Group. From 1998 to 2002
he was the Managing Director of the
Amatek Group, and from 2002 to 2003
he was Managing Director of the
Laminex Group.
P.E. Akopiantz BA, MBA
Director
Ms Akopiantz was appointed as a
Director in September 2005. She is a
Non-Executive Director of Coles Myer
Limited, Energy Australia, AXA Asia Pacific
Holdings Limited, The National Mutual Life
Association of Australasia Limited and the
YWCA - NSW. She is also a member of
Chief Executive Women and the Advisory
Council of the Australian Graduate School
of Management. Ms Akopiantz is also a
former Non-Executive Director of The
Foundation for Young Australians.
Ms Akopiantz has over 20 years senior
management and consultancy experience
primarily in retail and consumer industries
both in Australia and overseas.
U.B. Meyerhans CA(CH), CFTP (Snr)
Finance Director
Mr Meyerhans was appointed as Chief
Financial Officer of Wattyl Limited in
September 2002 and as Finance Director
in March 2004. Prior to joining Wattyl,
Mr Meyerhans was Chief Financial Officer
of United Group Limited and has held
senior financial positions in Australia
and overseas.
M.B. Luby Dip Bus Studies
Director
Mr Luby was appointed as a Director in
March 2007 and is currently Chairman
of BIS Limited. Prior to his role with BIS
Limited, Mr Luby was Chairman of BIS
Cleanaway Limited. Mr Luby spent 29
years in various senior management
positions with Brambles including Senior
Vice President - Business Development
and President of Brambles CHEP Europe,
Asia-Pacific and Africa operations, where
he led the European business’s restructure
from 2002.
Ms Waldegrave joined Wattyl as group financial controller in April 2003, and
was appointed company secretary in August 2005. Prior to
joining Wattyl, Ms Waldegrave held various senior finance roles in the Australian
and US listed technology company, Memtec Limited
and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
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