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Our People
The Board
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The names, qualifications, experience and special responsibilities of each person holding the position of Director of the Company are:
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D A Crawford, Chairman
(Non Executive)
Age 63 | | Mr Crawford joined the Board in July 2001 and was appointed Chairman in May 2003. He is a member of the Nomination Committee.
Experience and Qualifications
Previously Mr Crawford was National Chairman of the Australian firm of KPMG. He has extensive accounting and business experience having worked with many large corporations and governments. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Melbourne. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.
Other Directorships and Positions
Mr Crawford is Non Executive Chairman of Foster’s Group Limited (appointed Director in August 2001 and Chairman in November 2007), and a Non Executive Director of BHP Billiton Limited (appointed May 1994). He was formerly a Non Executive Director of Westpac Banking Corporation (appointed January 2002, resigned December 2007) and National Foods Limited (appointed November 2001, resigned June 2005).
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G A Clarke, Managing Director
(Executive)
Age 49 | | Mr Clarke was appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer in December 2002.
Experience and Qualifications
Mr Clarke brings more than 25 years experience in international business development and operations through career roles including Vice President, Cellular (Paris) for Nortel Communications; Chief Executive Mobile, C&W Mobile plc; and Chief Operating Officer and Chief Executive Officer, Cable & Wireless Communications plc. He holds a BA (Hons) Business Studies and an MBA.
Other Directorships and Positions
Mr Clarke was formerly a Non Executive Director of The British United Provident Association Limited (BUPA), the largest private health provider in the UK (appointed April 2001, resigned March 2007).
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P M Colebatch
(Non Executive)
Age 62 | | Mr Colebatch joined the Board in December 2005 and is Chairman of the Personnel and Organisation Committee and a member of the Risk Management and Audit Committee.
Experience and Qualifications
Mr Colebatch has a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Adelaide, a Master of Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Doctorate in Business Administration from Harvard University. He has held senior management positions in insurance and investment banking, and was formerly on the Executive Board of Swiss Reinsurance Company, Zurich. He was previously on the Executive Board of Credit Suisse Group, Zurich, where he was Chief Financial Officer and subsequently Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management.
Other Directorships and Positions
Mr Colebatch is a Non Executive Director of Insurance Australia Group Limited (appointed January 2007).
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G G Edington, CBE
(Non Executive)
Age 61 | | Mr Edington joined the Board in 1999 and is a member of the Risk Management and Audit Committee and the Sustainability Committee.
Experience and Qualifications
Qualified as a Chartered Surveyor, Mr Edington brings to the Board extensive UK and international experience in the property sector. Mr Edington was a Director of BAA plc and Chairman of BAA International. He joined BAA plc in 1988, became a member of the Board in 1991 and has been the Chairman of six BAA companies. He is a past President of the British Property Federation, was the Chairman of UK property company Greycoat Estates Limited and was a member of the Bank of England Property Forum. Mr Edington is Chairman of the Council of Trustees of the UK children’s charity, NCH, and was awarded a CBE in the New Year’s Honours List for ‘services to children’.
Other Directorships and Positions
Nil.
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P C Goldmark
(Non Executive)
Age 66 | | Mr Goldmark joined the Board in 1999 and is Chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Sustainability Committee.
Experience and Qualifications
Mr Goldmark is Director, Climate and Air Program at Environmental Defense, a US-based non-profit environmental advocacy organisation. He was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The International Herald Tribune in Paris between 1998 and 2003. Prior to this, he was for ten years the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Rockefeller Foundation in New York. He has held positions including Senior Vice President of the Times-Mirror Corporation, Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and Director of the Budget for the State of New York. A writer and speaker on world affairs, Mr Goldmark graduated with a BA from Harvard College, Government Department, magna cum laude. He brings to Lend Lease his wide experience as a Chief Executive Officer and senior executive in the private and public sectors, both in the USA and internationally.
Other Directorships and Positions
Nil
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J A Hill
(Non Executive)
Age 61 | | Ms Hill joined the Board in May 2006. She is Chairman of the Sustainability Committee and a member of the Personnel and Organisation Committee.
Experience and Qualifications
Ms Hill has held a number of senior executive positions in the land development and housing construction industry in North America. She was formerly the Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Costain Homes, Inc. (US) and Vice President and General Manager, Mobil Land (Georgia) Corporation. She has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California at Los Angeles and a Master of Arts in marketing and management from the University of Georgia.
Other Directorships and Positions
Ms Hill is a Non Executive Director of Wellpoint, Inc. (appointed March 1994). She was formerly a Non Executive Director of Resources Connection, Inc. (appointed January 2003, resigned December 2006).
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D J Ryan, AO
(Non Executive)
Age 55 | | Mr Ryan was appointed a Director in December 2004. He is Chairman of the Risk Management and Audit Committee and a member of the Personnel and Organisation Committee.
Experience and Qualifications
Mr Ryan has previously held Managing Director positions in investment banking and industry, as well as being the Chairman or a Non Executive Director of a number of listed public companies. He has a Bachelor of Business from the University of Technology, Sydney and is a Fellow of CPA Australia and the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Other Directorships and Positions
Mr Ryan is the Non Executive Chairman of Transurban Holdings Limited (appointed Director April 2003 and Chairman February 2007) and Non Executive Chairman of ABC Learning Centres Limited (appointed Director June 2003 and Chairman in April 2008). He is also the Non Executive Chairman of Tooth & Co Limited (appointed Director September 1999 and Chairman January 2003) and was formerly a Non Executive Director of Virgin Blue Holdings Limited (appointed November 2003, resigned April 2005).
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R H Taylor
(Executive)
Age 45 | | Mr Taylor joined the Board as an Executive Director in December 2004 and is a member of the Sustainability Committee.
Experience and Qualifications
Mr Taylor joined Lend Lease in 1985 as an engineer and held several positions in Australia and Asia before being appointed Managing Director of the Project Management and Construction business of Lend Lease in 1995. Following the acquisition of the Bovis Group in 1999 he was appointed Global Chief Executive Officer of the combined Bovis Lend Lease businesses based in London and in 2001 his responsibilities were expanded to include the development activities of Lend Lease. In 2003 he returned to Australia to take up the role of Chief Executive Officer Asia Pacifi c and in July 2005 was appointed Chief Executive Officer Retail and Communities. On 21 May 2007 he was appointed to the newly created role of Global Chief Operating Officer. Mr Taylor holds a Bachelor of Civil Engineering (Honours) from the University of Queensland.
Other Directorships and Positions
Nil
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M Selway
(Non Executive)
Age 49 | | Mr Selway joined the Board in June 2008.
Experience and Qualifications
Mr Selway holds a Diploma in Industrial Engineering. He is currently Chief Executive of The Weir Group PLC, a FTSE 250 engineering sector listed company headquartered in Scotland. The Weir Group, with current market capitalisation of £1.9 billion, provides flow control products and services to the power generation, mining and oil and gas sectors. He brings more than thirty years’ experience in global business development, integration and management through various roles.
Prior to joining the Weir Group in 2001, he was a member of the Supervisory Board of Schefenacker AG, and Executive Director of Britax International plc with line responsibility for the Automotive Components Division. Having spent much of his career managing engineering businesses in the United States, the United Kingdom and Australia, Mr Selway is regarded as a specialist in operational management and efficiency. |
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