BOARD OF DIRECTORS
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Philip Daniel DeFeoBA Economics (Iona, USA) |
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Non Executive director |
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59 |
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Yes |
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| Directorships of other Australian listed companies held in the past 3 years: |
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None |
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Philip DeFeo joined the Board of Computershare in 2002 as a non executive director. Philip’s strong reputation in the US marketplace and his financial services experience has further strengthened the Group’s expansion efforts, particularly in North America.
Philip is currently Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of the California-based Pacific Exchange (PCX), one of the world’s leading derivatives markets and arguably the United States’ most innovative securities exchange.
Prior to taking up his role at PCX, Philip was President and CEO of Van Eck Associates Corp., a diversified global mutual fund and brokerage company specialising in alternative asset classes.
Philip’s distinguished career includes the following senior appointments: Executive Vice President and Director of Marketing and Customer Service at Cedel International, the second largest provider of Eurobond clearance and custody services; Senior Vice President and a member of the Operating Committee at FMR Corporation (parent of Fidelity Investments); Managing Director for Worldwide Equities Operations and Systems at Lehman Brothers; and Senior Vice President in the International Securities Division at Bankers Trust Company in London. His professional career began with Procter and Gamble, where he managed operations.
Philip assumed the role of Chairman of the Risk and Audit Committee in April 2005 and ceased being Chairman and a member of the Remuneration Committee at this time. Philip, who is based in San Francisco, is also a member of the Nomination Committee.
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Thomas Michael ButlerBSc (Glasgow), MBA (Strathclyde) |
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Non Executive Director |
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53 |
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Yes |
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Tom Butler joined the Board of Computershare on 15 May 2003 as a non executive director.
Tom’s impressive career has had focused on information technology in the United Kingdom and Europe. Operating at the highest level, he has demonstrated prodigious skills in both strategic positioning and in business management, often turning companies around to deliver significant profits.
Tom is currently the Chief Executive Officer of Liberata plc. He has been a Council Member of the Confederation of British Industry and he is a member of the Institute of Mechanical Engineers. Tom is a member of the Company’s Nomination Committee and is based in London.
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William E. Ford MBA (Stanford, USA), BA Economics (Amherst College, USA) |
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Non Executive Director |
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44 |
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No |
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Bill Ford joined the Board in January 2003 as a non executive director.
Bill is a General Partner and President of General Atlantic Partners LLC (a global private equity firm) where he chairs the firm’s investment committee and is a member of the Executive and Portfolio committees.
Bill brings an extensive understanding of the financial markets and has specific expertise in the finance and consumer sectors. He works closely with several General Atlantic portfolio companies and is director of several private and public companies, including: SSA Global Technologies, Archipelago, and Multiplan.
Prior to joining General Atlantic Partners, Bill worked at Morgan Stanley & Co. as an investment banker.
Bill became a member of and assumed the role of Chairman of the Remuneration Committee in April 2005. Bill, is also a member of the Nomination Committee and is based in New York.
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Dr. Markus KerberDipl.OEC, Dr. Rer. Soc. |
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Non Executive Director |
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42 |
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Yes |
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Markus Kerber was appointed to the Board on 18 August 2004 as a non executive director.
Markus is Vice Chairman of the Supervisory Board of GFT Technologies, one of Europe’s leading IT services companies in the banking, logistics and industrial sectors. He is a major shareholder of GFT and has been its CFO and COO for many years where he has been responsible for GFT’s expansion strategy across Europe.
Prior to joining GFT, Markus worked as an investment banker in London in the equity capital markets divisions of Deutsche Bank AG and S.G. Warburg & Co Limited.
Markus is also a strategy consultant for the Conservative Party at the German Reichstag in Berlin and a member of the London-based International Institute for Strategic Studies (IISS).
Markus is a member of the Nomination Committee and is based in Berlin.
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