Company Profile

Directors & Company Secretary

John Watson - AM, MAICD

John was appointed as a director on 15 December 1997 and was appointed Chairman in January 1998. John is also a non-executive director of Tassal Group Limited. He is a past Chairman of the Export Wheat Commission, the Cooperative Research Centre for Innovative Dairy Products, PrimeSafe, the National Rural Advisory Council and Tasman Farms Limited, Governor of Van Diemen's Land Company and Deputy President of the National Farmers' Federation. John is also a former non-executive director of Rural Press Limited, Wool Partners International Limited (NZ), Eastern Energy Limited and was a member of the Rabobank Food and Agribusiness Advisory Board for Australia and New Zealand. He is a recipient of the Australian Centenary Medal and, in 2004, he was awarded a Membership in the Order of Australia for services to the agricultural and food production sectors.

 

Allan McCallum - Dip. Ag Science, FAICD

Non-executive director
Chairman of the Health, Safety, Environment and Community Committee

Allan was appointed as a director on 15 December 1997. Allan is Chairman of Tassal Group Limited and is a director of Medical Developments International Limited. He is a former Chairman of CRF Group Limited, CRF (Colac Otway) Pty Ltd and Vicgrain Limited and a former director of Graincorp Limited.

 

Anthony Larkin - FCPA, FAICD

Non-executive director
Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee


Tony was appointed as a director on 1 June 2003. He is also a non-executive director of Oakton Limited. Tony was previously a non- executive director of OZ Minerals Limited, Corporate Express Australia Limited and Eyecare Partners Limited, Executive Director Finance of Orica Limited, Chairman of Incitec Limited and Chairman of Ausmelt Limited. During his career with BHP Limited, which spanned 38 years, he held the position of Group Treasurer and, prior to that, he held senior finance positions in its steel and minerals businesses and various senior corporate roles. From 1993 to 1997, he was seconded to Foster's Group Limited as Senior Vice President Finance and Investor Relations. Until early 2006, he was a Commissioner of the Victorian Essential Services Commission.

 

John Marlay - BSc, FAICD

Non-executive director
Chairman of the Remuneration and Appointments Committee


John was appointed to the Board on 20 December 2006. John is a non-executive director of Boral Limited and Cardno Limited as well as independent Chairman of Tomago Aluminium Company Pty Ltd, a joint venture between Rio Tinto, Alcan, CSR/AMP and Hydro Aluminum companies. John is a former Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Alumina Limited, a former director of Alcoa of Australia Limited, Alcoa World Alumina LLC and the Business Council of Australia, the former Deputy Chairman of Alcoa World Alumina and Chemicals Strategic Council, and the former Chairman of the Australian Aluminium Council. In addition, he previously held executive positions with Esso Australia Limited, James Hardie Industries Limited, Pioneer International Group Holdings and Hanson plc.

 

Graham Smorgon - B.Juris LL.B

Non-executive director

Graham was appointed to the Board on 19 December 2008. Graham is a non-executive director of OneSteel Limited, Chairman of Smorgon Consolidated Investments, the GBM Group and the Print Mint Group, a trustee of the Victorian Arts Centre Trust and Chairman of the Victorian Arts Centre Foundation. His former roles include Chairman of Smorgon Steel Group Limited, President of the Carlton Football Club, director of Fed Square Pty Ltd, Deputy Chairman of Melbourne Health, director of the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute and partner of law firm Barker Harty & Co, where he practised as a commercial lawyer for 10 years.

 

Paul Brasher - BEc(Hons), FCA

Non-executive director

Paul was appointed to the Board on 29 September 2010. Paul is a non- executive director of Perpetual Limited and the Essendon Football Club and a trustee of the Victorian Arts Centre Trust. From 1982 to 2009, Paul was a partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers (and its predecessor firm, Price Waterhouse), one of the world's major chartered accounting and professional services firms, including five years as the Chairman of the Global Board of PricewaterhouseCoopers. Paul is a former Chairman of the Reach Foundation, and of the National Gallery of Victoria's Business Council, a former member of the Committee for Melbourne, a former board member of Asialink and a former trustee of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia.

 

Rebecca McGrath - BTP(Hons), MASC

Non-executive director

Rebecca was appointed to the Board on 15 September 2011. Rebecca is currently Chief Financial Officer, BP Australasia and a member of BP's Executive Management Board for Australia and New Zealand. She has announced her resignation from this position, which will come into effect in early 2012. During her career with BP, Rebecca has held a number of senior roles in operations, marketing and functional leadership. She has held executive positions in Australia, the United Kingdom and Europe. Rebecca is also a non-executive director of OZ Minerals Limited and a former director of Big Sky Credit Union Limited.


 

James Fazzino - BEc(Hons), CPA

Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer
Executive Director


James was appointed Managing Director & CEO on 29 July 2009. James was first appointed as a director on 18 July 2005, following his appointment as Chief Financial Officer in May 2003. Before joining Incitec Pivot, he had many years experience with Orica Limited in several business financial roles, including Investor Relations Manager, Chief Financial Officer for the Orica Chemicals group and Project Leader of Orica's group restructure in 2001.

 

Kerry Gleeson - LLB(Hons)

General Counsel and Company Secretary

Kerry was appointed as General Counsel and Company Secretary in February 2004. Prior to joining the Company, Kerry had extensive private practice experience in IPOs, international mergers and acquisitions, equity markets, financing and restructuring, while practising in Australia, with Blake Dawson, and prior to that, as a partner of an English law firm. Kerry qualified as a lawyer in 1991, in England & Wales, and subsequently in Victoria, Australia in 2001. In 2009, Kerry received the ALB Australasian Law Award for In-House Lawyer of the Year.