The Board

 

Peter Kirby

 

Peter Kirby

BEc (Hons), MA (Econ) MBA

 

Chairman and Non-Executive Director since July 2010.

Director of Macquarie Bank Limited.  Former Chairman of Medibank Private Limited and Director of the Business Council of Australia.  Former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of CSR Limited and former Chief Executive Officer of ICI Paints and member of the Executive Board of ICI plc.

 

Patrick Houlihan

 

Patrick Houlihan

BSc (Hons) MBA

 

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.

Former DuluxGroup General Manager since 2007, Orica Group Executive Member, Yates General Manager, Dulux Marketing Director and Selleys Sales Director.

 

Garry Hounsell

 

Garry Hounsell

BBus (Accounting) FCA, CPA, FAICD

 

Non-Executive Director since July 2010.

Chairman of PanAust Limited and Deputy Chairman of Mitchell Communication Group Limited. Director of Orica Limited, Qantas Airways Limited and Nufarm Limited.  He is also Chairman of Investec Global Aircraft Fund and Ingeus Limited.  Board Member of law firm Freehills.  Former Chief Executive Officer and Country Managing Partner of Arthur Andersen and former Senior Partner of Ernst & Young. 

 

Chew Gaik Hean

 

Chew Gaik Hean

BPharm (Hons)

 

Non-Executive Director since August, 2010

More than 30 years experience in the paints and chemicals sectors, most recently as Chief Executive of ICI Paints Asia from 1995 until 2008, Director of CPS Color Group of Finland and KCA International, former Managing Director of ICI Singapore.

 

 

Andrew Larke

LLB, BComm, Grad Dip(Corporations & Securities Law)

 

Non-executive Director since 1 October 2010.

More than 18 years’ experience in corporate strategy, mergers, acquisitions, legal and commercial roles in global companies including Orica, where he is currently Group General Manager, Mergers & Acquisitions, Strategy and Technology. Previously he was General Manager of Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions at North Limited.

 

 

Judith Swales

BSc

 

Non-Executive Director since April 2011.

Judith has more than 20 years’ experience in strategic leadership roles in high profile, global, consumer facing companies. Most recently she was CEO and Managing Director of Goodyear Dunlop, Australia and New Zealand. Previously she was Managing Director of Angus and Robertson Australia.

She is a retail, sales and marketing professional who is experienced in leading major business transformation.

 

Stuart Boxer

 

Stuart Boxer

BEng (Hons)

 

Chief Financial Officer and Executive Director

Former DuluxGroup CFO and General Manager Strategy since 2008, CFO - Southern Cross Broadcasting (Australia) Limited, held various senior strategy and finance roles at Village Roadshow Limited, Management Consultant - LEK Consulting.

 

Simon Black

 

Simon Black

BCom,  LLB, Cert Gov (Admin),CSA (Cert)

 

Company Secretary and General Counsel since July 2010.

Former Senior Legal Counsel at DuluxGroup since 2006, Orica Chemicals Legal Counsel, Senior Legal Counsel Universal Pictures International, London UK.