OneSteel Limited

Board of Directors

P J (Peter) Smedley BCom, MBA, FAICD (Chairman, Independent Non-Executive Director)
G (Geoff) Plummer BEc (MD & CEO, Non-independent Executive Director)
Laurence G (Laurie) Cox AO B.Comm, FCPA, SFFin (Independent Non-Executive Director)
R (Bryan) Davis BSc (Tech), FAIMM, MAICD (Independent Non-Executive Director)
E J (Eileen) Doyle BMath, MMath, PhD, FAICD (Independent Non-Executive Director)
C R (Colin) Galbraith AM LLB (Hons), LLM, FAICD (Independent Non-Executive Director)
P G (Peter) Nankervis B Ec (Hons), FCPA, GAICD (Independent Non-Executive Director)
D A (Dean) Pritchard BE, FIE Aust, CP Eng, FAICD (Independent Non-Executive Director)
N J (Neville) Roach AO BA (Hons), DSc (HC), FACS (Independent Non-Executive Director)
G J (Graham) Smorgon B.Juris LL.B (Independent Non-Executive Director)
S (Sharyn) Page BA LLB, ACIS, AACI (Company Secretary)

Lead Team (with effect from 20 August 2007)

Mark Parry (Executive GM Whyalla)
Leo Selleck (Executive GM Project Magnet)
Antony (Tony) Combe (Executive GM Distribution)
Bill Gately (Corporate GM Human Resources & OHS)
Tony Reeves (Chief Financial Officer)
Michael Dines (Corporate GM Information Systems)
Chris Keast (Executive GM Rod, Bar & Wire)
G (Geoff) Plummer (MD & CEO, Non-independent Executive Director)
Andrew Roberts (Executive GM Marketing)
Rick Jansen (CEO Recycling)
Steve Ashe (General Manager, Investor Relations & External Affairs)
Stephen (Steve) Hamer (Executive GM Steel-in-Concrete)

Board of Directors

	P J (PETER) SMEDLEY BCom, MBA, FAICD Chairman, Independent Non-Executive Director Age 65. Appointed a Director and Chairman in October 2000. Mr Smedley is Chairman of the Operational Risk Committee and a member of the Governance & Nominations Committee and the Human Resources Committee. He is Chairman of Spotless Group Limited, and CARE Australia, and Deputy Chairman of the Colonial Foundation. He is also a Director of The Australian Ballet and the Haven Foundation. His previous roles included Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Mayne Group Limited, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer of the Colonial Group Limited, Chairman of the State Bank of New South Wales, Executive Director, Downstream Oil and Chemicals and Executive Director, Coal and Metals for Shell Australia Limited, Deputy Chairman of Newcrest Mining Limited and Director of Austen & Butta Limited. Other listed company directorships held during the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2008: - Spotless Group Limited appointed 8 December 2006. back to top
	G (GEOFF) PLUMMER BEc MD & CEO, Non-independent Executive Director Age 52. Appointed a Director in December 2004 and became Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer on 2 May 2005. Mr Plummer joined OneSteel in October 2000 from BHP after 22 years with the group. His previous roles with OneSteel were Deputy Managing Director and before that Executive General Manager Market Mills. His roles at BHP included President Rod & Bar Products (BHP Steel), General Manager of the joint venture company Bekaert - BHP Steel Cord, President of Australian Logistics Services in BHP Transport and management positions in BHP wire operations. He is a Director of the International Iron & Steel Institute. back to top
	LAURENCE G (LAURIE) COX AO B.Comm, FCPA, SFFin Independent Non-Executive Director Age 69. Appointed a Director on 17 September 2007. Mr Cox is a member of the Audit & Compliance Committee and the Human Resources Committee. Chairman of SMS Management & Technology Limited, Executive Director of Macquarie Group Limited and Director of Research Australia Limited. Chairman of the Murdoch Children's Research Institute Limited. Extensive experience in Australian and international financial markets over more than 40 years, holding senior executive positions including Chairman Australian Stock Exchange (1989-94), Executive Chairman Potter Warburg Group of companies (1990-95) and Director SG Warburg Securities, London. Former Chairman of Transurban Group and former Director of Smorgon Steel Group Limited, Hills Motorway Limited and Hills Motorway Management Limited. Other listed company directorships held during the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2008: - Smorgon Steel Group Limited from September 1998 until August 2007 - Director of Macquarie Group Ltd since November 2007 - SMS Management & Technology Limited since May 2001 - Transurban Group from November 2001 until February 2007 - Hills Motorway Limited from April 2005 until February 2007. back to top
	R (BRYAN) DAVIS BSc (Tech), FAIMM, MAICD Independent Non-Executive Director Age 65. Appointed a Director in December 2004. Mr Davis became Chairman of the Occupational Health, Safety & Environment Committee in August 2005 and is also a member of the Operational Risk Committee. He is a Non- executive Director of Newcrest Mining Limited and Coal and Allied Industries Limited. His previous roles include Executive Director - Mining of Pasminco Limited, Director of North Flinders Mine Limited, Chairman of Indophil Resources NL and Bendigo Mining Limited, Executive Director of Australian Consolidated Minerals Group, senior management positions at CRA Limited, Chairman of the NSW Minerals Council and a Member of the NSW State Minerals Advisory Council. Other listed company directorships held during the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2008: - Newcrest Mining Limited since April 1998 - Coal and Allied Industries Limited since September 2000 - Bendigo Mining Limited from September 2004 until January 2006. back to top
	E J (EILEEN) DOYLE BMath, MMath, PhD, FAICD Independent Non-Executive Director Age 53. Appointed a Director in October 2000. Ms Doyle is a member of the Audit & Compliance Committee, the Occupational Health, Safety & Environment Committee and the Governance & Nominations Committee as well as Chairman of OneSteel's Superannuation Policy Committee. She is also Chairman of Port Waratah Coal Services, a Director of State Super Financial Services, Ross Human Directions Limited, CSIRO and Steel & Tube Holdings Limited, a New Zealand listed company in which OneSteel holds a 50.3% interest. Her previous roles included a Director of Austrade and senior management positions with CSR Timber Products, BHP Steel and Hunter Water Corporation. Other listed company directorships held during the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2008: - Ross Human Directions Limited since July 2005 - Steel & Tube Holdings Limited since July 2005. back to top
	C R (COLIN) GALBRAITH AM LLB (Hons), LLM, FAICD Independent Non-Executive Director Age 60. Appointed a Director in October 2000. Mr Galbraith is Chairman of the Governance & Nominations Committee and a member of the Audit & Compliance Committee. He is a Special Adviser at Gresham Partners Limited having previously been a partner at law firm Allens Arthur Robinson specialising in commercial law. He is a Director of Commonwealth Bank of Australia, CARE Australia and the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Chairman BHP Billiton Community Trust and a trustee of Royal Melbourne Hospital Neuroscience Foundation. Previously, he has been a Director of Colonial Group, Azon Limited and GasNet Australia Limited (group). Other listed company directorships held during the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2008: - Commonwealth Bank of Australia since June 2000 - GasNet Australia Limited (group) from December 2001 until November 2006. back to top
	P G (PETER) NANKERVIS B Ec (Hons), FCPA, GAICD Independent Non-Executive Director Age 58. Appointed a Director in December 2004. Mr Nankervis is Chairman of the Audit & Compliance Committee and a member of the Operational Risk Committee. He is also a Director of Dairy Australia Limited and Mitchell Communication Group Limited. Previously he was Chief Financial Officer of Cadbury Schweppes Asia Pacific and Finance Director of Cadbury Schweppes Australia Limited. Other listed company directorships held during the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2008: - Mitchell Communication Group Limited from 12 March 2007. back to top
	D A (DEAN) PRITCHARD BE, FIE Aust, CP Eng, FAICD Independent Non-Executive Director Age 63. Appointed a Director in October 2000. Mr Pritchard is a member of the Occupational Health, Safety & Environment Committee, the Human Resources Committee and the Operational Risk Committee. He is Chairman of Steel & Tube Holdings Limited, a New Zealand listed company in which OneSteel holds a 50.3% interest. He is also a director of OZ Minerals Limited, Spotless Group Limited and Eraring Energy. Previously, he was Chief Executive Officer of Baulderstone Hornibrook, Chairman of ICS Global Limited, a director of Railcorp and Zinifex Limited. Other listed company directorships held during the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2008: - ICS Global Limited from June 1999 until June 2007 - Zinifex Limited from March 2004 to July 2008 - Steel & Tube Holdings Limited since May 2005 - Spotless Group Limited since May 2007 - OZ Minerals Limited since June 2008. back to top
	N J (NEVILLE) ROACH AO BA (Hons), DSc (HC), FACS Independent Non-Executive Director Age 69. Appointed a Director in October 2000. Mr Roach is the Chairman of the Human Resources Committee and a member of the Occupational Health, Safety & Environment Committee and the Audit & Compliance Committee. He is also Chairman of Smart Internet Cooperative Research Centre, Smart Services Cooperative Research Centre, TCS - FNS Pty Ltd and TCSM Pty Limited and a director of Australian Academic and Research Network. His previous roles include Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Fujitsu Australia Limited, director of Fujitsu Asia, Deputy Chairman of SBS, Chairman of Council for Multicultural Australia, Business (Migration) Advisory Panel, Australian Information Industry Association, National ICT Australia Limited, Intelligent Island Board and Australia India Business Council, and President Asian Oceanian Computing Industry Organisation. back to top
	G J (GRAHAM) SMORGON B.Juris LL.B Independent Non-Executive Director Age 58. Appointed a Director on 17 September 2007. Mr Smorgon is a member of the Operational Risk Committee and the Occupational Health, Safety & Environment Committee. He is also Chairman of Smorgon Consolidated Investments, the GBM Group and the Print Mint Group, and a Director of Fed Square Pty Ltd. His previous roles included Chairman of Smorgon Steel Group Limited, President of the Carlton Football Club, 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. Other listed company directorships held during the period 1 July 2005 to 30 June 2008: - Smorgon Steel Group Limited from April 1998 until August 2007. back to top
	S (SHARYN) PAGE BA LLB, ACIS, AACI Company Secretary Age 45. Ms Page joined OneSteel in July 2008, following the retirement of John Krenich who was Company Secretary from May 2002 to August 2008. She was appointed Company Secretary on 19 August 2008. Prior to this, Sharyn worked for 21 years in the financial services industry in a variety of legal, compliance and company secretariat roles. Sharyn held the positions of Board Executive and Company Secretary at AMP from 2005 to 2008 and was AMP's Assistant Company Secretary from 2003 to 2005. back to top

Lead Team

	Mark Parry - Executive GM Whyalla BComm Age 46. Mr Parry joined OneSteel from BHP after working in a number of roles since 1984. Prior to his current role, Mr Parry was GM Manufacturing Pipe & Tube. He has served as General Manager of the joint venture company Bekaert - BHP Steel Cord and held the position of Manager Geelong Wire Mill. back to top
	Leo Selleck - Executive GM Project Magnet BSc Age 59. Mr Selleck has had 36 years experience in the Australian steel industry, joining OneSteel from BHP where he had served in a variety of roles since 1972. Mr Selleck has significant experience in the integrated steelmaking business. He has also held corporate roles in the fields of safety and environment. Prior to his current role Mr Selleck was responsible for the Whyalla Steelworks and then Project Magnet. back to top
	Antony (Tony) Combe - Executive GM Distribution BBus (Mktg) Age 46. Mr Combe joined OneSteel in February 2006 as Executive GM - Distribution. Prior to this, Mr Combe spent 20 years with global consumer packaging company Huhtamaki where he held various marketing and general management positions in Australia, Spain and Belgium. For the last five years he was Executive Vice President for the regional business in the Asia, Oceania and Africa. back to top
	Bill Gately - Corporate GM Human Resources & OHS BEc Age 47. Mr Gately joined OneSteel from BHP where he had worked since 1979 in a range of human resource and employee relations positions. During that period he worked for BHP Minerals and in the Newcastle and Port Kembla Steel operations where he played a key role in significant change and business improvement initiatives. back to top
	Tony Reeves - Chief Financial Officer BEc, MComm, FCPA, FTA Age 53. Mr Reeves joined OneSteel in October 2001, responsible for accounting, tax, risk management, treasury, business planning, legal, company secretarial and strategic sourcing. Mr Reeves is a director of Steel & Tube Holdings Ltd. Previous roles include finance, marketing and IT positions in Australia, UK and USA with ICI and Orica, and finance and commercial positions with Allied Mills, Vinidex and Unilever. back to top
	Michael Dines - Corporate GM Information Systems Dip AirEng (Avionics) Age 46. Mr Dines joined OneSteel from BHP where since 1990 his career spanned many operational and management areas focussing on the IT aspects of manufacturing and distribution functions. Prior to joining BHP, Mr Dines worked for the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in airborne avionics support and logistics. back to top
	Chris Keast - Executive GM Rod, Bar & Wire BComm Age 47. Mr Keast joined OneSteel from BHP where he served in a variety of roles since 1982. Mr Keast was previously General Manager of Wire from 1999 to 2005. Prior to this he ran the Bekaert- BHP Steel Cord joint venture. Mr Keast has previously worked in a number of senior positions in BHP in rail and road freight, shipping, stevedoring and human resources. back to top
	G (GEOFF) PLUMMER - MD & CEO, Non-independent Executive Director BEc Age 52. Appointed a Director in December 2004 and became Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer on 2 May 2005. Mr Plummer joined OneSteel in October 2000 from BHP after 22 years with the group. His previous roles with OneSteel were Deputy Managing Director and before that Executive General Manager Market Mills. His roles at BHP included President Rod & Bar Products (BHP Steel), General Manager of the joint venture company Bekaert - BHP Steel Cord, President of Australian Logistics Services in BHP Transport and management positions in BHP wire operations. He is a Director of the International Iron & Steel Institute. back to top
	Andrew Roberts - Executive GM Marketing BComm Age 41. Mr Roberts joined OneSteel from BHP Steel, starting in 1989. He has held a number of roles in marketing, sales and general business management across the Manufacturing, Materials, Steel-in-Concrete and Distribution businesses. back to top
	Rick Jansen - CEO Recycling Age 52. Mr Jansen joined OneSteel from Smorgon Steel Recyclers. Prior to the SSR appointment, he held various senior management roles with Sims Group from Trading Manager to Executive GM in the Australian business and the last seven years in the USA as President Sims Manufacturing, Materials, Metal America and, more recently, as CEO Sims Hugo Neu. He has 35 years industry experience. back to top
	Steve Ashe - General Manager, Investor Relations & External Affairs BBus, ACAGM Age 48. Mr Ashe was appointed GM of Investor Relations & External Affairs in June 2008. Prior to this Mr Ashe spent the last eight years with James Hardie, initially as Vice President Public Affairs and then Vice President Investor Relations, a position he held for seven years. Preceding James Hardie, Mr Ashe spent 16 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers in various roles including accounting, taxation, business advice and regulatory affairs. He has a Business degree from the Sydney University of Technology and is a member of the Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants. back to top
	Stephen (Steve) Hamer - Executive GM Steel-in-Concrete BEng (Hons) Age 51. Mr Hamer was appointed Executive GM Steel-in-Concrete in August 2007. Mr Hamer has spent his career in the Australian steel industry in a range of technical, functional and business management positions. In his previous role, Mr Hamer was responsible for OneSteel's Reinforcing business. back to top

updated 8th October, 2008

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