People: Woolworths Ltd (WOW.AX)

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10 Feb 2010
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Summary

Name Age Since Current Position
Strong, James 65 2001 Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board
Luscombe, Michael 56 2006 Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, Executive Director
Pockett, Thomas 51 2006 Finance Director, Executive Director
Horton, Peter 2005 Group General Counsel, Company Secretary
Foran, Greg 2008 Director - Food, Liquor and Petrol
Smith, Peter 2006 Managing Director of Progressive Enterprises Limited
Coates, Julie 2008 General Manager - Big W
Umbers, Richard General Manager - Customer Engagement
Deane, Roderick 68 2000 Non-Executive Independent Director
Grady, Diane 61 1996 Non-Executive Independent Director
L'Huillier, Leon 66 1997 Non-Executive Independent Director
Astbury, John 65 2004 Non-Executive Independent Director
Macfarlane, Ian 63 2007 Non-Executive Independent Director
Watkins, Alison 46 2007 Non-Executive Independent Director
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Biographies

Name Description
Strong, James Mr. James Alexander Strong serves as Non-Executive Independent Chairman of the Board of Woolworths Limited. Mr Strong is currently Chairman of Insurance Australia Group Limited (IAG), Rip Curl Group Pty Ltd and the Australia Council for the Arts. He is also a Director of Qantas Airways Limited. Mr Strong is also a member of the Board of various sporting organisations. He was the Chief Executive and Managing Director of Qantas Airways Limited until March 2001, and previously the Chief Executive of Australian Airlines Limited, Managing Partner and National Chairman of Corrs Chambers Westgarth Solicitors and Group Chief Executive of DB Group Limited (New Zealand). Mr Strong was appointed a Director of Woolworths Limited in March 2000 and Chairman in April 2001. He is Member of Audit, Risk Management and Compliance Committee, Corporate Governance Committee and People Policy Committee.
Luscombe, Michael Mr. Michael Gerard Luscombe serves as Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director, Executive Director of Woolworths Limited. Mr Luscombe is a graduate of Monash University. Mr. Luscombe is a long term employee of Woolworths. His career extends over thirty years, starting as a Management Trainee in Woolworths Victoria. He was appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer in October 2006. Prior to that he held positions as Chief Operating Officer, Director of Supermarkets, Chief General Manager Supermarkets, Buying & Marketing, General Manager Supply Chain, General Manager Buying Long Life Products for Supermarkets, Safeway Merchandising and Marketing Manager, Senior Category Manager, Safeway Retail Operations Manager, Area Manager, Training and Development Manager, and Store Manager. Mr Luscombe was appointed a Director of Woolworths Limited in June 2006.
Pockett, Thomas Mr. Thomas William Pockett serves as Finance Director, Executive Director of Woolworths Limited. Mr Pockett was educated in Sydney, receiving a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of New South Wales. He is a member of the Group of 100 and was the National President from August 2000 to January 2003. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (FCA) and was a member of the Financial Reporting Council from March 2003 to March 2006 Mr Pockett joined Woolworths Limited as Chief Financial Officer in August 2002. He previously held the position of Deputy Chief Financial Officer at the Commonwealth Bank of Australia (CBA). Prior to his role with the CBA, he was with Lend Lease Corporation Ltd. Whilst at Lend Lease he held several senior finance roles in different companies across the Lend Lease Group including Property and Financial Services, with his last position before moving being General Manager Finance for Lend Lease Corporation Ltd. Prior to Lend Lease he was with Chartered Accounting firm Deloitte. Mr Pockett was appointed a Director of Woolworths Limited in November 2006.
Horton, Peter Mr. Peter John Horton joined Woolworths Limited in November 2005 as Group General Counsel and Company Secretary. Previously Mr Horton was General Manager Legal and Company Secretary at WMC Resources Limited.
Foran, Greg Mr. Greg Foran is Director - Food, Liquor and Petrol of Woolworths Limited. Mr. Foran has worked in a number of positions at Woolworths. He has been GM of private label and has been credited with turning around the once ailing Big W business. Prior to working for Woolworths, he held senior roles in The Warehouse Group, Woolworths NZ and Franklins.
Smith, Peter
Coates, Julie
Umbers, Richard
Deane, Roderick Dr. Roderick Sheldon Deane, Ph.D., serves as Non-Executive Independent Director of Woolworths Limited. Dr Roderick Deane has an honorary LLD from Victoria University of Wellington. Chairman, People Policy Committee and Member, Corporate Governance Committee. Dr Deane is the Chairman of Fletcher Building Limited, the New Zealand Seed Fund and the IHC Foundation. He is Patron of New Zealand’s largest charitable organisation, the IHC. He was previously Chairman of Telecom Corporation of New Zealand Limited, Te Papa Tongarewa (The Museum of New Zealand) and ANZ National Bank Limited, a Director of ANZ Banking Group Limited, Chief Executive of the Electricity Corporation of NZ Limited, Chairman of the State Services Commission, Deputy Governor of the Reserve Bank of NZ and Chairman of the City Gallery Wellington Foundation. Dr Deane was appointed a Director of Woolworths Limited in April 2000.
Grady, Diane Ms. Diane Jennifer Grady serves as Non-Executive Independent Director of Woolworths Limited. Ms Grady is an independent non-executive director with extensive experience on public company and not-for-profit Boards. She is currently a Director of Bluescope Steel Limited, Goodman Group, and formerly Lend Lease Corporation Ltd, Wattyl Limited and the Sydney Opera House Trust. She is a senior advisor to McKinsey & Co., and a Governor of Ascham school. Previously, she was a partner with McKinsey & Co consulting for over 15 years to clients in a broad range of industries on strategic and organisational issues. At McKinsey, Ms. Grady was a worldwide leader of the Firm’s Organisation and Change Management practice. In Australia, she led the Consumer Goods, Retailing and Marketing Practice where she assisted clients with growth and customer service strategies. Ms Grady earned an MBA from Harvard Business School; a Masters in Chinese Studies from the University of Hawaii (East West Centre Fellowship) and a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mills College, Oakland, California (History Prize). Ms Grady was appointed a Director of Woolworths Limited in July 1996. She is Member of Audit, Risk Management and Compliance Committee, and Corporate Governance Committee.
L'Huillier, Leon Mr. Leon Michael L'Huillier serves as Non-Executive Independent Director of Woolworths Limited. Mr L’Huillier is an experienced Chief Executive and Company Director in the grocery and liquor industries. He commenced his business career with Myer and is a former CEO of Lion Nathan Australia. He has substantial experience as a Non-Executive Director of organisations in transport and logistics, property and financial services. He was previously a member of the Policy Board of PriceWaterhouse, Chairman of Repco Corporation Limited, Chairman and Chief Executive of the Transport Accident Commission, a Director of MPG Logistics, and former Chairman of the Australian Prime Property Fund, a group with interests in retail shopping centres. He is a former Director of MLC Limited, and Challenge Bank Limited. Mr L’Huillier was appointed a Director of Woolworths Limited in September 1997. He is Member of Audit, Risk Management and Compliance Committee; Corporate Governance Committee; and Chairman of the Superannuation Working Group and the Woolworths Group Superannuation Plan’s Policy Committee. Director of ALH Group Pty Limited and Chairman of its Audit Committee.
Astbury, John Mr. John Frederick Astbury serves as Non-Executive Independent Director of Woolworths Limited. Mr Astbury was previously a Director of AMP Limited and of Insurance Australia Group Limited. He was also the Finance Director of Lend Lease Corporation Ltd and Chief General Manager National Australia Bank Limited. He has had a long career in banking and financial services in both the UK and Australia. Mr Astbury was appointed a Director of Woolworths Limited in January 2004. He is Member of Audit, Risk Management and Compliance Committee, and Corporate Governance Committee. Chairman of the Audit, Risk Management and Compliance Committee until November 28, 2007.
Macfarlane, Ian Mr. Ian John Macfarlane serves as Non-Executive Director of Woolworths Limited. Mr Macfarlane is a graduate of Monash University in Melbourne. He was Governor of the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) from 1996 until 2006. During this time with the RBA, he was the inaugural Chairman of the Asian Consultative Council for the Bank of International Settlements. He held several senior positions with the RBA after joining in 1979. Prior to the RBA, he worked in the Economics Department of the OECD in Paris and at the Institute for Economics and Statistics at Oxford University. Mr Macfarlane is also a Director of ANZ Banking Group Limited, Leighton Holdings Limited and of the Lowy Institute for International Policy. He is a member of the International Advisory Board of Goldman Sachs International. Mr Macfarlane was appointed a Director of Woolworths Limited in January 2007. He is Member of Audit, Risk Management and Compliance Committee and Corporate Governance Committee
Watkins, Alison Ms. Alison Mary Watkins serves as Non-Executive Independent Director of Woolworths Limited. Ms Watkins holds a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Tasmania, is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia. Ms Watkins was appointed Chief Executive Officer of investment and funds management business the Bennelong Group in January 2008. Ms Watkins recent career also includes leadership roles in retail, agriculture and food processing industries. Until recently, she was a non-executive Director of Just Group Limited and of National Food Industry Strategy Limited. She was Chief Executive Officer of Berri Limited, Chairman of Mrs Crocket’s Kitchen Pty Ltd and a member of the Corish Review Group, which developed a national policy blueprint for agriculture and food processing. Previously, she held senior roles with ANZ Banking Group Limited, including Managing Director, Regional Banking and Group General Manager Strategy and Mergers & Acquisitions. Ms Watkins also represented ANZ Banking Group Limited on the board of ETRADE Australia Securities Limited. She has 10 years experience as a management consultant with McKinsey and Company, from 1989 to 1999, and became a partner of the firm in 1996. Ms Watkins was appointed a Director of Woolworths Limited in January 2007. He is Chairman: Audit, Risk Management and Compliance Committee from 29 November 2007, Member: People Policy Committee and Corporate Governance Committee.

Basic Compensation

Name Fiscal Year Total
Strong, James 610,062
Luscombe, Michael 8,327,770
Pockett, Thomas 3,970,620
Horton, Peter --
Foran, Greg 2,467,990
Smith, Peter 1,114,170
Coates, Julie 1,850,830
Umbers, Richard 2,156,200
Deane, Roderick --
Grady, Diane --
L'Huillier, Leon --
Astbury, John --
Macfarlane, Ian --
Watkins, Alison --
As Of 27 Jun 2009

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