Telstra 2008 Annual Report Download - page 68

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Telstra Corporation Limited and controlled entities
Directors’ Report
Directors’ profiles
As at 13 August 2008, our directors were as follows:
(1) Other than the CEO, directors may not hold office for more than three years or beyond the third annual general meeting following their
appointment (whichever is the later) without re-election.
(2) In accordance with our constitution, Mr Stewart and Mr Mullen have been appointed to fill interim positions and will stand for election at the 2008
annual general meeting.
A brief biography for each of the directors as at 13 August 2008 is presented below:
Donald G McGauchie AO,FAICD
Age 58
Mr McGauchie joined Telstra as a non-executive director in September 1998 and was appointed as chairman in July 2004. He is
chairman of the Nomination Committee and is a member of the Audit and Remuneration Committees.
Experience:
Mr McGauchie has wide commercial experience within the telecommunication, food processing, commodity trading and finance
sectors. He also has extensive public policy experience, having previously held several high-level advisory positions to the
government including the Prime Minister’s Supermarket to Asia Council, the Foreign Affairs Council and the Trade Policy Advisory
Council.
Directorships of other listed companies - current:
Director, James Hardie Industries NV (2003- ) and Nufarm Limited (2003- ).
Directorships of listed companies - past three years:
Director, National Foods Limited (2000-2005).
Other:
Current: Director, Reserve Bank of Australia; Partner, C&E McGauchie - Terrick West Estate.
Former: President of the National Farmers Federation (1994-1998); Chairman, Rural Finance Corporation (2003-2004); Director,
Graincorp Limited (1999-2003); Deputy Chairman, Ridley Corporation Limited (1998-2004).
Awarded the Centenary Medal for service to Australian society through agriculture and business in 2003. Appointed an officer in
the general division of the Order of Australia in 2004.
Solomon D Trujillo – BSc, BBus, MBA, Hon Doctor of Law Degrees (University of Wyoming, University of Colorado)
Age 56
On 1 July 2005, Mr Solomon (“Sol”) Trujillo joined Australia’s leading telecommunications company, Telstra Corporation Limited
(Telstra) as its Chief Executive Officer (CEO). He is leading an end-to-end transformation, driving Telstra’s evolution into a media
communications company.
Name Age Position Year of initial
appointment
Year last re-elected
(1)
Donald G McGauchie. . . . . . . . . 58 Chairman, Non-executive Director 1998 2005
Solomon D Trujillo . . . . . . . . . . 56 Chief Executive Officer 2005 -
Geoffrey A Cousins . . . . . . . . . . 65 Non-executive Director 2006 -
Catherine B Livingstone . . . . . . . 52 Non-executive Director 2000 2005
Charles Macek. . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Non-executive Director 2001 2006
John P Mullen(2) . . . . . . . . . . . 53 Non-executive Director 2008 -
John M Stewart(2). . . . . . . . . . . 59 Non-executive Director 2008 -
John W Stocker . . . . . . . . . . . . 63 Non-executive Director 1996 2006
Peter J Willcox. . . . . . . . . . . . . 62 Non-executive Director 2006 2006
John D Zeglis . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61 Non-executive Director 2006 2006