Chairman: MR D. G. McGAUCHIE

• Elected as an Independent Director by the Members of the Company on 29th October 1999.
• Appointed as Deputy Chairman of AWTA Ltd on 25th January 2001 and as Chairman from 20th February 2005.
• Member Remuneration & Appointments Committee and Audit Committee until 15th April 2005.
• Farmer and company director, having previously been active in national farming organisations.
• Chairman of Telstra Corporation Ltd.
• Partner of C&E McGauchie Terrick West.
• Director of a number of listed and unlisted companies, including Reserve Bank of Australia, James Hardy Industries N.V, and Nufarm Ltd.

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The articles of AWTA Ltd provide for the members to appoint two independent directors. One of these serves as the Chairman and the other as the Deputy Chairman.