Board of Directors

 

John H Alexander
Executive Chairman

James D Packer
Executive Deputy Chairman

JOHN H. ALEXANDER EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN

Mr Alexander is the Executive Chairman of CMH.  Prior to that Mr Alexander was the CEO and Managing Director of CMH (previously PBL) from June 2004 to 30 November 2007.  He joined ACP Magazines as Group Publisher in 1998 and was appointed CEO of that division in March 1999, a position he held until April 2006. In January 2002, he was appointed CEO of PBL Media, a role which straddled PBL’s Nine Network and ACP Magazines divisions. Prior to joining the CMH Group, Mr Alexander was the Editor-in-Chief, Publisher & Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald, and Editor-in-Chief of The Australian Financial Review.

JAMES D. PACKER EXECUTIVE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN

Mr Packer is the Executive Deputy Chairman of CMH.  Mr Packer was Executive Chairman of PBL from May 1998 to 30 November 2007. Prior to that Mr Packer was the Chief Executive Officer from March 1996 to May 1998. Mr Packer is the Executive Chairman of Consolidated Press Holdings Limited and a director of various companies including Challenger Financial Services Group Limited, Sunland Group Limited and is the Chairman of SEEK Limited.

CHRISTOPHER J. ANDERSON BEc, NON-INDEPENDENT, NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr Anderson is a non-executive director of CMH.  Mr Anderson joined the CMH (previously PBL) Board in June 2004 and was appointed Executive Deputy Chairman in January 2006. Mr Anderson ceased his role as Executive Deputy Chairman on 30 November 2007.

Mr Anderson was previously the Chief Executive Officer of Optus and resigned from that role in late 2004. Prior to joining Optus in 1997, Mr Anderson was the Group Chief Executive of Television New Zealand Limited. Previously, he was the Managing Editor of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and was Chief Executive Officer & Editorial Director of John Fairfax Limited Group. Mr Anderson was employed by John Fairfax Limited from 1966 to 1991 in various positions. Mr Anderson represents PBL as a Board director of Seek Limited, Foxtel Management Pty Limited, Premier Media Group Pty Limited, Ninemsn Pty Limited, and Australian News Channel Pty Limited.

CHRISTOPHER D. CORRIGAN INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr Corrigan was Managing Director of Patrick Corporation Limited, Australia's largest stevedore company with interests in rail transportation and aviation from March 1990 to May 2006. Prior to that, he had a career with Bankers Trust spanning twenty years, including periods as Managing Director of Bankers Trust in Australia and for the Asia/Pacific region. Mr. Corrigan sponsored the formation of a development capital business of A$220 million known as Jamison Equity Limited in 1990, which became a wholly owned subsidiary, in December 1996, of the then publicly listed company Patrick Corporation.

ROWEN B. CRAIGIE BEc (Hon), NON-INDEPENDENT, NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr Rowen Craigie is a Non-Executive Director of CMH.  Mr Rowen Craigie is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Crown Limited.  Mr Craigie was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Crown Melbourne in January 2002 and subsequently joined the CMH (previously PBL) Board. He is also a director of Burswood Limited and Melco PBL Entertainment (Macau) Limited. Mr Craigie was part of the original team which joined Crown Limited in 1993 and was appointed Crown’s Executive General Manager, Gaming Machines in 1996, and Chief Operating Officer, Casino in 2000. Prior to joining Crown, Mr Craigie was Group General Manager, Gaming at the TAB in Victoria and had held senior economic policy positions in Treasury and Department of Industry.

ROWENA DANZIGER BA, DipEd (QLD), MACE, INDEPENDENT, NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mrs Danziger’s professional experience spans over 30 years in various Australian and American educational institutions. She was the Headmistress at Ascham School in Sydney from 1973 to 2003. She is currently a director of Opera Australia and a board member of Sydney Writers’ Festival and Chairperson of The Foundation of the Art Gallery of NSW. Mrs Danziger is also a Director of Crown Limited and a member of Crown’s Audit Committee.

GEOFFREY J DIXON INDEPENDENT, NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr Geoff Dixon is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Qantas Airways Limited. Mr Dixon joined Qantas in 1994 and has had responsibility at the airline for all commercial activities. Before joining Qantas, Mr Dixon was Director of Marketing and Industry Sales at Ansett Australia Airlines and General Manager Marketing and Corporate Affairs at Australian Airlines. Mr. Dixon is on the boards of Air Pacific Limited and The Business Council of Australia. He is also on the Governing Board of IATA. Prior to his career in the airline industry, Mr Dixon worked for an arm of the Australian Government Overseas Service in Australia and on postings to Australian Missions in The Hague, New York and San Francisco. He has also worked in the mining and media sectors.

ASHOK P. JACOB MBA, NON-INDEPENDENT, NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 

Mr Jacob is the Chief Executive Officer of Consolidated Press Holdings Limited. Mr Jacob is a Director of Challenger Financial Services Group Limited, Ellerston Capital Limited, Teys Bros. (Holdings) Pty Ltd, Crown Limited and MRF Limited.

MICHAEL R. JOHNSTON BEc, ACA, NON-INDEPENDENT, NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr Johnston was appointed to the Board of CMH (previously PBL) in December 2005. Mr Johnston is Finance Director of Consolidated Press Holdings Limited. Prior to his appointment with Consolidated Press Holdings Limited, Mr Johnston was a Senior Partner in the Australian member firm of Ernst & Young, having been with Ernst & Young for over 17 years. Mr Johnston was also on the Board of Partners of Ernst & Young, Australia.

DAVID H LOWY AM, BCom, INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr David Lowy is a principal of LFG Holdings Pty Ltd and is Deputy Chairman (non-executive) of The Westfield Group. He joined Westfield in 1977 and became Managing Director in 1987, a position he held until June 2000. Mr Lowy is the founder and president of Temora Aviation Museum.

CHRISTOPHER J. MACKAY BEc, LLB (Hons), LLM, F Fin, INDEPENDENT, NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 

Mr Mackay is a senior advisor to UBS Investment Bank, Australasia, and was formerly the CEO and Chairman of UBS Investment Bank, Australasia. Mr Mackay has been an investment banker since 1988, after being a corporate and banking lawyer and has broad experience in the financial and corporate sectors. He is Chairman of the investment holding company New Privateer Holdings Limited, is an honorary director of the Australian Water Polo Association and a member of the Federal Treasurer’s Financial Sector Advisory Council. Mr Mackay was formerly a Director of the International Banks & Securities Association and a member of the Business Council of Australia.

RICHARD W. TURNER AM, BEc, FCA, INDEPENDENT, NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 

Before his retirement in 1994, Mr Turner had been the Chief Executive Officer of Ernst & Young, having had a successful 36 year career as an audit partner. Mr Turner is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. He is a Director of HBOS Australia Limited, Bank West Limited, Mirvac Ltd and its group companies. He was past President and director of The Smith Family and past Chairman and a current director of the Institute of Pain Management Limited. Mr Turner is also a director of Crown Limited and Chairman of Crown Melbourne's Audit Committee. 

PBL

Board of Directors

 

John H Alexander
Executive Chairman

James D Packer
Executive Deputy Chairman

JOHN H. ALEXANDER EXECUTIVE CHAIRMAN

Mr Alexander is the Executive Chairman of CMH.  Prior to that Mr Alexander was the CEO and Managing Director of CMH (previously PBL) from June 2004 to 30 November 2007.  He joined ACP Magazines as Group Publisher in 1998 and was appointed CEO of that division in March 1999, a position he held until April 2006. In January 2002, he was appointed CEO of PBL Media, a role which straddled PBL’s Nine Network and ACP Magazines divisions. Prior to joining the CMH Group, Mr Alexander was the Editor-in-Chief, Publisher & Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald, and Editor-in-Chief of The Australian Financial Review.

JAMES D. PACKER EXECUTIVE DEPUTY CHAIRMAN

Mr Packer is the Executive Deputy Chairman of CMH.  Mr Packer was Executive Chairman of PBL from May 1998 to 30 November 2007. Prior to that Mr Packer was the Chief Executive Officer from March 1996 to May 1998. Mr Packer is the Executive Chairman of Consolidated Press Holdings Limited and a director of various companies including Challenger Financial Services Group Limited, Sunland Group Limited and is the Chairman of SEEK Limited.

CHRISTOPHER J. ANDERSON BEc, NON-INDEPENDENT, NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr Anderson is a non-executive director of CMH.  Mr Anderson joined the CMH (previously PBL) Board in June 2004 and was appointed Executive Deputy Chairman in January 2006. Mr Anderson ceased his role as Executive Deputy Chairman on 30 November 2007.

Mr Anderson was previously the Chief Executive Officer of Optus and resigned from that role in late 2004. Prior to joining Optus in 1997, Mr Anderson was the Group Chief Executive of Television New Zealand Limited. Previously, he was the Managing Editor of the Australian Broadcasting Corporation and was Chief Executive Officer & Editorial Director of John Fairfax Limited Group. Mr Anderson was employed by John Fairfax Limited from 1966 to 1991 in various positions. Mr Anderson represents PBL as a Board director of Seek Limited, Foxtel Management Pty Limited, Premier Media Group Pty Limited, Ninemsn Pty Limited, and Australian News Channel Pty Limited.

CHRISTOPHER D. CORRIGAN INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr Corrigan was Managing Director of Patrick Corporation Limited, Australia's largest stevedore company with interests in rail transportation and aviation from March 1990 to May 2006. Prior to that, he had a career with Bankers Trust spanning twenty years, including periods as Managing Director of Bankers Trust in Australia and for the Asia/Pacific region. Mr. Corrigan sponsored the formation of a development capital business of A$220 million known as Jamison Equity Limited in 1990, which became a wholly owned subsidiary, in December 1996, of the then publicly listed company Patrick Corporation.

ROWEN B. CRAIGIE BEc (Hon), NON-INDEPENDENT, NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr Rowen Craigie is a Non-Executive Director of CMH.  Mr Rowen Craigie is the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Crown Limited.  Mr Craigie was appointed Chief Executive Officer of Crown Melbourne in January 2002 and subsequently joined the CMH (previously PBL) Board. He is also a director of Burswood Limited and Melco PBL Entertainment (Macau) Limited. Mr Craigie was part of the original team which joined Crown Limited in 1993 and was appointed Crown’s Executive General Manager, Gaming Machines in 1996, and Chief Operating Officer, Casino in 2000. Prior to joining Crown, Mr Craigie was Group General Manager, Gaming at the TAB in Victoria and had held senior economic policy positions in Treasury and Department of Industry.

ROWENA DANZIGER BA, DipEd (QLD), MACE, INDEPENDENT, NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mrs Danziger’s professional experience spans over 30 years in various Australian and American educational institutions. She was the Headmistress at Ascham School in Sydney from 1973 to 2003. She is currently a director of Opera Australia and a board member of Sydney Writers’ Festival and Chairperson of The Foundation of the Art Gallery of NSW. Mrs Danziger is also a Director of Crown Limited and a member of Crown’s Audit Committee.

GEOFFREY J DIXON INDEPENDENT, NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr Geoff Dixon is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Qantas Airways Limited. Mr Dixon joined Qantas in 1994 and has had responsibility at the airline for all commercial activities. Before joining Qantas, Mr Dixon was Director of Marketing and Industry Sales at Ansett Australia Airlines and General Manager Marketing and Corporate Affairs at Australian Airlines. Mr. Dixon is on the boards of Air Pacific Limited and The Business Council of Australia. He is also on the Governing Board of IATA. Prior to his career in the airline industry, Mr Dixon worked for an arm of the Australian Government Overseas Service in Australia and on postings to Australian Missions in The Hague, New York and San Francisco. He has also worked in the mining and media sectors.

ASHOK P. JACOB MBA, NON-INDEPENDENT, NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 

Mr Jacob is the Chief Executive Officer of Consolidated Press Holdings Limited. Mr Jacob is a Director of Challenger Financial Services Group Limited, Ellerston Capital Limited, Teys Bros. (Holdings) Pty Ltd, Crown Limited and MRF Limited.

MICHAEL R. JOHNSTON BEc, ACA, NON-INDEPENDENT, NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr Johnston was appointed to the Board of CMH (previously PBL) in December 2005. Mr Johnston is Finance Director of Consolidated Press Holdings Limited. Prior to his appointment with Consolidated Press Holdings Limited, Mr Johnston was a Senior Partner in the Australian member firm of Ernst & Young, having been with Ernst & Young for over 17 years. Mr Johnston was also on the Board of Partners of Ernst & Young, Australia.

DAVID H LOWY AM, BCom, INDEPENDENT NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Mr David Lowy is a principal of LFG Holdings Pty Ltd and is Deputy Chairman (non-executive) of The Westfield Group. He joined Westfield in 1977 and became Managing Director in 1987, a position he held until June 2000. Mr Lowy is the founder and president of Temora Aviation Museum.

CHRISTOPHER J. MACKAY BEc, LLB (Hons), LLM, F Fin, INDEPENDENT, NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 

Mr Mackay is a senior advisor to UBS Investment Bank, Australasia, and was formerly the CEO and Chairman of UBS Investment Bank, Australasia. Mr Mackay has been an investment banker since 1988, after being a corporate and banking lawyer and has broad experience in the financial and corporate sectors. He is Chairman of the investment holding company New Privateer Holdings Limited, is an honorary director of the Australian Water Polo Association and a member of the Federal Treasurer’s Financial Sector Advisory Council. Mr Mackay was formerly a Director of the International Banks & Securities Association and a member of the Business Council of Australia.

RICHARD W. TURNER AM, BEc, FCA, INDEPENDENT, NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 

Before his retirement in 1994, Mr Turner had been the Chief Executive Officer of Ernst & Young, having had a successful 36 year career as an audit partner. Mr Turner is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia. He is a Director of HBOS Australia Limited, Bank West Limited, Mirvac Ltd and its group companies. He was past President and director of The Smith Family and past Chairman and a current director of the Institute of Pain Management Limited. Mr Turner is also a director of Crown Limited and Chairman of Crown Melbourne's Audit Committee.