Director’s Profiles
Richard Warburton AO – Chairman
Richard Warburton is one of Australia’s most prominent company directors. Prior to becoming a professional director, he was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of DuPont Australia and New Zealand where he was responsible for DuPont’s petro-chemical business operations in Australia and New Zealand.
Dick is currently Chairman of Tandou Limited and The Board of Taxation and is a director of Citigroup Pty Limited. He was previously Chairman of David Jones Limited, AurionGold Limited and Caltex Australia Limited, and a director of Tabcorp Holdings Limited, Southcorp Limited, Nufarm Limited and the Reserve Bank of Australia. Dick is a Fellow (and former National President) of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
John Ballard – Director
John Ballard has extensive senior executive experience across a wide range of industries. He was previously Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Southcorp Limited, Managing Director Asia Pacific, United Biscuits Limited and Managing Director Snack Foods, Coca-Cola Amatil Limited, a Director of Woolworths Limited and Email Limited, Chairman of Wattyl Limited, a Director of CSR Limited and subsequently Rinker Limited and a Trustee of the Sydney Opera House Trust. He is currently a director of Fonterra Co-operative Group Limited, a director of International Ferro Metals Limited, Chairman of the Advisory Boards at Pacific Equity Partners and a director of the Sydney Neuro Oncology Group. John is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Hamish Douglass – Director
Hamish Douglass is the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Magellan Financial Group Limited and Magellan Asset Management Limited.
Hamish has more than 18 years experience in financial services and was, until recently, Co-Head of Global Banking at Deutsche Bank, Australasia. He has extensive experience in the financial services industry and has advised on some of the largest corporate transactions in Australia.
In recent years, he has advised BHP Billiton Limited on its acquisition of WMC Resources Limited, Southcorp Limited in relation to the takeover by Foster’s Group Limited, Xstrata Plc on its acquisition of MIM Holdings Limited, Westfield Trust on its acquisition of AMP Shopping Centre Trust and on the three way merger of Westfield Holdings Limited, Westfield Trust and Westfield America Trust to form Westfield Group, BRL Hardy Limited on its merger with Constellation Brands, and Coles Group Limited in relation to the takeover by Westfarmers Limited. He is a member of the Australian Takeovers Panel and a member of the Forum of Young Global Leaders – World Economic Forum. In 2010, Hamish was appointed as a member of the Federal Government’s Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) and is also a member of the Australian Government Financial Literacy Board.
Andy Hogendijk – Director
Andy Hogendijk has extensive senior management and finance experience having previously been Chief Financial Officer, Suncorp Metway Limited (1997 – 2000), Commonwealth Bank of Australia Limited (1991 – 1997) and John Fairfax Group (1989 – 1991). He has also held several senior positions with Shell Company Australia and Australian Paper Manufacturers. He is currently a director of AWE Limited, and was previously a Chairman of Gloucester Coal, and a director of Aditya Birla Minerals Limited, Hills Motorway Management Limited and Magnesium International Limited. Andy is a Fellow of the Australian Society of Certified Practising Accountants and the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He also chairs the Company’s Audit & Risk Committee.
Chris Mackay – Director
Chris Mackay is the Chairman and Chief Investment Officer of Magellan Financial Group Limited. The Poptfolio Manager of Magellan Flagship Fund Limited. He is a director of Consolidated Media Holdings Limted and Seven Group Holdings Limited.
Chris has considerable experience in business management, business assessment, capital allocation, risk management and investment. He became an investment banker in 1988, after being a corporate and banking lawyer, and has broad experience in the financial and corporate sectors over many years.
Chris retired as Chairman of the investment bank UBS Australiasia, in March 2006, having previously been its Chief Executive Officer. He is a member of the Federal Treasurer’s Financial Sector Advisory Council, and is a former member of the Business Council of Australia and director of the International Banks & Securities Association.