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C I (Chris) Roberts(BCom)Independent Non-Executive Director<strong>and</strong> ChairmanSkills <strong>and</strong> experienceMr Roberts has substantial knowledge <strong>of</strong>fast moving consumer products, where thepackaging component is significant, gainedthrough executive roles in Australia, NewZeal<strong>and</strong>, the United Kingdom <strong>and</strong> Indonesia.Mr Roberts’ previous roles have includedChairman <strong>and</strong> MD <strong>of</strong> Arnotts Limited,Chairman <strong>of</strong> Email Ltd <strong>and</strong> Winifred WestSchools Ltd, MD <strong>of</strong> Orl<strong>and</strong>o WyndhamWines Ltd, Director <strong>of</strong> Telstra CorporationLtd, MLC Life Ltd <strong>and</strong> Petaluma Wines.<strong>Directors</strong>hips <strong>of</strong> listed entities within thepast three years, other directorships <strong>and</strong><strong>of</strong>fices (current <strong>and</strong> recent)• Director <strong>of</strong> Control Risks Group HoldingsLimited (since September 2006)• Deputy Chairman <strong>of</strong> <strong>The</strong> Centre forIndependent Studies (since August 2004)• Director <strong>of</strong> Australian Agricultural<strong>Company</strong> Limited (June 2001 to May2008 <strong>and</strong> June 2009 to March 2012)<strong>Board</strong> Committee membership• Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Executive Committee• Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Nomination Committee• Member <strong>of</strong> the Audit & ComplianceCommittee• Member <strong>of</strong> the Human ResourcesCommitteeTerm <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice• Director since February 1999 –appointed Chairman 2000• Appointed Executive Chairman fromDecember 2004 to June 2005• Continues as Non-Executive Chairmanfrom July 2005K N (Ken) MacKenzie(BEng., FIEA)Managing Director <strong>and</strong>Chief Executive OfficerSkills <strong>and</strong> experienceMr MacKenzie has extensive experienceacross all <strong>of</strong> <strong>Amcor</strong>’s major packagingbusiness segments in the Americas,Australia, Asia <strong>and</strong> Europe. Mr MacKenziejoined <strong>Amcor</strong> in 1992.Former positions: Group Managing Director,<strong>Amcor</strong> Rentsch <strong>and</strong> Closures (2001–2005);Group General Manager <strong>Amcor</strong> FlexiblesAustralasia (1999–2001); General ManagerSales <strong>and</strong> Marketing, <strong>Amcor</strong> Australasia(1997–1999); Senior finance <strong>and</strong> operationalroles, <strong>Amcor</strong> Rigid Plastics (1992–1997).Prior to joining <strong>Amcor</strong>, Mr MacKenzie wasManager, Manufacturing Strategy Practice,Accenture (1987–1992).<strong>Board</strong> Committee membership• Member <strong>of</strong> the Executive CommitteeTerm <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice• Appointed Managing Director& CEO July 2005K J (Karen) Guerra(BSc)Independent Non-Executive DirectorSkills <strong>and</strong> experienceMrs Guerra has held senior executivepositions in Europe, including President<strong>and</strong> Director General <strong>of</strong> Colgate PalmoliveFrance, as well as Chairman <strong>and</strong> ManagingDirector <strong>of</strong> Colgate Palmolive UK Ltd. MrsGuerra is currently a Non-Executive Director<strong>of</strong> Swedish Match AB, Davide Campari-Milano S.p.A <strong>and</strong> Samlerhuset BV.Mrs Guerra holds a degree in ManagementSciences from the University <strong>of</strong> Manchester<strong>and</strong> is based in Switzerl<strong>and</strong>.<strong>Directors</strong>hips <strong>of</strong> listed entities within thepast three years, other directorships <strong>and</strong><strong>of</strong>fices (current <strong>and</strong> recent)• Director <strong>of</strong> Davide Campari-Milano S.p.A(since April 2010)• Director <strong>of</strong> Samlerhuset BV(since January 2009)• Director <strong>of</strong> Swedish Match AB(since April 2008)• Director <strong>of</strong> Inchcape plc(January 2006 to May 2009)<strong>Board</strong> Committee membership• Member <strong>of</strong> the Human ResourcesCommitteeTerm <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice• Director since April 2010<strong>The</strong> <strong>Board</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Directors</strong><strong>and</strong> <strong>Company</strong> <strong>Secretary</strong>18

G R (Graeme) Liebelt(BEc (Hons), FAICD, FTSE)Independent Non-Executive DirectorDr Armin Meyer(Dr. sc. techn. Dipl. El. Ing. ETH)Independent Non-Executive DirectorG J (John) Pizzey(B.E. (Chem), Dip. Mgt., FTSE)Independent Non-Executive DirectorSkills <strong>and</strong> experienceUntil recently, Mr Liebelt was ManagingDirector <strong>and</strong> Chief Executive Officer <strong>of</strong> OricaLimited, a position he held for six <strong>and</strong> a halfyears. During his 22 years with the ICIAustralia/Orica group he held a number <strong>of</strong>senior positions, including Managing Director<strong>of</strong> Dulux, Chairman <strong>of</strong> Incitec Ltd, Director <strong>of</strong>Incitec Pivot Ltd <strong>and</strong> Chief Executive <strong>of</strong> OricaMining Services. He was an Executive Director<strong>of</strong> the Orica Group from 1997 until March 2012.Mr Liebelt is on the <strong>Board</strong>s <strong>of</strong> the AustralianFoundation Investment <strong>Company</strong>, the BusinessCouncil <strong>of</strong> Australia, Melbourne BusinessSchool (where he is also Deputy Chairman),Carey Baptist Grammar School <strong>and</strong> theGlobal Foundation. He is a Fellow <strong>of</strong> theAustralian Academy <strong>of</strong> TechnologicalSciences <strong>and</strong> Engineering <strong>and</strong> a Fellow <strong>of</strong>the Australian Institute <strong>of</strong> <strong>Company</strong> <strong>Directors</strong>.<strong>Directors</strong>hips <strong>of</strong> listed entities within thepast three years, other directorships <strong>and</strong><strong>of</strong>fices (current <strong>and</strong> recent)• Managing Director <strong>and</strong> CEO <strong>of</strong> OricaLimited (2005 to 2012)• <strong>Board</strong> member <strong>of</strong> the Australian FoundationInvestment <strong>Company</strong> (since 2012)• <strong>Board</strong> member <strong>of</strong> Business Council <strong>of</strong>Australia (since 2010)• Deputy Chairman (since 2012) <strong>and</strong> <strong>Board</strong>member <strong>of</strong> Melbourne Business School(since 2008)• <strong>Board</strong> member <strong>of</strong> Carey BaptistGrammar School (since 2012)• <strong>Board</strong> member <strong>of</strong> the Global Foundation(since 2006)• Fellow <strong>of</strong> the Australian Academy <strong>of</strong>Technological Sciences <strong>and</strong> Engineering(since 2007)• Fellow <strong>of</strong> the Australian Institute <strong>of</strong><strong>Company</strong> <strong>Directors</strong> (since 2012)<strong>Board</strong> Committee membership• Member <strong>of</strong> the Audit & ComplianceCommittee• Member <strong>of</strong> the Human Resources CommitteeTerm <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice• Director since April 2012Skills <strong>and</strong> experienceDr Meyer has broad international corporateexperience <strong>and</strong> is based in Switzerl<strong>and</strong>.Until 2009, Dr Meyer was the Chairman <strong>of</strong>the <strong>Board</strong> <strong>of</strong> Ciba Ltd, a position he had heldsince 2000. He was also Chief ExecutiveOfficer <strong>of</strong> that company between 2001 <strong>and</strong>2007. From 1995 until 2000, Dr Meyer wasExecutive Vice President <strong>of</strong> ABB Ltd <strong>and</strong> amember <strong>of</strong> that group’s executivecommittee. He is a Director <strong>of</strong> ZurichFinancial Services, a global insurancecompany <strong>and</strong> was, until the end <strong>of</strong> 2011, amember <strong>of</strong> the executive committee <strong>and</strong>the foundation <strong>Board</strong> <strong>of</strong> the InternationalInstitute for Management Development,IMD, in Lausanne Switzerl<strong>and</strong>.Dr Meyer is a qualified electrical engineerwith a PhD from the Swiss Federal Institute<strong>of</strong> Technology.<strong>Directors</strong>hips <strong>of</strong> listed entities within thepast three years, other directorships <strong>and</strong><strong>of</strong>fices (current <strong>and</strong> recent)• Director <strong>of</strong> Zurich Financial ServicesLimited (since May 2001)• Director <strong>of</strong> Zurich Insurance <strong>Company</strong>Ltd (since April 2001)• Director <strong>of</strong> Ciba Speciality Chemicals(April 1997 to April 2009), Chairman(November 2000 to April 2009) <strong>and</strong>CEO (January 2001 to December 2007)<strong>Board</strong> Committee membership• Member <strong>of</strong> the Audit & ComplianceCommitteeTerm <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice• Director since April 2010Skills <strong>and</strong> experienceMr Pizzey has extensive knowledge <strong>of</strong> theinternational resources industry <strong>and</strong> generalmanagement. Formerly Executive VicePresident <strong>and</strong> Group President PrimaryProducts for Alcoa Inc. <strong>and</strong> Chairman <strong>of</strong>London Metal Exchange.<strong>Directors</strong>hips <strong>of</strong> listed entities within thepast three years, other directorships <strong>and</strong><strong>of</strong>fices (current <strong>and</strong> recent)• Chairman (since November 2011) <strong>and</strong>Director <strong>of</strong> Alumina Ltd (since June2007)• Chairman (since 21 May 2010), DeputyChairman (July 2009–May 2010) <strong>and</strong>Director (since November 2005) <strong>of</strong> IlukaResources Ltd• Chairman <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Amcor</strong> SuperannuationFund (February 2006 to November2008)<strong>Board</strong> Committee membership• Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Human ResourcesCommittee• Member <strong>of</strong> the Executive Committee• Member <strong>of</strong> the Nomination CommitteeTerm <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice• Director since September 2003<strong>Amcor</strong> <strong>Annual</strong> Report 2012 | 19

J L (Jeremy) Sutcliffe(LLB (Hons), OAMP, MAICD)Independent Non-Executive DirectorJ G (John) Thorn(FCA)Independent Non-Executive DirectorJ F (Julie) McPherson(Dip Law SAB, M AppFin, LLM)<strong>Company</strong> <strong>Secretary</strong> <strong>and</strong> Group General CounselSkills <strong>and</strong> experienceMr Sutcliffe has broad international corporateexperience as CEO <strong>of</strong> two ASX Top 100 companies<strong>and</strong> has extensive experience <strong>of</strong> businessesoperating in North America <strong>and</strong> Europe withdiverse trading relationships in Asia. A qualifiedlawyer in Australia <strong>and</strong> the UK, Mr Sutcliffepreviously held positions with Baker &McKenzie Solicitors, London <strong>and</strong> Sydney(1982–1986) <strong>and</strong> Sims Metal ManagementLimited <strong>and</strong> associated companies (1987–2009,including as Group CEO 2002–2008) <strong>and</strong>Interim Managing Director & CEO <strong>of</strong> CSRLimited (April 2010–December 2010).<strong>Directors</strong>hips <strong>of</strong> listed entities within thepast three years, other directorships <strong>and</strong><strong>of</strong>fices (current <strong>and</strong> recent)• Director <strong>and</strong> Member, Australian RugbyLeague Commission Limited (sinceFebruary 2012)• Chairman, CSR Limited (since July 2011),<strong>and</strong> Director (since December 2008)• Member <strong>of</strong> the Advisory <strong>Board</strong> <strong>of</strong> VeoliaEnvironmental Services Australia(since June 2010)• Advisory Director, Scholz AG(since November 2009)• Vice President Ferrous Division Bureau<strong>of</strong> International Recycling, Brussels(2002–2009)• Director <strong>of</strong> Sims Metal ManagementLimited (2002–2009)<strong>Board</strong> Committee membership• Member <strong>of</strong> the Human ResourcesCommitteeTerm <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice• Director since October 2009Skills <strong>and</strong> experienceMr Thorn is a chartered accountant <strong>and</strong>brings expertise to the <strong>Board</strong> in the areas <strong>of</strong>accounting <strong>and</strong> financial services, businessadvisory, risk <strong>and</strong> general management. Hehas had over 37 years’ pr<strong>of</strong>essional experiencewith PricewaterhouseCoopers, where hewas a partner from 1982 to 2003, actingfor major international <strong>and</strong> local companies.During this period, he served as the ManagingPartner <strong>of</strong> PricewaterhouseCoopers’Assurance <strong>and</strong> Business Advisory Servicepractice from 1998 to 2001. He wasthe National Managing Partner <strong>of</strong>PricewaterhouseCoopers until 2003.Mr Thorn is a Fellow <strong>of</strong> the Institute <strong>of</strong>Chartered Accountants in Australia.<strong>Directors</strong>hips <strong>of</strong> listed entities within thepast three years, other directorships <strong>and</strong><strong>of</strong>fices (current <strong>and</strong> recent)• Director <strong>of</strong> Caltex Australia Limited(since June 2004)• Director <strong>of</strong> National Australia BankLimited (since October 2003)• Director <strong>of</strong> Salmat Limited(since September 2003)<strong>Board</strong> Committee membership• Chairman <strong>of</strong> the Audit & ComplianceCommittee (since February 2005)• Member <strong>of</strong> the Executive Committee• Member <strong>of</strong> the Nomination CommitteeTerm <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice• Director since December 2004Skills <strong>and</strong> experienceAs both an investment banker <strong>and</strong> lawyer,Mrs McPherson has broad experience incorporate governance, law, finance <strong>and</strong>commerce. Admitted as a solicitor in NSW<strong>and</strong> Victoria <strong>and</strong> admitted to practice inthe High Court <strong>of</strong> Australia.Prior to joining <strong>Amcor</strong>, Mrs McPherson heldexecutive, legal <strong>and</strong> commercial positions,including <strong>Company</strong> <strong>Secretary</strong> <strong>and</strong> GeneralCounsel at Goodman Fielder, DeputyManaging Director <strong>of</strong> Dresdner KleinwortBenson <strong>and</strong> Partner, Corrs ChambersWestgarth.<strong>Directors</strong>hips <strong>of</strong> listed entities within thepast three years, other directorships <strong>and</strong><strong>of</strong>fices (current <strong>and</strong> recent)• Chairman <strong>of</strong> the <strong>Amcor</strong> SuperannuationFund (November 2008 to October 2011)• Member <strong>of</strong> the Federal Government’sTakeovers Panel (since March 2011)• Member <strong>of</strong> the Law Committee <strong>of</strong> AICD(since 2006)Term <strong>of</strong> <strong>of</strong>fice• <strong>Company</strong> <strong>Secretary</strong> since April 2005<strong>The</strong> <strong>Board</strong> <strong>of</strong> <strong>Directors</strong><strong>and</strong> <strong>Company</strong> <strong>Secretary</strong>continued20