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2.2.1 Board of Directors continued
Gary Goldberg Susan Kilsby Lindsay Maxsted
BS, MBA, 61 MBA, BA, 61 DipBus (Gordon), FCA, FAICD, 66
Independent Non-executive Director Independent Non-executive Director Independent Non-executive Director
Director of BHP Group Limited and Director of BHP Group Limited and Director of BHP Group Limited and
BHP Group Plc since February 2020. BHP Group Plc since April 2019. BHP Group Plc since March 2011.
Skills and experience: Skills and experience: Skills and experience:
Mr Goldberg has over 35 years of global Ms Kilsby has extensive experience in mergers Mr Maxsted has over 10 years’ experience in
executive experience, including deep and acquisitions, and finance and strategy, non-executive roles, including as chair of two
experience in mining, strategy, risk, commodity having held several roles in global investment global companies. Lindsay is also a corporate
value chain, capital allocation discipline banking. From 1996 to 2014, she held senior recovery specialist who has managed a number
and public policy. Gary served as the Chief executive roles at Credit Suisse, including as of Australia’s largest corporate insolvency and
Executive Officer of one of the largest gold a Senior Advisor, and Chair of EMEA Mergers restructuring engagements and, until 2011,
producers, Newmont Corporation, from and Acquisitions. Susan also has non-executive continued to undertake consultancy work
2013 until October 2019, with responsibility experience across multiple industries. Susan in the restructuring advisory field. He was the
for Newmont’s 37,000 employees and was previously the Chair of Shire plc and the Chief Executive Officer of KPMG Australia
contractors, and operations in United States, Senior Independent Director at BBA Aviation between 2001 and 2007.
Australia, Argentina, Canada, Dominican plc. She is currently the Senior Independent
Republic, Mexico, Peru, Ghana and Suriname. Director of Diageo plc, and a Non-executive Lindsay has a breadth of understanding
Prior to joining Newmont, Gary was President Director of Fortune Brands Home & Security and insight in relation to the creation of
and Chief Executive Officer of Rio Tinto Inc and Unilever N.V and Unilever plc. shareholder value through cycles, financial
Minerals, and served in executive leadership and non-financial risk, capital discipline
roles in Rio Tinto’s coal, gold, copper and Other directorships and offices and the external environment.
industrial minerals businesses. (current and recent): The Board is satisfied that Lindsay meets
• Director (since 2018) and Senior
Gary is the former Vice Chair of the World Independent Director (since October 2019) the criteria for recent and relevant financial
experience as outlined in the UK Code,
Gold Council and the former Treasurer of the of Diageo plc and competence in accounting and auditing
International Council on Mining and Metals, • Director of Fortune Brands Home & Security as required by the UK FCA’s Disclosure and
and previously served as Chair of the National Inc. (since 2015) Transparency Rules.
Mining Association in the United States from • Director of Unilever N.V and Unilever plc
2008 to 2010. Gary also has non-executive (since August 2019) Other directorships and offices
director experience, having previously served (current and recent):
on the board of Port Waratah Coal Services • Member of the UK Takeover Panel • Chair of Transurban Group (since August
Limited and Rio Tinto Zimbabwe. • Former Director (from 2011 to 2019) and 2010) and a Director (since March 2008)
Chair (from 2014 to 2019) of Shire plc
Other directorships and offices • Former Director (from 2012 to 2019) • Director and Honorary Treasurer of
(current and recent): and Senior Independent Director Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute
• Former Advisor, Newmont (from October (from 2016 to 2019) of BBA Aviation plc (since June 2005)
2019 to March 2020) • Former Director of Goldman Sachs • Former Chair (from December 2011
• Former President and Chief Executive International (from 2016 to 2018) to March 2020) and Director
Officer of Newmont Corporation • Former Director of Keurig Green Mountain (from March 2008 to March 2020)
(from 2013 to October 2019) (from 2013 to 2015) of Westpac Banking Corporation
• Former Director (from 2013 to October 2019) • Former Director of Coca-Cola HBC Board Committee membership:
and Treasurer (from 2017 to October 2019) (from 2013 to 2015) • Member of the Risk and Audit Committee
of the International Council on Mining
and Metals Board Committee membership:
• Former Vice Chair of World Gold Council • Chair of the Remuneration Committee
(from 2017 to 2019) • Member of the Nomination and
• Former Co-Chair of World Economic Governance Committee
Forum Mining and Metals Governors
(from 2016 to 2017)
Board Committee membership:
• Member of the Remuneration Committee
• Member of the Sustainability Committee
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