Board members

C J S Renwick

BA, LLB (Melb), AM, FAIM, FAIE, FTSE
Appointed as a non-executive director in September 2004 and chairman since February 2005. Chris is a member of the Audit committee and the Health, Safety and Environment committee. External appointments: Director of Downer EDI Limited, Transurban Group Ltd,Sims Group, member of the Board of Governors of Ian Clunes-Ross Foundation and chairman of the Rio Tinto Aboriginal Fund.

W H Champion

B.Sc. (Chemical Engineering), B.Sc. (Biological Science)
Appointed managing director in January 2009. External appointments: director Port Waratah Coal Services Ltd, Newcastle Coal Shippers Pty Ltd and Queensland Resources Council.

D C W Ritchie

LLB, FAusIMM, FAIM, FAICD
Appointed as a non-executive director in January 2008. External appointments: Director Rossing Uranium Limited, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Mining and Metallurgy, a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Member of the Coal Industry Advisory Board and a Director of the World Coal Association.

R B Davis

BSc (Tech), FAusIMM, MAICD
Appointed as an independent director in September 2000. Bryan is the chairman of the Health, Safety and Environment committee, the Independent Director's committee and a member of the Audit committee. External appointments: Non-executive director of Newcrest Mining Limited and OneSteel Limited. Former non-executive chairman of Bendigo Mining Limited and Indophil Resources NL.

A Chaplain

BA, MBA, FAICD
Appointed as an independent director in May 2011. Annabelle is chairman of the Audit committee and a member of the Independent directors' committee. External appointments: Non-executive director of Downer-EDi Limited, and a member of the Board of Taxation.

K Yamanaka

BEng (Metallurgy)
Appointed as a non-executive director in October 2008. External appointments: chief executive officer and managing director of Mitsubishi Development Pty Ltd.