Bob Every

Non-executive Chairman

Joined the Board in February 2006 and was appointed Chairman in 2008. Bob holds a Bachelor of Science degree and a Doctorate of Philosophy (Metallurgy) from the University of New South Wales and is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. The other listed companies of which he is or has been a director in the last three years are Deputy Chairman of Boral Limited (appointed September 2007), Chairman of Iluka Resources Limited (appointed March 2004), and Sims Group Limited (appointed October 2005 - resigned November 2007). He is also a director of O'Connell Street Associates Pty Limited, OCA Services Pty Ltd and the Malcolm Sargent Cancer Fund for Children in Australia Limited, known as Redkite. He was also the Chairman of the New Zealand-based listed company Steel & Tube Holdings Limited and a director of OneSteel Limited. Other positions previously held by Bob include Managing Director of Tubemakers of Australia Limited, President of BHP Steel and Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of OneSteel Limited, a position from which he retired in May 2005. He was also a director of CARE Australia.

Wesfarmers Committee Memberships:
Chair of Remuneration and Nomination Committees. Member of Audit Committee.

Richard Goyder

Managing Director

Joined the Board in 2002. Richard has a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Western Australia and completed the Advanced Management Programme at the Harvard Business School in 1998. He joined Wesfarmers in 1993 after working in various commercial roles at Tubemakers of Australia Limited. He has held a number of commercial positions in Wesfarmers’ Business Development Department including General Manager. In 1999 Richard was Managing Director of Wesfarmers Dalgety Limited, which subsequently became Wesfarmers Landmark Limited, a position he retained until his appointment as Finance Director of Wesfarmers Limited in 2002. He was appointed Deputy Managing Director and Chief Financial Officer of Wesfarmers Limited in 2004 and assumed the role of Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer in July 2005. Richard is a director of Gresham Partners Holdings Ltd, the Fremantle Football Club Limited and a number of Wesfarmers Group subsidiaries. He is also a director of Business Council of Australia and Chairman of Scotch College Council.

Terry Bowen

Finance Director

Joined the Board in 2009. Terry holds a Bachelor of Accountancy degree and is a Certified Practising Accountant. Terry has held a number of finance positions with Tubemakers of Australia Ltd, culminating in his appointment as General Manager Finance. Terry joined Wesfarmers in 1996 and undertook various roles with Wesfarmers Landmark, where he was appointed Chief Financial Officer, until its acquisition by AWB Limited in 2003. He was then appointed the inaugural Chief Financial Officer for Jetstar Airways, prior to rejoining Wesfarmers as Managing Director, Wesfarmers Industrial and Safety in November 2005. Terry became Finance Director, Coles in 2007, prior to his appointment as Finance Director, Wesfarmers in May 2009. He is also a director of Gresham Partners Holdings Ltd and a number of Wesfarmers Group subsidiaries. Terry is also a member of the National Executive of the Group of 100 Inc.

Colin Carter, OAM

Non-executive Director

Joined the Board in 2002. Colin holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from Melbourne University and a Master of Business Administration from Harvard Business School. He has had extensive experience advising on corporate strategy and corporate governance and his consultancy career has included major projects in Australia and overseas. The other listed companies of which he is or has been a director in the last three years are Origin Energy Limited (appointed February 2000 - resigned April 2007), SEEK Limited (appointed March 2005) and Foster's Group Limited (appointed March 2007 - resigned September 2007). He is also a director of Indigenous Enterprise Partnerships, World Vision Australia, the Ladder Project and the Geelong Football Club, a member of the Board of The Cape York Institute and the Federal Government's Independent Expert Panel on Sport, Chairman of the AFL Foundation and an adviser to, and former Senior Partner of, The Boston Consulting Group.

Wesfarmers Committee Memberships:
Member of Remuneration and Nomination Committees.

Patricia Cross

Non-executive Director

Joined the Board in 2003. Patricia holds a Bachelor of Science (Econ) with Honours from Georgetown University. The other listed companies of which she is or has been a director in the last three years are Qantas Airways Limited (appointed January 2004) and National Australia Bank Limited (appointed December 2005). Patricia has 25 years experience in international banking and finance, having served two years with the U.S. Government, over 15 years in management and executive roles with Chase Manhattan Bank, Banque Nationale de Paris, National Australia Bank and 13 years as a non-executive director with organisations including the Transport Accident Commission (Deputy Chairman) and Suncorp-Metway Limited. She was previously a director of AMP Limited and Chairman of Qantas Superannuation Limited. Patricia also serves on a variety of government and not-for-profit advisory boards including as a director of the Grattan Institute, Murdoch Childrens Research Institute and Methodist Ladies’ College (Melbourne). Patricia is also a member of the Australian Financial Centre Forum.

Wesfarmers Committee Memberships:
Member of Remuneration and Nomination Committees.

James Graham, AM

Non-executive Director

Joined the Board in 1998. James holds a Bachelor of Engineering in Chemical Engineering with Honours from the University of Sydney, a Master of Business Administration from the University of New South Wales and is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering. He has had an active involvement in the growth of Wesfarmers since 1976 in his roles as Managing Director of Gresham Partners Limited and previously as a director of Hill Samuel Australia Limited and Managing Director of Rothschild Australia Limited. James was also the Chairman of Rabobank Australia Limited and Rabobank New Zealand Limited. In addition to his investment banking activities, James is Chairman of the Advisory Council of The Institute for Neuroscience and Muscle Research. He is also a director of Wesfarmers General Insurance Limited. James is a Trustee of the Gowrie Scholarship Trust Fund. In the period from 1989 to 1995 he was Chairman of the Darling Harbour Authority in New South Wales.

Wesfarmers Committee Memberships:
Member of Remuneration and Nomination Committees.

Tony Howarth, AO

Non-executive Director

Joined the Board in July 2007. Tony is a Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia and has over 30 years experience in the banking and finance industry. He has held several senior management positions during his career, including Managing Director of Challenge Bank Limited and Chief Executive Officer of Hartleys Limited. The other listed companies of which he is or has been a director in the last three years are, Home Building Society Ltd (appointed – June 2003 – delisted 24 December 2007), Mermaid Marine Australia Limited (appointed – July 2003), Alinta Limited (appointed 2000 - resigned July 2006), Deputy Chairman of Bank of Queensland Limited (appointed December 2007) and a director of AWB Limited (appointed March 2005). Tony is also Chairman of St John of God Health Care Inc. He is also Adjunct Professor (Financial Management) at the University of Western Australia Business School. Tony is also involved in a number of community and business organisations including the Senate of the University of Western Australia, Chairman of the Committee for Perth Limited, Chairman of Force 15 Foundation, a member of the Rio Tinto WA Future Fund and the University of Western Australia Business School Advisory Board and a director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Western Australia (Inc) and West Australian Rugby Union Inc.

Wesfarmers Committee Memberships:
Chair of Audit Committee. Member of Nomination Committee.

Charles Macek

Non-executive Director

Joined the Board in 2001. Charles holds a Bachelor of Economics degree and a Master of Administration from Monash University. The other listed companies of which he is or was a director in the last three years are Telstra Corporation Limited (appointed November 2001 - resigned November 2009) and Living Cell Technologies Ltd (appointed March 2006 - resigned August 2007). Charles is Chairman of Orchard Funds Pty Ltd, the Sustainable Investment Research Institute Pty Ltd, the Racing Information Services Australia Pty Ltd, and the Vice-Chairman of the Standards Advisory Council of the International Accounting Standards Board. He is a director of Orchard Capital Investments Ltd and Thoroughbred Trainers Services Centre Ltd. He is also a member of the investment committee of Unisuper Limited, AICD Corporate Governance Committee, MMC Advisory Board, the Research Advisory Council of Glass, Lewis & Co LLC and the ASIC External Advisory Panel. He was formerly the Chairman of the Centre for Eye Research Australia Limited, IOOF Holdings Ltd and the Financial Reporting Council and a member of the New Zealand Accounting Standards Review Board.

Wesfarmers Committee Memberships:
Member of Audit and Nomination Committees.

Diane Smith-Gander

Non-executive Director

Joined the Board in August 2009. Diane holds a Bachelor of Economics degree from the University of Western Australia and a Master of Business Administration from the University of Sydney. She has over 11 years experience as a banking executive which culminated in her appointment as the head of Westpac Banking Corporation’s Business & Technology Solutions & Services Division. Before rejoining Westpac, she was a Partner with McKinsey & Company in the USA where she led major transformation projects and had exposure to a wide variety of businesses in areas such as financial services, pharmaceuticals and retail. Diane is a director of the NBN Co Limited (National Broadband Network), Basketball Australia and the former Chair of the Australian Sports Drug Agency.

Wesfarmers Committee Memberships:
Member of Audit and Nomination Committees.

David White

Non-executive Director

Joined the Board in 1990. David holds a Bachelor of Business degree from Curtin University and is a Fellow of CPA Australia. He is Chairman of the Wheatbelt Area Consultative Committee, a member and Treasurer of Parkerville Children and Youth Care (Inc) and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He was formerly the Treasurer of The Royal Agricultural Society of Western Australia (Inc).

Wesfarmers Committee Memberships:
Member of Audit and Nomination Committees.