Board & Management
Click here to view the Centro Retail Limited Board. Paul Cooper (Chairman) Appointed October 2006 Committees: Remuneration (Chairman) Nomination (Chairman) Background & Experience Mr Cooper became an independent, non-executive Director of Centro Properties Group and Centro Retail Limited in October 2006. Mr Cooper was appointed as Chairman of Centro Properties Group and Centro Retail Limited on 1 July 2008. Mr Cooper practiced law for 19 years at the national law firm, Freehills, in Sydney, Perth and Melbourne, including a secondment to the London law firm, Slaughter and May. Following his career in law, Mr Cooper has pursued a career as a professional listed public company director and corporate adviser. Mr Cooper has extensive experience in listed public company affairs, funds management, managed investment schemes, finance, corporate law, strategic corporate advice, capital raising, acquisitions, divestments, and negotiation and establishment of joint ventures. Mr Cooper has been a Director of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Limited and The National Mutual Life Assurance Association of Australasia Limited since 1995, and chairs the AXA APH Board Investment Committee and the AXA Managed Investments Compliance Committee. Anna Buduls Appointed October 2009 Background & Experience Ms Buduls has over 20 years experience in finance and consulting and as a journalist and editor. Current Directorships, Executive Positions and Advisory Roles Foreign Investment Review Board – Non-Executive Director SAI Global – Non-Executive Director Tramada Systems – Owner Beyond Empathy (non profit) – Chairman Various Work for Non-Profit Organisations including the Alzheimer’s Association Past Non-Executive Directorships and Executive Positions Macquarie Generation – Non-Executive Director Hamilton James & Bruce Group – Chairman; Non-Executive Director; Member, Audit Committee Mirvac Group – Non-Executive Director; Member, Audit Committee Freedom Group – Non-Executive Director Dairy Australia – Non-Executive Director AWB Limited – Non-Executive Director Westpac Banking Corporation – General Manager/Head of Investor Relations Macquarie Bank – Associate Director, Corporate Advisory Division Australian Financial Review – Journalist; Investment Editor Hueblein Overseas Management – Strategic Planning Manager J Walter Thompson – various positions Grey Communications Group – various positions Past Non Profit & Government Service The Smith Family – Non-Executive Director Australian Federal Government – Member, Steering Group for the White Paper on Homelessness Jim Hall Appointed September 2005 Committees: Audit & Risk (chair since 1 July 2008) Compliance Remuneration Nomination Background & Experience Mr Hall has extensive Australian and international financial experience in manufacturing and resource-based industries. Mr Hall also has expertise in business performance improvement, capital management and risk management including complex accounting and restructuring issues. Current Directorships and Advisory Roles Centro Retail Limited – Non-Executive Director Paperlinx – Non-Executive Director, Chairman - Audit & Compliance Committee Alesco Corporation – Non-Executive Director; Chairman – Audit & Compliance Committee ConnectEast – Non-Executive Director; Chairman – Audit & Risk Committee JPMorgan Advisory Council (Australia) – Member Past Non-Executive Directorships and Executive Positions Symbion Health – Non-Executive Director; Chairman – Audit & Compliance Committee Incitec – Non-Executive Director Qenos Holdings – Non-Executive Director Orica – Executive Director Finance; Director - various other Orica subsidiaries BHP Billiton – Vice President Group Accounting/Controller; Assistant Treasurer Funding & Operations (Corporate Treasury); General Manager Finance & Planning BHP Steel International; various other finance – related positions. Past Industry, Government and Non Profit Service Steel & Tube Holdings – Director G100/ Council of Chief Financial Officers – National Vice President Victorian Council of G100 – Member BHP Credit Union – Director Wollongong University Faculty of Commerce – Chairman, Visiting Committee Wollongong Small Business Complex – Director City Coast Credit Union – Director Susan Oliver FAICD Appointed October 2009 Background & Experience Ms Oliver has over 30 years experience in building and planning. Current Directorships and Executive Positions Programmed Group – Non-Executive Director; Member, Audit Committee wwite – Executive Director Past Non-Executive Directorships and Executive Positions Transurban Group – Non-Executive Director; Chairman, Risk Committee; Chairman and Member, Sustainability Committee; Member, Audit Committee Just Group – Non-Executive Director; Member, Audit Committee The Smith Family – Governor The Swish Group – Non-Executive Director MBF Australia – Non-Executive Director; Chairman, Remuneration Committee; Member, Audit Committee FHAD Design – Chairman The Big Issue Australia – Founding Director Futures Alliance – Managing Director Andersen Consulting – Senior manager CIRCIT – Managing Director Australian Commission for the Future – Managing Director Invetech – Business Manager Government of Victoria Department of Industry, Technology & Resources – General Manager; Director Ministry of Housing – Branch Manager, Policy & New Programs; Manager, Corporate Planning & Budgets; Consultant & Project Manager; Consultant Emerald Hill Urban Renewal Project – Project Manager Past Industry, Government and Non Profit Service Methodist Ladies College – Non-Executive Director Australian Business Foundation Limited – Non-Executive Director The Smith Family – Non-Executive Director Swinburne University of Technology Foresight Institute – Non-Executive Director, Advisory Board; Adjunct Teaching Fellow RMIT University – National Key Centre for Design – Chairman Deakin University – Member, Advisory Board Robert Tsenin Appointed October 2009 Background & Experience Mr Tsenin has over 30 years experience in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and real estate in Australia, the US and Europe. Current Directorships Australian Infrastructure Fund – Non-Executive Director Matrix European Real Estate Investment Trust (Guernsey) – Non-Executive Director Metrix Capital Partners – Non-Executive Director Past Non-Executive Directorships, Advisory Roles and Executive Positions Telstra Corporation – Non-Executive Director AXA Asia Pacific Holdings – Non-Executive Director Global Properties Fund (Luxembourg) – Non-Executive Director International Distressed Debt Fund (Luxembourg) – Non-Executive Director Lazard (UK) – Senior Adviser Lend Lease Corporation – Finance Director Waco (South Africa) – Non-Executive Director SAGASCO Holdings – Non-Executive Director Goldman Sachs Australia – Managing Director Sistema Hals (Moscow) – Non-Executive Director GLL Real Estate Advisors (Luxembourg) – Non-Executive Director Rob Wylie Appointed October 2008 Committees: Audit Remuneration Background & Experience Mr Wylie has over 30 years of accounting, audit and corporate governance experience. Mr Wylie also had experience in mergers, acquisitions and corporate advisory. Current Directorships and Executive Positions MaxiTRANS Industries – Non-Executive Director Elders Limited – Non-Executive Director Past Non-Executive Directorships and Executive Positions Deloitte & Touche USA – Executive Partner (Office of the Chief Executive Officer); National Managing Director Corporate Governance Services (New York) Deloitte Asia Pacific – Deputy Managing Partner (Asia) Deloitte Australia – Chairman; Director - Board of Partners; Chief Executive Officer; Managing Partner – Audit Victoria; various other audit-related roles Deloitte & Co UK – Chartered Accountant Deloitte – International Board Roles Deloitte Global Board of Directors and Governance Committee Deloitte Asia Pacific Board of Directors Deloitte Consulting Global Board of Directors The Strategy 2000 Working Party CEO Remuneration Committee Global CEO Selection Committee (Chair) Past Industry, Government and Non Profit Service Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia (ICAA) – Chairman; National President; member of various state and national committees Institute of Company Directors – Member, Victorian Board National Trust of Australia – Treasurer Victorian Deaf Society – Treasurer Financial Executives Institute – Secretary Financial Reporting Council – Member
Click here to view the Centro Retail Limited Board.
Mr Cooper became an independent, non-executive Director of Centro Properties Group and Centro Retail Limited in October 2006. Mr Cooper was appointed as Chairman of Centro Properties Group and Centro Retail Limited on 1 July 2008.
Mr Cooper practiced law for 19 years at the national law firm, Freehills, in Sydney, Perth and Melbourne, including a secondment to the London law firm, Slaughter and May. Following his career in law, Mr Cooper has pursued a career as a professional listed public company director and corporate adviser.
Mr Cooper has extensive experience in listed public company affairs, funds management, managed investment schemes, finance, corporate law, strategic corporate advice, capital raising, acquisitions, divestments, and negotiation and establishment of joint ventures.
Mr Cooper has been a Director of AXA Asia Pacific Holdings Limited and The National Mutual Life Assurance Association of Australasia Limited since 1995, and chairs the AXA APH Board Investment Committee and the AXA Managed Investments Compliance Committee.
Ms Buduls has over 20 years experience in finance and consulting and as a journalist and editor.
Mr Hall has extensive Australian and international financial experience in manufacturing and resource-based industries. Mr Hall also has expertise in business performance improvement, capital management and risk management including complex accounting and restructuring issues.
Ms Oliver has over 30 years experience in building and planning.
Mr Tsenin has over 30 years experience in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions and real estate in Australia, the US and Europe.
Mr Wylie has over 30 years of accounting, audit and corporate governance experience. Mr Wylie also had experience in mergers, acquisitions and corporate advisory.
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