Richard (Rick) Allert AO, FCA Chairman & Independent non-executive Director
Aged 67. Director of AXA APH since September 1995. Became Deputy Chairman in 1997 and was elected Chairman in April 2000. Chairman of The National Mutual Life Association of Australasia Limited (NMLA). Chairman of the Nominations Committee, a member of the Remuneration, Capital & Insurance, Investment, and Audit & Compliance Committees. Currently Chairman of Tourism Australia, Aboriginal Foundation of South Australia Inc. and Major Performing Arts Board of the Australia Council, and a Director of other companies. Formerly Chairman and Director of Coles Group Limited, Southcorp Limited and Voyages Hotels & Resorts Pty Ltd.
Andrew Penn FCCA, MBA Chief Executive Officer
Aged 46. Director of AXA APH and NMLA, and Chief Executive Officer since 1 October 2006. He is a member of the Global AXA Group Executive Committee, Director of AllianceBernstein Australia Limited, AllianceBernstein New Zealand Limited, AXA-Minmetals, Bharti AXA Life and various other AXA APH subsidiaries. He joined AXA APH in 1990 in the UK moving to Australia in 1992 and has held a variety of senior positions with the AXA APH Group including Chief Executive Officer Australia & New Zealand, Managing Director Group Strategic Development, Group Chief Financial Officer, General Manager Operations and Chief Executive International. In 2008 in the Insurance Industry Awards he was voted Insurance Leader of the year. He is Chairman and Foundation Board Member of Very Special Kids, an Ambassador for the Amy Gillett Foundation and a member of the Advisory Board of the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation.
Michael Butler BSc, MBA, FAICD Independent non-executive Director Aged 55. Director of AXA APH since August 2003. Director of NMLA and Chairman of N.M. Superannuation Pty Ltd, and a Director of various other AXA APH subsidiaries. Chairman of the Audit & Compliance and Capital & Insurance Committees, and a member of the Remuneration Committee. Since 1999, he has been a professional Director. Currently a Director of Metcash Limited. Formerly a Director of APN Property Group Limited, Baxter Group Limited, Members Equity Bank Pty Ltd, Industry Super Holdings Pty Ltd and Verticon Group Limited.
Paul Cooper BA, LLB Independent non-executive Director
Aged 53. Director of AXA APH since September 1995. Director of NMLA and N.M. Superannuation Pty Ltd, subsidiaries of AXA APH. Chairman of the Investment, and Managed Investments Compliance Committees. A member of the Audit & Compliance Committee. Currently Chairman of Centro Properties Group, a Director of Centro Retail Trust and other unlisted companies. Previously a Director of Investec Wentworth Pty Ltd.
Patricia (Patty) Akopiantz BA, MBA Independent non-executive Director
Aged 46. Director of AXA APH since April 2006. Director of NMLA and National Mutual Funds Management Limited, subsidiaries of AXA APH. Chairman of the Remuneration Committee, a member of the Nominations, and Capital & Insurance Committees. Currently a non-executive Director of Wattyl Limited and Energy Australia. Previously a Director of YWCA-NSW, Coles Group Limited and the AGSM. She is a Member of Chief Executive Women.
John Dacey BA, MBA Non-executive Director
Aged 49. Director of AXA APH since April 2007. Director of NMLA, a subsidiary of AXA APH. A member of the Remuneration, Nominations, Audit & Compliance, and Investment Committees. Prior to joining AXA, he has held a variety of senior positions with the Winterthur Group including roles as Chief Financial Officer and a member of the Executive Board. Currently Global AXA Group Regional CEO for Japan Asia-Pacific, a Director of AXA-Minmetals Assurance Co. Limited, Bharti AXA Life Insurance Company Limited, and a Member of the Global AXA Group Executive Committee.
Mr Paul Sampson B Bus Non-executive Director
Aged 53. Director of AXA APH since July 2007. Director of NMLA and Chairman of National Mutual Funds Management Limited, subsidiaries of AXA APH. A member of the Audit & Compliance, and Capital & Insurance Committees. Formerly President and Chief Executive Officer of AXA Japan Holding Co. Limited and AXA Life Insurance Co. Limited. He joined the Global AXA Group in 1998 and has held many positions including Senior Vice President of Asia Pacific for AXA Global IT Organisation, Chief Information Officer of AXA Nichidan Life Insurance Co. and Deputy President of AXA Life Insurance Co. Limited.
Tony Froggatt LLB, MBA Independent non-executive Director
Aged 61. Director of AXA APH since April 2008. Director of NMLA, a subsidiary of AXA APH. A member of the Audit & Compliance, and Capital & Insurance Committees. Currently a non-executive Director of Brambles Limited and Billabong International Limited. He has had wide International business experience in Sales, Marketing and General Management with Gillette, Heinz, Diageo, Seagram and most recently as Chief Executive Officer of Scottish and Newcastle Plc, based in the UK.
Mr Peter Sullivan BSc Independent Non-executive Director
Aged 62. Director of AXA APH since July 2008. Director of NMLA, a subsidiary of AXA APH. A member of the Investment and Remuneration Committees. He is currently a non-executive Director of JP Morgan India Investment Trust, Cenkos Securities Plc, Smartone-Vodafone Hong Kong Limited and Techtronic Industries Limited. He has over 30 years experience in financial services in Africa, the Middle East, the USA, Asia and Europe. Previously Chief Executive Officer of Standard Chartered Bank (Hong Kong) Limited and formerly a Director of Intercontinental Bank UK Plc.
