Australia's longest serving non-executive directors
May 30, 2019
Ever wondered who our longest serving executive and non-executive directors are? Try these out for interesting lists. We've set a $500 million cut-off in terms of market capitalisation, so please send any additions or corrections to stephen@maynereport.com.
Longest serving non-executive directors
Bruce Teele: AFIC 1954
Robert Anderson: GWA International, 1979
David Barry: GWA International, 1979
Robert Millner: Soul Pattinson, 1984
David Gonski: Westfield, 1985
John Church: Milton Corporation, 1986
Chris Brown: Harvey Norman, 1987
Mark Johnson: AGL chairman, director since 1988
David White: Wesfarmers, 1990
Peter Ritchie: Seven Network, 1991
Fred Hilmer: Westfield deputy chairman, director since 1991
Elizabeth Alexander: CSL, director since 1991, chair since 2006
Dulcie Boling: Seven Network, 1993
David Crawford: BHP, 1994
Murray Wells: Seven Network, 1995
Ken Cowley: News Corp non-executive director since 1996 and before that executive director since 1979
Retired long serving directors
Robin Holyman: Gunns, 26 years (1983-2009)
Alan Bentley: Brickworks, 24 years (1984 - 2008)
Allan McDonald: Brambles, 24 years (1981-2005)
Stan Wallis: AFIC, 22 years (1987- 2009)
Lou Giglia: Wesfarmers, 22 years (1984-2006)
Graham Reaney: AGL, 21 years (1988-2009)
Stephen Gerlach: Santos, 20 years (1989-2009)
David McQuestin: Gunns, 20 years (1988-2008)
Mark Burrows: Brambles, 19 years (1987-2006)
Charles Goode: ANZ, 19 years (1991-2010). Woodside Petroleum, 19 years (1988-2007)
Richard Longes: Lend Lease, 19 years (1986-2005)
John Schubert: CBA, 19 years (1991-2010)
Meredith Hellicar: James Hardie, 17 years (1992-2009)
Jim Kennedy: GWA International, 17 years (1992-2009)
Martin Kriewaldt: GWA International, 16 years (1992 -2008)
Nick Greiner: QBE Insurance, 15 years (1992-2007)
Judith Sloan: Santos, 15 years (1994-2009)
Mike Codd: Qantas, 15 years (1992-2007)
Sir Ron Brierley: AGL, 14 years (1987-2001)
Trevor Eastwood: Wesfarmers, 14 years (1994-2008)
Brian Finn: Axa Asia Pacific, 14 years (1992-2006)
Martin Kriewaldt: Suncorp-Metway, 14 years (1996 -2010)
Dean Wills: Westfield, 14 years (1994-2008)
Adrienne Clarke: Woolworths, 13 years (1994-2007)
Barbara Ward: CBA, 12 years (1994-2006)
Elizabeth Alexander: Amcor, 11 years (1994-2005)
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