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ANSELL LIMITED — Board/Management Information 2012
Sep 20, 2012
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Board/Management Information
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Ansell Limited A.C.N. 004 085 330 Level 3, 678 Victoria Street, Richmond, Victoria 3121, Australia GPO Box 772H, Melbourne, Victoria 3001, Australia Telephone (+61 3) 9270 7270 Facsimile (+61 3) 9270 7300 www.ansell.com
21 September 2012
RETIREMENT OF CHAIRMAN
Ansell Limited (ASX code: ANN) today announced that its Chairman, Mr Peter Barnes, has confirmed that after 11 years as a director he will not stand for re-election at the Company’s Annual General Meeting to be held on Monday, 22 October 2012. Mr Barnes was one of the directors due to retire by rotation this year. As a result of this decision, Mr Barnes will retire from the Board at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting. Mr Barnes joined the Board in October 2001 and became Chairman in August 2005.
He will be succeeded as Chairman by the current Deputy Chairman, Mr Glenn Barnes.
Mr Glenn Barnes said “I am honoured to have been asked by my peers to take on this leadership role at Ansell - a Company with a proud history and promising future. On behalf of the Board, I would like to thank Peter Barnes for his willingness to take on the role of Chairman under difficult circumstances and the role he has played in helping the Company chart its way into the sound position it is in today.”
Mr Glenn Barnes was appointed an independent Non-executive Director in September 2005 and appointed Deputy Chairman in June of this year.
Mr Glenn Barnes has over 20 years governance experience in banking and financial services, business information, consumer goods and the not-for-profit sector. He was involved in the packaged goods, banking and financial services sectors for over 30 years, as a senior executive, business leader and Director in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, the United States of America, Republic of Ireland, Japan and China. He is currently the Chairman of Australian Unity Limited.
=========================================================== For further information:
| Investors | & Analysts | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | David Graham, I.R. | Tel: (613) 9270 7215**/**(61)4011 40749 | [email protected] |
| US | Rustom Jilla, CFO. | Tel: (1732) 345 5359 | [email protected] |
| Media | |||
| Australia | Helen McCombie, Citadel | Tel: (61)0411 756 248 | [email protected] |
| Peter Brookes, Citadel | Tel: (61) 0407 911 389 | [email protected] |
Ansell is a world leader in providing superior health and safety protection solutions that enhance human well being. With operations in North America, Latin America/Caribbean, EMEA and Asia, Ansell employs more than 10,000 people worldwide and holds leading positions in the personal protective equipment and medical gloves markets, as well as in the sexual health and well being category worldwide. Ansell operates in four main business segments: Medical Solutions, Industrial Solutions, Specialty Markets, and Sexual Wellness. Information on Ansell and its products can be found at www.ansell.com.