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DOWNER EDI LIMITED — Board/Management Information 2016
Jun 23, 2016
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Board/Management Information
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Downer EDI Limited ABN 97 003 872 848 Triniti Business Campus 39 Delhi Road North Ryde NSW 2113 1800 DOWNER www.downergroup.com
Media/ ASX and NZX Release
24 June 2016
DOWNER APPOINTS NEW NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Downer EDI Limited (Downer) today announced the appointment of Teresa Handicott to the position of Non-executive Director, effective 21 September 2016. Ms Handicott joins Downer as an independent Director.
The Chairman of Downer, Mike Harding, said Ms Handicott had extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, capital markets and corporate governance, including with local and state governments.
Ms Handicott retired from Corrs Chambers Westgarth in 2015, where she was a partner for 22 years, serving as a member of its National Board for seven years including four years as National Chairman.
Ms Handicott is a Director of PWR Holdings Limited, four subsidiaries of the Local Government Association of Queensland that are responsible for its commercial operations and Bangarra Dance Theatre. Ms Handicott is also a Divisional Councillor of the Queensland Division of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member of the Queensland University of Technology (QUT) Council and Sunshine Coast Council Economic Futures Advisory Board. She is a Senior Fellow of Finsia and Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and Chief Executive Women.
Ms Handicott is a former Director of CS Energy Limited, former member of the Takeovers Panel and Corporations and Markets Advisory Committee and a former Associate Member of the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission.
Ms Handicott holds a Bachelor of Laws (Hons) degree from the Queensland University of Technology.
For further information please contact:
Michael Sharp, Group Head of Corporate Affairs and Investor Relations +61 439 470145
Downer EDI Limited (Downer) is a leading provider of services to customers in markets including: Transport Services; Rail; Mining; Utilities Services; Technology and Communications Services; and Engineering, Construction & Maintenance. We build strong relationships of trust with our customers, truly understanding and predicting their needs and bringing them world leading insights and solutions. Downer employs about 20,000 people across more than 200 sites and projects, mostly in Australia and New Zealand, but also in the Asia-Pacific region, South America and Southern Africa. For more on Downer, visit: www.downergroup.com.
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