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EVZ LIMITED — Board/Management Information 2012
Feb 9, 2012
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Board/Management Information
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10 February 2012
The Manager Company Announcements Office Australian Stock Exchange Limited 20 Bridge Street SYDNEY NSW 2000
Dear Sir/Madam
Changes to Senior Management
EVZ Limited (ASX: EVZ) announces the following changes to its senior management.
Resignation of Group CEO
The Board of EVZ Limited has accepted the resignation of Mr Andrew Powis as the Group Chief Executive Officer of the company with immediate effect.
Mr Powis has been the Group CEO since March 2008. In that period he has worked to consolidate the Group’s diverse acquisitions and expand its product offering. During this period, the company has faced a protracted economic downturn and difficult operating conditions in the building and construction industry.
Mr Powis believes this to be an appropriate time for him to step down as CEO in support of the appointment of a suitably qualified successor who will take the company into its next phase of growth. Mr Powis will be retained as a consultant to assist his successor and the Board in an orderly transition.
The Board acknowledges the contributions Mr Powis has made to EVZ over this long period and accepts that it is an appropriate stage in EVZ’s development for a change in CEO to be made.
Appointment of Interim Group CEO
The Board has appointed Raelene Murphy as Interim Group CEO. Raelene is an Executive Director of 333 Management who were recently engaged by the Board to assist with a review of aspects of the company’s continuing operations.
Ms Murphy’s background is in managing diverse groups and financial and operational performance improvement, both as an advisor and in CEO and CFO roles across a number of industry sectors, including building and construction and in the private and public arena.
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Most recently, in her role as CEO of the Delta Group, she led the group over a six year period of considerable growth, acquisition and consolidation to be nationally one of the largest privately owned diversified civil construction and recycling groups.
Her previous public company roles include interim CEO of Child Care Centres Australia where her focus was the successful integration and consolidation of the Group’s acquisitions.
Her previous advisory career has been with PWC and as a Partner at Howarth, a national accounting firm.
Ms Murphy’s primary responsibility in this interim role will be to focus on the following priorities:
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Successfully conclude the orderly divestment of the National Engineering business as outlined at the company’s AGM in November last year.
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Implementation of operational efficiencies identified in the recent review to enhance the platform for future growth.
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Assist the Board in identifying and recruiting a new Chief Executive Officer to lead the next phase of the company’s growth.
The Chairman, Mr Max Findlay, said “The Board is looking forward to working with Ms Murphy to ensure that EVZ Limited maximises the performance of all its operating divisions and successfully divests the National Engineering business. With many opportunities to grow our other businesses, this is an important time to ensure we have the correct platform to invest in our strong businesses and deliver a better overall performance for our shareholders.”
About EVZ Limited (ASX: EVZ)
EVZ is an industrial group with a portfolio of specialist businesses in the engineering services sector. EVZ operates in the areas of engineering, power and water through its businesses – Brockman, National, Syfon Systems, TSF Engineering/Maintenance and EVZ Energy. These businesses have strong positions in their respective markets with attractive growth opportunities. For further information, please visit: www.evz.com.au