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Our directors
JOHN SIMON CURTIS
BA LLB(Hons)
Chairman
John Curtis, aged 58, was appointed to the Board in October 1997 and was appointed Chairman on 1 April 2008. Since 1987, he has been a professional company director and is currently the Chairman of Allianz Australia Limited, the Chairman of Merrill Lynch Australia Advisory Board and a member of the Merrill Lynch Global Advisory Council and Asia Advisory Board. He is also the Chairman of the UTS Business School Executive Council. Prior to 1987, Mr Curtis was responsible as a Chief Executive for the operations of Wormald International Limited at various times in Australia, Europe and the Americas. Mr Curtis was also a Director of Perpetual Trustees Australia Limited from 1995 to 2004.
PAUL ANTHONY FEGAN
MBA F FIN GAICD
Paul Fegan, aged 47, was appointed as the Bank’s Chief Executive Officer on 13 November 2007 and Managing Director on 7 February 2008. Mr. Fegan joined St.George in June 2002 as Group Executive Wealth Management and assumed responsibility for Wealth Management & Retail Financial Services in November 2004. Following a restructure in April 2007, he was appointed head of the newly formed Retail Bank & Wealth Management division. Formerly, Mr. Fegan was based in the UK as Chief Operating Officer of Yorkshire Bank. He also held director positions in both Yorkshire Bank and Clydesdale Bank and a series of senior appointments in Australia, the US, Hong Kong, the UK and Ireland. He is a Director of the Bank’s funds administration subsidiary, Asgard Wealth Solutions Limited.
TERRY JAMES DAVIS
Terry Davis, aged 50, is currently the Chief Executive and Managing Director of Coca-Cola Amatil Limited. He was appointed to this role in 2001 and prior to this was with the Foster’s Brewing Group in various positions, including Managing Director of Beringer Blass Wine Estates, the wine division of Foster’s. Between 1987 and 1997, he was with the Cellarmaster Wines Group as Managing Director. He joined the St.George Board on 17 December 2004. He is currently a member of the University of New South Wales Council. Mr Davis is Chairman of the Bank’s Board Nomination and Remuneration Committee.
RICHARD ANTHONY FOUNTAYNE ENGLAND
FCA, MAICD
Richard England, aged 57, is a professional company Director and chartered accountant. He joined the St.George Board in September 2004. Mr England is currently Chairman of Ruralco Holdings Limited, KH Foods Limited and Chandler Macleod Limited and is a Director of Choiseul Investments Limited and Healthscope Limited. He has over 30 years experience in insolvency and management advisory work and is a former partner of Ernst & Young. Mr England was also Chairman of GroPep Limited from 1998 to 2006 and was a Director of Peter Lehmann Wines Limited from 1998 to 2003, ABB Grain Limited from 2003 to 2004 and ITL Limited from 2003 to 2007. Mr England is a member of the Bank’s Board Audit, Due Diligence and Risk Management Committees.
PAUL DEAN RAMSBOTTOM ISHERWOOD
AO, FCA
Paul Isherwood, aged 69, was appointed to the Board of Directors in October 1997. He is a former partner and National Chairman of Partners of Coopers & Lybrand, Chartered Accountants, his career with that firm spanning a period of 38 years. He is Chairman of Globe International Limited and is a director of Australand Holdings Limited Group. He was a director of Stadium Australia Management Limited from March 1996 to May 2007 and was its Chairman from May 1997 to May 2007. Mr Isherwood is Chairman of the St.George Bank Limited’s Board Audit and Due Diligence Committees. He is also Chairman of St.George Life Limited and St.George Insurance Australia Pty Limited.
LINDA BARDO NICHOLLS
BA (Econ), MBA (Harvard)
Linda Nicholls, aged 60, was appointed to the Board in August 2002. She is Deputy Chairman of Healthscope Limited, a Director of Sigma Pharmaceutical Group and Insurance Manufacturers of Australia and a member of the Merrill Lynch Australia Advisory Board. Mrs Nicholls was a Director of Australian Postal Corporation from 1989 to 2006 and was its Chairman from 1997 to 2006. She was a Director of Perpetual Trustees Australia Limited from 1996 to 2005. Mrs Nicholls has over 25 years experience as a senior executive and company director in banking, insurance and funds management in Australia, New Zealand and the United States. She is Chairman of the Bank’s Board Risk Management Committee and is a Director of its funds administration subsidiary, Asgard Wealth Solutions Limited.
GRAHAM JOHN REANEY
B.COMM CPA
Graham Reaney, aged 65, was appointed to the Board in November 1996. Mr Reaney’s business experience spans 30 years, during which time he has held a number of senior corporate appointments, including as Managing Director of National Foods Limited. Other former positions included Managing Director of Industrial Equity Limited, where Mr Reaney had responsibility for managing a range of businesses in the food and beverage and resource and service sectors. He is Chairman of PMP Limited and a Director of AGL Energy Limited. Mr Reaney is a member of the Bank’s Board Risk Management Committee, Nomination and Remuneration Committee and the BankSA Advisory Board.
RODERIC HOLLIDAY-SMITH
BA (Hons 1), CPA, FAICD
Rick Holliday-Smith, aged 58, was appointed to the Board in February 2007. His career in the banking and financial services industry spans over 35 years in Australia and overseas at both the highest levels of management and directorship of major organisations. He is currently the Chairman of Snowy Hydro Limited and is also a Director of ASX Limited, Cochlear Limited and Servcorp Limited. Mr Holliday-Smith was a Director of Wardley Australia Limited (a subsidiary of The Hong Kong and Shanghai Banking Corporation) and Intermarine Australia Limited from 1973 to 1981, Managing Director of HongKongBank Limited (London) from 1982 to 1986, Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Research and Trading Group Limited (CRT) (Chicago) from 1987 to 1993 and President and CEO of Nationsbank-CRT (Chicago) from 1993 to 1997. He was Chairman of SFE Corporation Limited from 1999 to 2006 and Exco Resources N.L. from 1998 to 2005. He was also a Director of DCA Group Limited from 2004 to 2006 and MIA Group Limited from 1999 to 2004. He is a member of the Bank’s Board Risk Management Committee.
PETER JOHN OSWIN HAWKINS
BCA (Hons), FAICD, FAIB, ACA (NZ)
Peter Hawkins, aged 54, was appointed to the Board in April 2007. His career in the banking and financial services industry spans over 35 years in Australia and overseas at both the highest levels of management and directorship of major organisations. He is currently a Director of Visa Inc., Mirvac Limited Group, Liberty Financial Pty. Limited, Treasury Corporation of Victoria and The Camberwell Grammar School. He held various senior management and directorship positions with Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited from 1971 – 2005 and was also a Director of BHP (NZ) Steel Limited from 1990 – 1991, ING Australia Limited from 2002 – 2005 and Esanda Finance Corporation from 2002 - 2005. Mr Hawkins is a member of the Bank’s Board Audit, Due Diligence, Nomination and Remuneration and Risk Management Committees.
