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Experience and Industry leadership

Board of Directors

John Read

B.Sc. (Hons) (Cant.), MBA (AGSM), FAICD

(Chairman and Non-Executive Director – appointed 23 August 2005)

 

Mr Read is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is a former director of CSIRO and the Australian Institute for Commercialisation Limited. During the past five years, Mr Read has held and continues to hold the following directorships of ASX listed companies; Chairman of The Environmental Group Limited (ASX Code: EGL), Chairman of Patrys Limited (ASX Code: PAB) and non-executive director of CVC Limited (ASX Code: CVC). Mr Read is also a director of CVC Private Equity Limited and CVC Sustainable Investments Limited.

Mr Read is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.



Elliott Kaplan

BAcc, CA

(Non-Executive Director – appointed 16 February 2005)

 

Mr Kaplan is a Chartered Accountant with extensive experience in senior financial and chief executive officer roles in both private and public listed companies. His experience, from both an investor and investee perspective, spans a diverse range of industries including manufacturing, environmental, distribution and services. Mr Kaplan is Managing Director of CVC Private Equity Limited. Mr Kaplan is also a director of The Environmental Group Limited (ASX Code: EGL).

Mr Kaplan is Chairman of the Audit Committee and a member of the Remuneration Committee.



Hadrian Morrall

(Executive Director & Joint CEO – appointed 16 August 2007)

 

Mr Morrall has over 20 years experience in the plastics industry.  He is a founding director of Plastic Bottles Pty Ltd (PB Group) and has held the position of Managing Director of the PB Group for the last 17 years. He oversaw the growth of that company from its start in Sydney to a National Group and its diversification into manufacturing through various acquisitions. Prior to the PB Group, Mr Morrall spent 3 years in Plastic distribution with Edwards Durapak as Sales Manager. He is the President of the BMIA (Blowmolders Industry Association) and is a qualified Automotive Engineer.



Brandon Penn

B. Com

(Executive Director & Joint CEO – appointed 16 August 2007)

 

Mr Penn is the founding director of the PB Group. He has had extensive experience in start up businesses.

 

Mr Penn has had a number of business interests alongside the PB Group including the establishment of a dominant software development company, Dealing Information Systems (DIS), which developed wholesale banking systems. DIS was acquired in 1996 by Sungard Data Systems NYSE. Mr Penn assumed Asia-Pacific responsibility for the Sungard companies and offices throughout the Asia Pacific region.

 

In 2001 Mr Penn left Sungard to concentrate on his interest in the PB Group as a non-executive Director. He has been instrumental in negotiating and integrating a number of acquisitions growing the PB Group into a rapid growth multi-state importation, manufacturing and distribution business.