Donald P Mercer

BSc (Hons) MA (Econ)

Graeme R Liebelt

BEc (Hons)

Noel A Meehan

BSc (Hons), CPA

Chairman, Non-Executive Director since October 1997, appointed Chairman since May 2001. Chair of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee.

Chairman of Newcrest Mining Limited, Air Liquide Australia Limited and Orchestra Victoria Limited. Former Chairman of Australian Institute of Company Directors Ltd. Former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of ANZ Banking Group.

Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) since September 2005. Executive Director since July 1997. Member of Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee.

Director of Melbourne Business School Limited. Board member of The Global Foundation. Former CEO of Orica Mining Services, Chairman and Director of Incitec Limited, General Manager of Plastics and Managing Director of Dulux.

Executive Director Finance since September 2005. Former Chief Financial Officer of Orica Chemicals, Orica Group Investor Relations Manager and Corporate Reporting Manager.

Prior to joining Orica, he held a variety of finance roles both within Qantas Airways Limited and Australian Airlines Limited.

Michael E Beckett

BSc, FIMM, FRSA

Peter J B Duncan

BChE (Hons) GradDip (Bus)

Garry A Hounsell

BBus (Accounting) FCA, CPA, FAICD

Non-Executive Director since July 2002. Member of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee and the Safety, Health & Environment Committee.

Chairman of Thomas Cook Group plc and Endeavour Financial Corporation. Director of Northam Platinum Limited (South Africa), Mvelaphanda Resources Limited (South Africa), Egypt Trust Limited and Endeavour Mining Capital Corp.

Non-Executive Director since June 2001. Member of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee.

Chairman of Cranlana Programme Foundation and Scania Australia. Former director of National Australia Bank Limited, GasNet Australia Limited and CSIRO and former member of Siemens Australia Advisory Board. Former Chief Executive Officer of the Shell Group of Companies in Australia.

Non-Executive Director since September 2004. Member of the Audit and Risk Committee and Human Resources and Compensation Committee.

Chairman of PanAust Limited and Deputy Chairman of Mitchell Communication Group Limited. Director of Qantas Airways Limited and Nufarm Limited. He is also Chairman of Investec Global Aircraft Fund, and a Director of Ingeus Limited. Board Member of law firm Freehills. Former Chief Executive Officer and Country Managing Partner of Arthur Andersen and former Senior Partner of Ernst & Young.

Peter M Kirby

BEc (Hons), MA (Econ) MB

Nora Scheinkestel

Ph D, LLB (Hons), FAICD, Centenary Medal

Michael Tilley

GradDip, BA

Non-Executive Director since July 2003. Chairman of the Safety, Health & Environment Committee. Member of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee.

Director of Macquarie Bank Limited. Former Chairman of Medibank Private Limited and Director of the Business Council of Australia. Former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of CSR Limited and former Chief Executive Officer of ICI Paints and member of the Executive Board of ICI plc.

Non-Executive Director since August 2006. Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee. Member of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee.

Director of AMP Limited, Pacific Brands Limited and PaperlinX Limited. Associate Professor Melbourne Business School. Former director of Newcrest Mining Limited, Mayne Group Ltd, Mayne Pharma Limited, North Ltd, MBF Health Fund, Docklands Authority, IOOF Funds Management and a number of utilities across the gas, water and electricity sector. Also former Chairman of South East Water Limited and the Energy 21 and Stratus Group.

Non-Executive Director since November 2003. Member of the Audit and Risk Committee and the Safety, Health & Environment Committee.

Former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Challenger Financial Services Group Limited. Former member of the Takeovers Panel. Former Non-Executive Director of Incitec Ltd and former Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Merrill Lynch Australasia.

Russell R Caplan

LLB, FAICD

Annette M Cook

Dip Bus (Accounting), Dip Bus (Data Processing), CPA

Non-Executive Director since October 2007. Chairman of the Human Resources and Compensation Committee. Member of the Corporate Governance and Nominations Committee.

Chairman of the Shell Group of Companies in Australia and the Melbourne and Olympic Parks Trust. Director of the Australian Institute of Petroleum. Former Director of Woodside Petroleum Limited.

Company Secretary of Orica Limited since 16 February 2005 and prior to that was assistant Company Secretary from August 2002. Joined Orica in July 1987 and has had a variety of roles in Business Services, IT and Finance.