Charter Hall : appoints Ms Karen Moses as Independent Director

27/07/2016

Charter Hall Group (ASX: CHC) today announced the appointment of Ms Karen Moses as an Independent Director of the Charter Hall Group. Ms Moses' appointment will take effect from 1 September 2016.

CHC is undertaking an orderly Board renewal process, following the retirement of David Deverall in February 2016, and Ms Moses was identified for the position following a search conducted on behalf of the Charter Hall Group.

Ms Moses has over 30 years' corporate experience in the energy industry spanning oil, gas, electricity and coal commodities and has gained her experience both within Australia and overseas. Ms Moses is currently Executive Director, Finance and Strategy at Origin Energy responsible for corporate strategy, finance, transactions, safety and environment, risk, compliance and insurance. Prior to this she held senior positions with Boral Energy, Exxon and BP.

Ms Moses was recently appointed to the position of Non-executive Director of Orica Limited (July 2016) and her other directorships include Non-executive Director of Boral Limited (since March 2016), Sydney Symphony Limited and Sydney Symphony Holdings Pty Limited (December 2015) and Sydney Dance Company (May 2012), and SAS Trustee Corporation (March 2012).

Ms Moses' past directorships include Executive Director, Finance and Strategy at Origin Energy, Contact Energy Limited, Energia Andina S.A., Australian Energy Market Operator Ltd, Energy and Water Ombudsman (Victoria) Ltd, Australian Energy Market Operator (Transitional) Ltd and VENCorp.

Ms Moses holds a Bachelor of Economics and a Diploma of Education from the University of Sydney.

CHC Chair, David Clarke, said he was pleased to welcome Ms Moses to the Board and looked forward to her contribution.

'It is my pleasure to be welcoming Karen to the Board. Following an extensive career in the energy industry, Karen is a highly regarded strategic operator at both a board and executive level, and is well placed to make a strong contribution to the future of the Group.

'The Board looks forward to working with Karen as we continue to deliver solid returns for our securityholders,' Mr Clarke said.