NEWS

9 September 2014

DIRECTOR RETIREMENTS

Wesfarmers has today announced that Colin Carter, AM and Charles Macek will retire as non-executive directors of the company at the conclusion of the Annual General Meeting to be held in Perth on Thursday, 20 November 2014. Mr Carter and Mr Macek retire by rotation and are not seeking re-election.
Mr Carter and Mr Macek are two of Wesfarmers' longest serving board members and Wesfarmers Chairman, Bob Every, AO thanked them for their outstanding service to the company over many years.
"Their individual and collective contributions to the Board have been enormous and I thank them wholeheartedly," Dr Every said.
"Charles joined the Board in 2001. He has a strong focus on corporate governance and his long career in financial services and his economics background meant he has brought considerable experience in evaluating and advising on the company's investment opportunities.
"Colin joined the Board in 2002 and his extensive experience advising on corporate strategy and corporate governance in Australia and overseas has been invaluable in a period of great change for the company."
Mr Macek is the Chairman of the Gresham Mandate Review Committee and a member of the Audit Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee. Mr Carter is a member of the Gresham Mandate Review Committee, the Remuneration Committee and the Nomination Committee.

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