Stockland Chairman Tom Pockett announced the appointment of Kate McKenzie to the Stockland Board effective from 2 December 2019. Ms. McKenzie's executive career included over 30 years' experience in the telecommunication and government sectors in Australia, New Zealand and Hong Kong. She was most recently the chief executive officer of Chorus, New Zealand's largest provider of telecommunications infrastructure. Prior to this, Ms. McKenzie held several senior roles at Telstra from 2004 ­ 2016, including Chief Operating Officer, where she oversaw the group's extensive property portfolio, and seven years in senior roles in NSW Government, including the Department of Commence and Department of Industrial Relations. Kate McKenzie is currently a director of Allianz, where she has been on the Board since 2015. She has also previously been a director of Foxtel, Telstra Ventures, Sensis, Reach Limited, Sydney Water and WorkCover. Ms. McKenzie has a BA/LLB from the University of Sydney.