The Board announced the appointment of Ms. Leslie Butterfield as Non-Executive Director. Mr. Macek, who was appointed to the Board of Greenearth Energy as a Non-Executive Director in December 2015, has a wealth of executive experience in the financial services industry in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and Japan. He has held senior board positions with a number of high profile ASX-listed companies, most notably Wesfarmers and Telstra. Mr. Macek currently the Chair of the Earthwatch Institute (Australia), a Director of Vicinity Ltd (formerly Federation Limited), a member of the Investment Committee of UniSuper and a member of the ASIC Director Advisory Panel.
The Board also appointed Ms. Leslie Butterfield as a Non-Executive Director, based in New South Wales, Australia. Most recently, Ms Butterfield was Chief Executive Officer of McLachlan Lister, formerly a small consultancy which she joined in 2002. She initiated and oversaw this merger and integration, taking full responsibility for Hill's Australian operations as Managing Director until late 2015.
Mr. Macek's appointment as Chair, Mr. Annells' resignation as Chair and Ms. Butterfield's appointment will all be effective from 1 May 2016.