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The names, qualifications, experience and special responsibilities of each person holding the position of Director of the Company are:


D A Crawford, Chairman

D A Crawford AO, Chairman
(Non Executive)
Age 67
Mr Crawford joined the Board in July 2001 and was appointed Chairman in May 2003.

Experience and Qualifications

Previously Mr Crawford was National Chairman of the Australian firm of KPMG. He has extensive accounting and business experience having worked with many large corporations and governments. He holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Laws from the University of Melbourne. He is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants.

Other Directorships and Positions

Mr Crawford is Non Executive Chairman of Foster’s Group Limited (appointed Director August 2001 and Chairman 31 October 2007) and a Non Executive Director of BHP Billiton Limited (appointed May 1994). He was formerly a Non Executive Director of Westpac Banking Corporation (appointed May 2002, resigned 14 December 2007) and National Foods Limited (appointed November 2001, resigned June 2005).

S B McCann

S B McCann, Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
(Executive)
Age 46
Mr McCann was appointed Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director in December 2008, and joined the Board in March 2009.

Experience and Qualifications

Mr McCann joined Lend Lease in 2005. Prior to his current role, Mr McCann was Group Finance Director, appointed in March 2007 and Chief Executive Officer for Lend Lease’s Investment Management business from September 2005 to December 2007.

Mr McCann has more than 15 years experience in funds management and capital markets transactions. Prior to joining Lend Lease, Mr McCann spent six years at ABN AMRO, where his roles included Head of Property, Head of Industrial Mergers & Acquisitions and for the last three years, Head of Equity Capital Markets for Australia and New Zealand.

Previous roles also include Head of Property at Bankers’ Trust, four years as a mergers & acquisitions lawyer at Freehills, Melbourne and four years in taxation accounting at Deloittes, Melbourne.

Mr McCann holds a Bachelor of Economics degree (Finance major) and a Bachelor of Laws degree from Monash University in Melbourne, Australia.

Other Directorships and Positions

Nil.

P M Colebatch

P M Colebatch
(Non Executive)
Age 66
Mr Colebatch joined the Board in December 2005 and is Chairman of the Personnel and Organisation Committee and a member of the Risk Management and Audit Committee.

Experience and Qualifications

Mr Colebatch has a Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Engineering from the University of Adelaide, a Master of Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology and a Doctorate in Business Administration from Harvard University. He has held senior management positions in insurance and investment banking, and was formerly on the Executive Board of Swiss Reinsurance Company, Zurich. He was previously on the Executive Board of Credit Suisse Group, Zurich, where he was Chief Financial Officer, and was subsequently Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Asset Management.

Other Directorships and Positions

Mr Colebatch is a Non Executive Director of Insurance Australia Group Limited (appointed January 2007) and a Non Executive Director of Mann Group plc (appointed 1 September 2007).

G G Edington

G G Edington, CBE
(Non Executive)
Age 65
Mr Edington joined the Board in 1999 and is a member of the Risk Management and Audit Committee and the Sustainability Committee.

Experience and Qualifications

Qualified as a Chartered Surveyor, Mr Edington brings to the Board extensive UK and international experience in the property sector. Mr Edington was a Director of BAA plc and Chairman of BAA International. He joined BAA plc in 1988, became a member of the Board in 1991 and has been the Chairman of six BAA companies. He is a past President of the British Property Federation, was the Chairman of UK property company Greycoat Estates Limited and was a member of the Bank of England Property Forum. Mr Edington was formerly Chairman of the Council of Trustees of the UK children’s charity, Action for Children, and was awarded a CBE for ‘services to children’.

Other Directorships and Positions

Nil.

P C Goldmark

P C Goldmark
(Non Executive)
Age 70
Mr Goldmark joined the Board in 1999 and is Chairman of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Sustainability Committee.

Experience and Qualifications

Mr Goldmark is Director, Climate and Air Program at Environmental Defense, a US-based non-profit environmental advocacy organisation. He was the Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of The International Herald Tribune in Paris between 1998 and 2003. Prior to this, he was for ten years the President and Chief Executive Officer of the Rockefeller Foundation in New York. He has held positions including Senior Vice President of the Times-Mirror Corporation, Executive Director of the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, and Director of the Budget for the State of New York. A writer and speaker on world affairs, Mr Goldmark graduated with a BA from Harvard College, Government Department, magna cum laude. He brings to Lend Lease his wide experience as a Chief Executive Officer and senior executive in the private and public sectors, both in the USA and internationally.

Other Directorships and Positions

Nil

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Jane Hemstritch
(Non Executive)
Age 58
Ms Hemstritch joined the Board in September 2011.

Experience and Qualifications

Ms Hemstritch has extensive senior executive experience in information technology, communications, change management and accounting. She also has broad experience across the financial services, telecommunications, government, energy and manufacturing sectors and in business expansion in Asia. Ms Hemstritch holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Biochemistry and Physiology from the University of London. She is a Fellow of the Institutes of Chartered Accountants in Australia and in England and Wales, and is a member of Chief Executive Women Inc.

Other Directorships and Positions

Ms Hemstritch currently serves as a Non Executive Director of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Tabcorp Holdings Limited, Santos Limited and The Global Foundation. She is a Member of the Research and Policy Council of the Committee for Economic Development of Australia, the Victorian Opera Company and Council of the National Library of Australia.

J A Hill

J A Hill
(Non Executive)
Age 64
Ms Hill joined the Board in May 2006. She is Chairperson of the Sustainability Committee and a member of the Personnel and Organisation Committee.

Experience and Qualifications

Ms Hill has held a number of senior executive positions in the land development and housing construction industry in North America. She was formerly the Chairperson, President and Chief Executive Officer of Costain Homes, Inc. (US) and Vice President and General Manager, Mobil Land (Georgia) Corporation. She has a Bachelor of Arts from the University of California at Los Angeles and a Master of Arts marketing and management from the University of Georgia.

Other Directorships and Positions

Ms Hill is a Non Executive Director of Wellpoint, Inc. (appointed March 1994). She was formerly a Non Executive Director of Resources Connection, Inc. (appointed January 2003, resigned December 2006). Julie also sits on the Board of Directors of the Lord Abbett family of mutual funds, which is the trustee of 31 mutual funds of publicly held companies.

D J Ryan

D J Ryan, AO
(Non Executive)
Age 59
Mr Ryan joined the Board in December 2004. He is Chairman of the Risk Management and Audit Committee and a member of the Personnel and Organisation Committee.

Experience and Qualifications

Mr Ryan has a background in commercial banking, investment banking and operational business management. He has previously held senior executive management positions in investment banking and industry, as well as being the Chairman or a Non Executive Director of a number of listed public companies. He has a Bachelor of Business from the University of Technology in Sydney, Australia, and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and CPA Australia.

Other Directorships and Positions

Mr Ryan is the Non Executive Chairman of Tooth & Co Limited (appointed Director September 1999 and Chairman January 2003) and ABC Learning Centres Limited (administrators appointed, receivers and managers appointed) (appointed Director June 2003 and Chairman 30 May 2008). He was formerly the Non Executive Chairman of Transurban Holdings Limited (appointed Director April 2003 and Chairman February 2007 and resigned August 2010).