Rod Pearse became the Managing Director
and Chief Executive Officer of Boral in January
2000. He joined the Boral Group as the
Managing Director, Construction Materials
Group in 1994. He had previously held senior
management positions in Shell International,
Shell Australia and CSR Limited. He is a
Board Member of the Business Council of
Australia, a member of the Advisory Panel
of The Australian School of Business at the
University of New South Wales, the Chairman
of Outward Bound Australia and serves as a
Councillor for the Australian Business Arts
Foundation. He has a commerce degree
(Honours) from the University of New South
Wales and a MBA (High Distinction) from
Harvard University.
John is 47 and has been in his current position
since 2004. He joined Boral in 1995 and has
held roles as Regional General Manager of
Boral's NSW Construction Materials business,
General Manager of NSW Metropolitan
Quarries and General Manager, Strategic
Planning for Boral's Construction Materials
Group. Prior to joining Boral, John held
various positions with the Boston Consulting
Group, Pioneer Concrete UK, John Mowlem
International and Douglas Partners. He holds
a civil engineering degree with First Class
Honours from the University of Adelaide and
an MBA from London Business School.
Mike is 51 and was appointed Executive
General Manager of Cement in April 2009.
Mike joined Boral in 2001 and has been
National General Manager of Blue Circle
Southern Cement since 2004. Before joining
Boral, Mike worked as an independent
consultant and has held senior roles in Iron
Ore Co of Canada, Peak Hill Resources and
North Forest Products, Tasmania, where he
was the Chief Executive. Mike holds a PhD
in industrial forestry operations and a Master
of Science.
Warren is 56 and was appointed Executive
General Manager of Construction Related
Businesses in April 2009. Warren joined Boral
from Alcan in 1998 as General Manager of
Boral Formwork & Scaffolding and became
General Manager of Boral's Construction
Related Businesses in 2003. Warren came to
Boral with a strong background in sales and
manufacturing management in Australia and
New Zealand. Warren has a Master of Science
(Hons) degree and postgraduate business
qualifications.
Nick is 46 and was appointed Executive
General Manager of Clay & Concrete Products
in February 2009. Nick joined Boral as
General Manager, Bricks East in 2003. Prior
to joining Boral he held a number of positions
at Rio Tinto, Pacific Dunlop and Mayne/
Toll Logistics including marketing, sales,
operational and general management roles.
He has a mechanical engineering degree
from Melbourne University and an MBA from
Harvard Business School.
Bryan is 46 and was appointed Executive
General Manager, Timber in March 2007. Prior
to this he was General Manager Corporate
Development, a role which he held from
2000-2007, and General Manager, Strategic
Planning for Boral's Construction Materials
Group from 1998-1999. Prior to joining
Boral he held a variety of positions at Rio
Tinto (1985-1998) including roles in project
finance, engineering design and construction
in a variety of locations including Australia,
USA, Africa and Indonesia. He holds a civil
engineering degree (First Class Honours) from
Monash University and an MBA from Harvard
Business School.
Ross is 61 and was Boral's Divisional General
Manager, Plasterboard Australia from 1996-
2000 before becoming Executive General
Manager of the Plasterboard division. He
was Boral's Divisional General Manager,
Roofing from 1991-1995, Chief Executive
Montoro Resources Ltd from 1988-1990
and held various roles at Shell Company of
Australia from 1970-1987. He holds chemical
engineering and commerce degrees from
Queensland University.
Emery is 53 and was previously Executive
General Manager of the Australian
Construction Materials division from 1999-
2004 before being appointed as President of
Boral USA in August 2004. He was National
General Manager of Blue Circle Southern
Cement from 1998 to 1999. Prior to that he
was Regional General Manager of Boral's
NSW Construction Materials Group from
1996-1998. Prior to joining Boral he held
various management roles at BHP Steel
from 1986-1995. Emery has a doctorate of
philosophy in physical chemistry from Oxford
University and a science degree (First Class
Honours) from the University of NSW.
Ken is 43 and has been Boral's Chief Financial
Officer since December 2002. He was
previously Vice President and Chief Financial
Officer of Boral Industries Inc in the USA
from August 2000. Prior to joining Boral, he
was Vice President Finance, Pioneer USA
from 1997-2000 and prior to that he was a
Partner in the Corporate Finance division of
Arthur Andersen based in Sydney. Ken has
a Bachelor of Economics degree from the
University of Sydney and is an Associate
of the Institute of Chartered Accountants
in Australia and a Fellow of the Financial
Services Institute of Australia.
Margaret is 49 and was appointed General
Counsel and Company Secretary of Boral
Limited in November 2008. Prior to joining
Boral, Margaret was Regional Counsel
Australia/Asia with BHP Billiton, and prior
to that she was a partner with law firm
Minter Ellison for many years, specialising in
corporate and securities law. Margaret holds
law and arts degrees from the University
of Queensland.
Robin is 57 and has been Boral's General
Manager, Human Resources since June
2001. He was previously President of Boral
Material Technologies in the USA from
1999-2001 and Regional General Manager
of Boral's Construction Materials business in
Queensland from 1996-1999. Prior to joining
Boral, he worked in the cement industry with
Queensland Cement for 23 years. He holds
a chemical engineering degree from the
University of Queensland.
Andrew is 45 and is General Manager, Corporate Development. He was previously National General Manager, Quarry End Use from 2003-2007 and General Manager, Business Development for Australian Construction Materials (2000-2003). Prior to joining Boral, he held marketing, business development and financial positions in the plastics and electronics industries based in Europe and funds management in Australia. Andrew holds an economics degree from the University of Sydney and an MBA from INSEAD.
