Board of Directors
Bob Every
(Non-executive Chairman)
age 66
Dr Bob Every joined the Boral
Board in September 2007 and
became Chairman of Directors on
1 June 2010. He is the Chairman
of Wesfarmers Limited. He is also
a Director of O’Connell Street
Associates Pty Limited, OCA
Services Pty Ltd and Chairman of
Redkite. He was Managing Director
of Tubemakers of Australia and
held senior executive positions
with BHP Limited before becoming
Managing Director and CEO of
OneSteel Limited. He is a fellow
of the Australian Academy of
Technological Sciences and
Engineers. He has a science
degree (honours) and a doctorate
of philosophy (metallurgy) from the
University of New South Wales.
Dr Every is a member of the
Remuneration & Nomination
Committee and of the Health,
Safety & Environment Committee.
Mark Selway
(Chief Executive)
age 52
Mark Selway became Chief
Executive of Boral in January
2010. From 2001 to 2009, Mr
Selway was the Chief Executive of
the Weir Group PLC, a Scottishheadquartered,
listed engineering
business. Before returning to
Australia to join Boral, Mr Selway
worked in the UK for more than 13
years and prior to that, was based
in the USA for seven years in the
North American automotive market.
Mr Selway was previously a
Director of Lend Lease. He has
an honorary doctorate from the
University of West Scotland.
Catherine Brenner
(Non-executive Director)
age 40
Catherine Brenner was
appointed to the Boral Board on
15 September 2010. Ms Brenner
is a Director of Coca-Cola Amatil
Limited, AMP Limited and the
Australian Brandenburg Orchestra.
Ms Brenner was previously a
Director of Centennial Coal Limited
Catherine is a member of the
Takeovers Panel and a Trustee of
the Sydney Opera House Trust. Ms
Brenner has extensive experience
in corporate finance, previously
holding the position of Managing
Director, Investment Banking of
ABN Amro Australia. Ms Brenner
holds an MBA from the Australian
Graduate School of Management,
and a Bachelor of Laws and
Bachelor of Economics
Ms Brenner is a member of the
Audit Committee and the Remuneration & Nomination Committee.
Brian Clark
(Non-executive Director)
age 62
Dr Brian Clark joined the Boral
Board in May 2007. He has
experience as a Director in
Australia and overseas. He is a
Director of AMP Limited. In South
Africa, he was President of the
Council for Scientific and Industrial
Research (CSIR) and CEO of
Telkom SA. He also spent 10 years
with the UK’s Vodafone Group
as CEO Vodafone Australia, CEO
Vodafone Asia Pacific and Group
Human Resources Director. He
has a doctorate in physics from the
University of Pretoria, South Africa
and completed the Advanced
Management Program at the
Dr Clark is Chairman of the
Remuneration & Nomination
Committee.
Eileen Doyle
(Non-executive Director)
age 56
Dr Eileen Doyle joined the Boral
Board in March 2010. She is a
Board member of the CSIRO and
a Director of GPT Group Limited
and Bradken Limited. She is
also Chairman of Hunter Valley
Research Foundation and Director
of Hunter Founders Forum, which
are two non-profit organisations.
Dr Doyle was previously a
Director of OneSteel Limited and
Ross Human Directions Limited.
Dr Doyle’s career in the materials
and water industries in Australia
has included five years in senior
operational roles with CSR Limited.
Prior to that, Dr Doyle spent 13
years with BHP Limited in various
senior operational, marketing and
planning roles and four years with
Hunter Water with responsibilities for
planning and policy development.
She has a PhD in Applied Statistics
from the University of Newcastle,
is a Fulbright Scholar and has an
Executive MBA from Columbia
University Business School. She is
a Fellow of the Australian Institute of
Company Directors.
Dr Doyle is Chairman of the Health,
Safety & Environment Committee
and a member of the Audit
Committee.
Richard Longes
(Non-executive Director)
age 66
Richard Longes joined the Boral
Board in 2004. He is the Chairman
of Austbrokers Holdings Limited,
a Director of Metcash Limited,
Investec Bank (Australia) Limited
and Voyages Indigenous Tourism
Australia Pty Ltd. He was previously
an executive of Investec Bank, a
principal of Wentworth Associates,
the corporate advisory and private
equity group, and a partner of the
law firm Freehills. He has arts and
law degrees from the University
of Sydney and an MBA from the
University of New South Wales.
Mr Longes is a member of the
Audit Committee.
John Marlay
(Non-executive Director)
age 62
John Marlay joined the Boral Board
in December 2009. He is a Director
of Incitec Pivot Limited. He is
Chairman of the Emissions-Intensive
Trade-Exposed (EITE) Expert
Advisory Panel to the Australian
Government Minister for Climate
Change and Energy Efficiency.
He is the Independent Chairman
of the Tomago Aluminium Company
Pty Ltd (a joint venture between
Rio Tinto, Alcan, Gove Aluminium
Finance Ltd (CSR and AMP) and
Hydro Aluminium). He was the Chief
Executive Officer and Managing
Director of Alumina Limited from
December 2002 until his retirement
from that position in 2008.
Previously, he held senior executive
positions and directorships with
Esso Australia Limited, James
Hardie Industries Limited, Pioneer
International Group Holdings and
Hanson plc. He has a Bachelor of
Science degree from the University
of Queensland and a Graduate
Diploma from the Australian Institute
of Company Directors. He is a
Fellow of The Australian Institute of
Company Directors.
Mr Marlay is a member of the
Remuneration & Nomination
Committee and of the Health, Safety
& Environment Committee.
Paul Rayner
(Non-executive Director)
age 57
Paul Rayner joined the Boral
Board in 2008. He is a Director
of Qantas Airways Limited,
Treasury Wine Estates Limited
and Centrica plc, a UK listed
company. He is also a member of
the Rotary Aboriginal and Torres
Strait Islander Tertiary Scholarship
Advisory Board. He has held senior
executive positions in finance and
operations in Australia including
Rothmans Holdings Limited and as
Chief Operating Officer of British
American Tobacco Australasia
Limited. He was Finance Director of
British American Tobacco plc from
January 2002 until 2008, based
in London. He has an economics
degree from the University of
Tasmania and a Masters of
Administration from Monash
University.
Mr Rayner is Chairman of the Audit
Committee.
