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McPHERSON’S LIMITED

 ANNUAL REPORT 2015

PAUL J. MAGUIRE, B.Sc (Hons), M.Bus 

(Marketing)  

Managing Director

Experience and expertise: 

Mr Maguire was appointed Managing Director 
of McPherson’s Limited on 1 November 2009.

Mr Maguire was Chief Executive of Multix 
Proprietary Limited from 2002, and following 
the combining of McPherson’s two consumer 
products businesses, McPherson’s Consumer 
Products and Multix, into a single entity in July 
2009, Mr Maguire took the position of Chief 
Executive of the enlarged business.

Before joining Multix (which was acquired by 
McPherson’s in 2004), Mr Maguire worked in a 
number of management roles for SCA Hygiene 
Products Australasia.  Mr Maguire has a Master 
of Business (Marketing) from Monash 
University and an Honours Science Degree 
from La Trobe University.

Special responsibilities:

Managing Director.

Other current Directorships:

None.

Former Directorships in last three years:

None.

Interests in shares and performance rights:

1,433,143 ordinary shares in McPherson’s 
Limited; and 388,000 performance rights over 
ordinary shares of McPherson’s Limited.

GRAHAM A. CUBBIN, B.Econ. (Hons)

Independent Non-Executive Director and 
Chairman of the Board

Expertise and experience: 

Mr Cubbin was appointed an Independent 
Non-Executive Director of McPherson’s Limited 
on 28 September 2010 and was appointed 
Chairman of McPherson’s Limited on 1 July 
2015.

Mr Cubbin was a senior executive with 
Consolidated Press Holdings Limited (CPH) 
from 1990 until September 2005, including 
Chief Financial Officer for 13 years. Prior to 
joining CPH, Mr Cubbin held senior finance 
positions with a number of major companies, 
including Capita Financial Group and Ford 
Motor Company. Mr Cubbin has over 20 years 
experience as a Director and audit committee 
member of public companies in Australia and 
the United States. 

Special responsibilities: 

Chairman of the Board.

Member and Chairman of the Audit Risk 
Management and Compliance Committee.  A 
new Chairman of the Audit Risk Management 
and Compliance Committee is in the process of 
being appointed.

Member of the Nomination and Remuneration 
Committee.

Other current Directorships: 

Mr Cubbin is a Director of the ASX listed 
companies Challenger Limited, STW 
Communications Group Limited, Bell Financial 
Group Limited and White Energy Company 
Limited.

Former Directorships in last three years: None.

Interests in shares and performance rights: 

110,000 ordinary shares in McPherson’s 
Limited.  No performance rights held.

AMANDA M. LACAZE, B.A 

Independent Non-Executive Director

Expertise and experience:

Ms Lacaze was appointed an Independent 
Non-Executive Director of McPherson’s Limited 
on 22 September 2011.

Ms Lacaze has an extensive executive career as 
a chief executive and as a marketing executive.  
She is currently CEO and MD of Lynas 
Corporation Ltd.  Previously she has been CEO 
and MD of Commander Communications, 
Executive Chairman of Orion 
Telecommunications, and CEO of AOL|7.  Prior 
to these roles Ms Lacaze was Managing 
Director of Marketing at Telstra, and held 
various business management roles at ICI (now 
Orica).  Ms Lacaze’s early experience was in 
consumer goods with Nestlé.

Special responsibilities: 

Member of the Audit Risk Management and 
Compliance Committee.

Other current Directorships:

Non-Executive Director of ING Bank Australia 
Limited.

Executive Director of Lynas Corporation.

Director and member of Morgan Lacaze 
Consulting.

Former Directorships in last three years:

None.

Interests in shares and performance rights:

18,642 ordinary shares in McPherson’s Limited.

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