McPHERSON’S LIMITED

 ANNUAL REPORT 2015  

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COMPANY SECRETARIES 

MEETINGS OF DIRECTORS

The number of Board, Audit Risk Management and Compliance, and Nomination and 
Remuneration Committee meetings held during the year ended 30 June 2015, and the number of 
meetings attended during that period by each Director, are set out below:

BOARD MEETINGS

AUDIT RISK MANAGEMENT 

AND COMPLIANCE 

COMMITTEE MEETINGS

NOMINATION AND 

REMUNERATION COMMITTEE 

MEETINGS

DIRECTOR

HELDATTENDED

HELD

ATTENDED

HELD

ATTENDED

David J. Allman

 1

9

8

4

4

3

3

Graham A. Cubbin 

2

9

9

4

4

3

3

Paul J. Maguire

9

9

n/a

n/a

n/a

n/a

Amanda M. Lacaze

9

7

4

3

n/a

n/a

John P. Clifford 

3

5

5

n/a

n/a

2

2

Jane M. McKellar 

4

4

4

n/a

n/a

1

1

1.  Mr Allman resigned as Chairman and as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 1 July 2015
2.  Mr Cubbin was appointed Chairman of McPherson’s Limited on 1 July 2015
3.  Mr Clifford resigned as an Independent Non-Executive Director on 23 February 2015
4.  Ms McKellar was appointed an Independent Non-Executive Director on 23 February 2015

PAUL WITHERIDGE, B.Com, CA

Chief Financial Officer and Joint Company Secretary

Expertise and experience

Mr Witheridge was appointed Chief Financial Officer and 
Joint Company Secretary of McPherson’s Limited on 1 
December 2011. In May 2010 Mr Witheridge was appointed 
the Chief Financial Officer of McPherson’s Consumer 
Products Pty Ltd.

Mr Witheridge is a Chartered Accountant and has a 
Commerce degree.  

Before joining McPherson’s, Mr Witheridge held senior 
financial and company secretarial positions with a number of listed 
companies in the retail sector including Angus and Coote Limited and OPSM 
Limited.  Prior to that Mr Witheridge spent six years within KPMG’s Audit and 
Assurance Practice.

JANE M. McKELLAR,  MA - (Hons)

Independent Non-Executive Director

Expertise and experience:

Ms McKellar was appointed an Independent 
Non-Executive Director of McPherson’s Limited 
on 23 February 2015.

Ms McKellar is an experienced international 
senior executive with extensive customer-
focused, brand, marketing and digital 
experience across a number of high-profile, 
global brands.

Ms McKellar commenced her career at Unilever 
in London and her subsequent roles have 
included global CEO of Stila Corporation, USA; 
Managing Director of Elizabeth Arden Australia; 
Founding CEO of Excite.com Asia Pacific; 
Director of Sales and Marketing for Microsoft 
(MSN); and Founding Director of Ninemsn.

Ms McKellar has a Bachelor of Arts and a 
Master of Arts with Honours from the 
University of Aberdeen and is a MAICD.

Special responsibilities:

Member and Chairman of the Nomination and 
Remuneration Committee.

Other current Directorships:

Non-Executive Director of Helloworld Limited.

Non-Executive Director of Seachange 
Technologies Pty Ltd.

Former Directorships in last three years:

None.

Interests in shares and performance rights:

Nil.

PHILIP R. BENNETT,  B.Com, CA

Joint Company Secretary

Expertise and experience

Mr Bennett was appointed Company Secretary of 
McPherson’s Limited on 2 February 2012. Mr Bennett had 
previously held the position of Chief Financial Officer of 
McPherson’s Limited since 2000, and Company Secretary 
from 1995; however Mr Bennett stepped down from both 
these positions in November 2011. 

Mr Bennett is a Chartered Accountant and has a Commerce 
degree from the University of Melbourne.

Before joining McPherson’s, Mr Bennett held senior financial and company 
secretarial positions with another listed company, and prior to that was a 
senior manager with a major Australian chartered accounting firm.