Investors

Board of Directors

John Rothwell AO

With in excess of 30 years experience in boat and shipbuilding, John Rothwell has played a major role in the development of the Australian aluminium shipbuilding industry and is a Founding Director of Austal.

In June 2004, John was appointed a Council member of the Australian National Maritime Museum and became Chairman of the Capital Works Committee of that organisation in November 2005.

In January 2004, Mr Rothwell was appointed as Officer of the Order of Australia for services to the Australian shipbuilding industry through the development of trade links and for significant contributions to vocational education and training. In October 2002, John Rothwell was named the Ernst & Young "Australian Entrepreneur of the Year."

Michael Atkinson CA

Michael Atkinson joined Austal in 1990 as Financial Controller and was appointed to the Board in 1994. He is a qualified Chartered Accountant with 10 years experience in the accounting profession. On leaving the profession, he entered the railway and construction industry where he served in a senior financial capacity and as a Board member.

Christopher Norman

Chris Norman is one of the Founding Directors of Austal. He graduated from the University of New South Wales in 1986 with first class honours in Naval Architecture and has previously been Austal's Technical Director. Mr Norman has been a driving force in the technical and marketing success of the company and, with extensive experience in international marketing and sales, held the position of Sales Director between 1993 and 2002.

In May 2000, Chris was awarded the prestigious A.G.M. Michell Award in recognition of outstanding service in the profession of Mechanical Engineering. He is a member of both the Royal Institution of Naval Architects and the Germanischer Lloyd Asean Committee.

John Poynton

John Poynton is Executive Chairman of Azure Capital Pty Ltd.

John was appointed Chairman of Alinta Limited in May 2006. He held the position of a Non-Executive Director prior to that since October 2000. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Burswood Ltd since September 2004 and Multiplex Ltd since October 2003. He is a Member of the Payments System Board of the Reserve Bank of Australia. He is Chairman of the West Australian Museum Foundation and a member of the Board of the Business School at the University of Western Australia, where he also serves as Adjunct Professor of Financial Services. He has previously served as a Director of ASX and as Chairman of the ASX in Perth.

He is a Senior Fello of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia (FINSIA), and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD) and Australian Institute of Management (AIM). He is a Member in the General Division of the Order of Australia.

In June 2006 he was awarded with Citizen of the Year in the Industry and Commerce category.

Robert Browning

Robert Browning is Chief Executive Officer of Alinta Ltd since March 2001, the operator and part owner of $7.6 billion worth of energy infrastructure assets across Australia and New Zealand. He is also an elected member of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry WA.

Prior to joining Alinta, Mr Browning was with global energy and services company, Aquila Inc, in a variety of vice president roles involved in strategic planning, operational and human resources management.

Mr Browning holds a Bachelor of Science degree from San Diego State University, an MBA from the University of Phoenix and a Master of Science from Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Sloan School of Management.

Dario Amara

Dario Amara is Chief Executive Officer and co-founder of Emerson Stewart Limited, a project implementation specialist based in Perth.

He has 27 years of Australian and International experience spanning engineering and contracting industries, and has been involved in a number of senior leadership roles. Most recently, he successfully led a major Australian engineering group as Chief Executive Officer. He has a record of accomplishment in rejuvenating and growing businesses in new markets. He is a graduate from the Curtin University of Technology.

He is currently Non Executive Chairman of Mission Biofuels Limited, Chairman of the City of Perth Heritage Appeal and a board member of the Perth International Arts Festival.