TOP KEY BOARD and EXECUTIVE MOVEMENTS in AUSTRALIA 8Th – 12Th DECEMBER 2017

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TOP KEY BOARD AND EXECUTIVE MOVEMENTS IN AUSTRALIA 8th – 12th DECEMBER 2017 APN Outdoor Group Ltd: Current Chief Financial Officer, Wayne Castle, has resigned from his role with effect from 9 January 2018. David Watkins, General Manager of Finance, will be acting Chief Financial Officer and Company Secretary. Aurora Funds Management Ltd: Victor Siciliano has joined the Aurora Board as an Executive Director. As well, Adrian Martin has been appointed to the role of Chief Financial Officer & Company Secretary, and Ben Norman has resigned as Aurora’s Chief Operating Officer. Healthscope Ltd: Michael Stanford has been appointed as a Non-Executive Director, effective 26 March 2018. IDP Education Ltd: Belinda Robinson has resigned from both the Board of Education Australia, and also as one of Education Australia’s three representatives to the IDP Education Board, effective 6 February 2018. Professor Colin Stirling has been appointed as the replacement representative of Education Australia to the IDP Board. QBE Insurance Group Ltd: Vivek Bhatia has been appointed as Chief Executive Officer, Australia and New Zealand Operations. SCA Property Group: Ian Pollard has resigned as a Non-Executive Director of the Board, effective 30 April 2018. Spark Infrastructure Group: Jeremy (Jerry) Maycock has been appointed as the new Chair of TransGrid. Julie Stanley acting as Interim Chair of TransGrid resigned to accept the role as Independent Chair of the new Energy Security Board. Spark Infrastructure holds a 15.01% interest in TransGrid. Summit Resources Ltd: Craig Barnes has been appointed as an Executive Director of the Company. David Princep has resigned as Executive Director. As well, Mal Randall, an existing Non-Executive Director will take on the role of permanent Non-Executive Chairman. The Hydroponics Company Ltd: Steven Xu has been appointed as a Director. Vocus Group Ltd: John Ho will join the Board as a Non-Executive Director, effective 8 January 2018. TOP TECHNOLOGY EXECUTIVE MOVEMENTS 8th – 12th DECEMBER 2017 Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand: Sanjeev Gupta has been appointed as Chief Information Officer. Credit Union Australia Ltd: Sue Coulter has resigned from the bank to move to Hong Kong and become the Group Head of Digital and innovation at AIA Life Insurance. Qantas Ltd: Sandy Park has been appointed as Senior Manager, Digital Product and Platforms. QSR International: David Marks has been appointed as Chief Technology Officer. SkyCity Entertainment Group Ltd: Sonya Crosby has announced that she will be departing as Chief Innovation Officer of the company. Tabcorp Holdings Ltd: Mandy Ross has been appointed as Chief Information Officer. Information provided by Blenheim Partners Executive Search and Board Advisory Firm, www.blenheimpartners.com. .

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