:: Board of Directors ::

:: Chris Blake ::

Executive General Manager, People & Organisational Development, Australia - National Australia Bank

Chris Blake joined National Australia Bank in September 2006 as the Executive General Manager, People & Organisational Development, Australia.

In the role, Chris is responsible for leading and implementing people initiatives across the business, and developing both individual and organisational capability to help transform the culture and bring the NAB brand to life through its people.

Prior to joining NAB, Chris spent 20 years with PricewaterhouseCoopers, the last ten of these as a Partner. His most recent role at PWC was the National Leader of its People, Culture and Performance practice, where he worked with Boards, CEOs and executive teams to help develop organisational capability and align ‘people’ strategies with broader business strategy.

:: Tom Buchan ::

Managing Director - Buchan Consulting

Tom Buchan is a previous Chairman of the Brain Imaging Research Foundation and is currently Managing Director of Buchan, a national consultancy specialising in business strategy, communication and public policy. He has over 25 years experience in corporate and financial communication and is responsible for constructing strategies at chief executive and board levels, frequently acting as policy adviser to global corporations and large private and publicly listed companies.

Before establishing Buchan in 1985, Tom was a senior adviser to the Federal Government and to the Premier of Victoria.

Professional Qualifications: Bachelor of Commerce (University of Melbourne).

Other Current Appointments: Director Foundation 49; Member Novell Advisory Board.

:: Professor Graeme Jackson ::

Founder & Director - Brain Research Institute

Professor Graeme Jackson is the founder and Director of the Brain Research Institute and a Neurologist at the Austin Hospital, Melbourne.

He is internationally recognized as an expert and authority in new MR technologies, particularly in the field of animal and human studies of epilepsy. Graeme also holds an honours degree in Psychology and a doctorate in Medicine. From 1990-1995 he was a Paediatric Neurologist at Great Ormond Street Hospital for Sick Children, London.

Graeme holds a number of other positions, both clinical and academic. He is a Professorial Fellow of the Department of Medicine Austin Health/Northern Health at The University of Melbourne. He is an Adjunct Professor in the Department of Radiology at The University of Melbourne which recognises his ability to integrate imaging technology with biological questions,. He is also an Honorary Neurologist at the Royal Children's Hospital in Melbourne and a board member of Neurosciences Victoria.

His group is at the forefront of unraveling the structural and functional abnormalities in the human brain that are associated with epilepsy.

Professional Qualifications: Bachelor of Science (Honours) in Psychology (Monash University) 1978; MB.BS (Monash University) 1982; FRACP (Royal Australasian College of Physicians) 1991; MD (Monash University) 1995.

:: Margaret Jackson, AC ::

Chairman, Qantas Airways Limited

Margaret Jackson was appointed Chairman of Qantas on 1 August 2000. She was first appointed to the Qantas Board of Directors on 1 July 1992. She is also a Director of Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited, a Director of Billabong International Limited and Chairman of FlexiGroup Ltd.

Margaret is also Chairman of the Asia Pacific Business Coalition on HIV/AIDS, President of Australian Volunteers International, is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors; a Member of the Foreign Affairs Council; a Member of the Melbourne University Business School Association; a Director of the Florey Neuroscience Institutes; and a Director of the Australian Tissue Engineering Centre.

Margaret holds a Bachelor of Economics Degree from Monash University and completed an MBA with distinction at Melbourne University. She received an Honorary Doctorate of Laws from Monash University in December 2002 and a Companion of the Order of Australia in the General Division (AC) in June 2003 for service to business in diverse and leading Australian corporations and to the community in the area of support for medical research, the arts and education. Ms Jackson is also a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia.

Before beginning her career as a full time company director in 1992, she was a Partner of KPMG Peat Marwick's Management Consulting Division.

Margaret resides in Melbourne and is married with two children.

:: Mark Jones ::

Partner - KPMG

Mark Jones is a Partner in KPMG's Risk and Advisory Services ('RAS') practice.  Mark specialises in the provision of internal audit, risk management and governance services to major Australian organisations in the finance, insurance, retail, manufacturing and entertainment industries.  Mark leads KPMG's Corporate Governance practice and has national responsibility for risk management of KPMG's RAS practice.

Qualifications and Memberships: Bachelor of Arts (Honours) in Economics (University of Sheffield UK); MBA (Melbourne Business School); Fellow, Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales; Associate, Institute of Chartered Accountants (Australia); Member, CPA Australia; Member, Institute of Internal Auditors Australia; Member, Australian Institute of Company Directors and Registered Company Auditor.

:: Dr. Thomas J. Schneider ::

Chairman and CEO of Schneider (Australia) Consulting

Dr. Thomas J. Schneider is the Chairman and CEO of Schneider (Australia) Consulting and President, CEO and Founder of Restructuring Associates Inc., a consulting firm based in Washington, D.C. He is Of-Counsel to the law firm of O’Connor & Hannan in Washington, D.C. Dr. Schneider is also a member of the Board of Trustees of the Institute for Genomic Research (TIGR), and the Venter Institute.

Over the past 30 years, Dr. Schneider has advised companies of all sizes, including numerous Fortune 200 companies, on corporate strategic planning, union-management partnerships, and the design of high performance organisations. He has published and lectured around the world on high performance organisations, union-management partnerships, and biotechnology.

Dr. Schneider received his A.B., magna cum laude with highest honours from Harvard University, and his J.D. from Harvard Law School. He obtained a Doctor of Philosophy Degree from Oxford University in industrial and organizational sociology. In 1999 he was awarded an Honorary Doctor of Laws degree from Deakin University in Australia “for the leadership in the restructuring of industrial relations in the United States of America.”

:: Anne Ward ::

General Counsel, Australia - National Australia Bank Limited

After a successful career of more than 20 years in private legal practice, Anne joined the National Australia Bank as General Counsel Australia in December 2005.

Anne chairs the Board of Qantas Superannuation Limited, Trustee of the Qantas Superannuation Plan which is one of the largest corporate superannuation funds in Australia.

Anne’s past directorships include Epworth Hospital, widely regarded as one of Australia's premier private hospitals, and Transport Accident Commission of Victoria.

Until December 2005, Anne was a senior Corporate Partner at Minter Ellison Lawyers in Melbourne. During her years in private practice, as well as having extensive transactional experience, Anne regularly advised on corporate governance and regulatory issues including directors’ duties and liability, takeovers and business re structuring. She is known for her strategic, commercial approach which combines technical, legal expertise with significant practical experience in the boardroom.

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