Board of Directors

Graham Kraehe, AO

BEc
Graham Kraehe, a Director since May 2002, is Chairman of the Board. He has an extensive background in manufacturing and was the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Southcorp Limited from 1994 to February 2001. Mr Kraehe is a Board Member of the Reserve Bank of Australia, Brambles Industries Limited, Djerriwarrh Investments Limited, and the Innovation Economy Advisory Board for Victoria. Previously, he was Chairman of National Australia Bank Limited, and served as a Director of News Corporation.

Mr Kraehe brings skills and experience in manufacturing management and in companies with substantial and geographically diverse industrial operations. His experience with a wide range of organisations is relevant for his role as Chairman of the Board. Mr Kraehe is also Chairman of the Nomination Committee.

Ron McNeilly

BCom, MBA, FCPA
Ron McNeilly is Deputy Chairman of the Board having been appointed on 10 May 2002. Mr McNeilly has over 30 years of experience in the steel industry. He joined BHP Billiton in 1962 and held a range of positions including Executive Director and President BHP Minerals, Chief Operating Officer, General Manager Transport, General Manager Long Products Division and General Manager Whyalla Works. He is the Chairman of Melbourne Business School Limited and Worley Parsons Limited, a Director of Alumina Ltd and a former Director of Ausmelt Limited, QCT Resources Limited and Tubemakers of Australia Limited. Mr McNeilly is also Vice President of the Australia Japan Business Cooperation Committee and a member of the Council on Australia Latin America Relations.

Apart from his extensive commercial experience with a range of businesses within the BHP Billiton Group, Mr McNeilly gained practical experience of the Company's business when he occupied the position (within the BHP Billiton Group) of Executive General Manager and Chief Executive Officer of the BHP Steel division between May 1991 and September 1997.

Paul O'Malley

BCom, M. App Finance, ACA
Mr O'Malley became Managing Director and CEO on 1 November 2007, and a Director of the Board in August, 2007. He joined the Company as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO) in December, 2005, and in this role was responsible for leading the Company’s finance and IT functions including mergers and acquisitions, treasury, tax, accounting, audit and investor relations. Mr O'Malley was formerly the CEO of TXU Energy, a subsidiary of TXU Corp based in Dallas, Texas, and held other senior management roles within TXU including Senior Vice President and Principal Financial Officer and, based in Melbourne, Chief Financial Officer of TXU Australia. Before joining TXU, Mr O'Malley worked in investment banking and consulting.

Diane Grady

BA (Hons), MA (Chinese Studies), MBA
Diane Grady has been a full time Non-Executive Director of various companies since 1994 and a Director of the Company since 10 May 2002. She is currently a Director of Woolworths Limited and Wattyl Limited and was formerly a Director of Lend Lease Corporation Limited and the Lend Lease US Office Trust. She is also a Trustee of the Sydney Opera House, a Director of the Australian Institute of Management (New South Wales) and a Governor of Ascham School in Sydney. Previously, Ms Grady was a partner with McKinsey & Co where she spent 15 years consulting to clients in a broad range of industries on strategic and organisational issues.

Ms Grady brings wide industry knowledge and experience in strategy and organisational issues to Board deliberations. Ms Grady is Chairman of the Remuneration and Organisation Committee.

Kevin McCann

BA LLB (Hons), LLM
Kevin McCann, a Director since 10 May 2002, was Chairman of Allens Arthur Robinson, a national law firm untill the end of 2004. He was a partner of the firm from 1970 untill 2004, specialising in mergers and acquisitions, mineral and resources law and capital markets transactions. Mr McCann is Chairman of Healthscope Limited, Origin Energy Limited, Triako Resources Limited, and the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust. He is a Director of Macquarie Bank Limited and has served on the Boards of Pioneer International Limited, Ampol Limited and the State Rail Authority of New South Wales. He is also a member of the Takeovers Panel and a member of the Defence Procurement Advisory Board.

His extensive legal and commercial expertise, as well as his experience on the boards of a number of major listed companies are valuable skills Mr McCann contributes to the Board.

Paul Rizzo

BCom, MBA
Paul Rizzo has broad experience in general management, finance and banking as a Chief Executive Officer and Director. He was appointed a Director of the Company on 10 May 2002. He is a member of the Advisory Board of Mallesons Stephen Jaques and Chairman of Foundation for Very Special Kids. Previously, Mr Rizzo held positions as Dean, Director and Professorial Fellow of the Melbourne Business School, Group Managing Director - Finance and Administration of Telstra Corporation Limited, Chief General Manager - Retail Banking Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Chief Executive Officer of State Bank of Victoria, and held a range of senior executive positions at Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited. He has also previously served as Chairman of Foxtel Management Pty Ltd and as a Director of IBM Global Services Australia Limited.

Mr Rizzo's extensive financial experience is valuable to the Board and in his role as Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee.

Tan Yam Pin

BEc (Hons), MBA
Mr Tan was appointed a Director on 26 May 2003 and resides in Singapore. A chartered accountant by profession, he was formerly Managing Director of one of South-East Asia's leading public companies, Fraser and Neave Group and Chief Executive Officer of its subsidiary company, Asia Pacific Breweries Limited. Mr Tan has been a Member of the Public Service Commission of Singapore since 1990. He is also a member of the Supervisory Board of the East Asiatic Company Limited A/S, Denmark, International Enterprise, Singapore, Keppel Land Limited, Singapore, and Chairman of PowerSereya Limited (Singapore).

Mr Tan brings extensive knowledge of Asian markets, an area of strategic importance to the Company. He also has financial and leadership skills that complement the existing Board.

Daniel Grollo

Daniel Grollo was appointed to the Board of BlueScope Steel in September 2006. Mr Grollo is Chief Executive Officer of Australia's largest privately-owned development and construction company, Grocon Pty Ltd. He is also President of the Victorian Division of the Property Council of Australia and a Director of the Green Building Council of Australia.

Mr Grollo's experience from the building and construction industry complements the existing skills of the Board and will contribute to the Company's downstream business strategy to be a leading global provider of steel building products and steel solutions.