Australia's longest serving non-executive directors

November 30, 2023

Ever wondered who our longest serving executive and non-executive directors are? Try these out for interesting lists. We've set a $500 million cut-off in terms of market capitalisation, so please send any additions or corrections to stephen@maynereport.com.

Longest serving non-executive directors as at 2013

Robert Anderson: GWA International, 1979

David Barry: GWA International, 1979

Robert Millner: Soul Pattinson, 1984

David Gonski: Westfield, 1985

John Church: Milton Corporation, 1986

Chris Brown: Harvey Norman, 1987

Mark Johnson: AGL chairman, director since 1988

David White: Wesfarmers, 1990

Dulcie Boling: Seven Network, 1993

David Crawford: BHP, 1994

Murray Wells: Seven Network, 1995

Retired long serving directors

Bruce Teele: AFIC, 49 years: 1954-2013

Ken Cowley: News Corp, 32 years: non-executive director since 1996 and before that executive director since 1979. Finally retired in 2011.

Robin Holyman: Gunns, 26 years (1983-2009)

Alan Bentley: Brickworks, 24 years (1984 - 2008)

Allan McDonald: Brambles, 24 years (1981-2005)

Peter Ritchie: Seven Network, 23 years: appointed to the Seven Network board in 1991 and finally retired from the reconstituted Seven Group Holdings board in 2014.

Stan Wallis: AFIC, 22 years (1987- 2009)

Fred Hilmer: Westfield, 22 years: appointed a director in 1991, spent a period as deputy chairman and finally retired in 2013.

Lou Giglia: Wesfarmers, 22 years (1984-2006)

Graham Reaney: AGL, 21 years (1988-2009)

Stephen Gerlach: Santos, 20 years (1989-2009)

Elizabeth Alexander: CSL, 20 years: director since 1991, chair since 2006 and retired in 2011.

David McQuestin: Gunns, 20 years (1988-2008)

Mark Burrows: Brambles, 19 years (1987-2006)

Charles Goode: ANZ, 19 years (1991-2010). Woodside Petroleum, 19 years (1988-2007)

Richard Longes: Lend Lease, 19 years (1986-2005)

John Schubert: CBA, 19 years (1991-2010)

Meredith Hellicar: James Hardie, 17 years (1992-2009)

Jim Kennedy: GWA International, 17 years (1992-2009)

Martin Kriewaldt: GWA International, 16 years (1992 -2008)

Nick Greiner: QBE Insurance, 15 years (1992-2007)

Judith Sloan: Santos, 15 years (1994-2009)

Mike Codd: Qantas, 15 years (1992-2007)

Sir Ron Brierley: AGL, 14 years (1987-2001)

Trevor Eastwood: Wesfarmers, 14 years (1994-2008)

Brian Finn: Axa Asia Pacific, 14 years (1992-2006)

Martin Kriewaldt: Suncorp-Metway, 14 years (1996 -2010)

Dean Wills: Westfield, 14 years (1994-2008)

Adrienne Clarke: Woolworths, 13 years (1994-2007)

Barbara Ward: CBA, 12 years (1994-2006)

Elizabeth Alexander: Amcor, 11 years (1994-2005)

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Australia's longest serving non-executive directors

November 30, 2023

Ever wondered who our longest serving executive and non-executive directors are? Try these out for interesting lists. We've set a $500 million cut-off in terms of market capitalisation, so please send any additions or corrections to stephen@maynereport.com.