Robert Dobson Millner AO
Robert Dobson Millner AO, 73, male, an Australian, was appointed as a Non-Independent Non-Executive Director of the Company on 23rd February 2000. He is currently a member of the Nomination Committee and Remuneration Committee. He joined the Board of Washington H. Soul Pattinson and Company Limited (’WHSP’) in 1984, a company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. With origins in owning and operating Australian pharmacies, WHSP has evolved into a diversified investment house investing across a range of industries and asset classes, including listed equities, private equity, credit, and property. He was appointed Deputy Chairman of WHSP in 1997, becoming its Chairman in 1998. He is also the Chairman of Brickworks Limited, New Hope Corporation Limited, BKI Investment Company Limited and Director on the Boards of TPG Telecom Limited, Tuas Limited and Aeris Resources Limited, all of which are companies listed on the Australian Stock Exchange. He is a member of the Institute of Company Directors, New South Wales, Australia and a fellow of the Australian Institute of Directors.
He is the Chairman of WHSP, which holds 29.61% equity in the Company. He does not have any family relationship with any other director and/or major shareholder of the Group, nor any personal interest in any business arrangement involving the Company. He attended all of the five Board Meetings held in the financial year ended 31st December 2023 and has had no convictions for any offences within the past 5 years, other than traffic offences, if any and has not been imposed any public sanction or penalty by the relevant regulatory bodies during the financial year.