Bluescope Steel - Board of Directors

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Board of Directors

The Directors photographed at New Zealand Steel, home of the market-leading COLORSTEEL brand, during a Board meeting in March 2004.

The Directors photographed at New Zealand Steel, home of the market-leading COLORSTEEL® brand, during a Board meeting in March 2004.

KEVIN McCANN	TAN YAM PIN	PAUL RIZZO	DIANE GRADY
Non-Executive Director (Independent), Age 63, BA LLB (Hons), LLM Director since: May 2002	Non-Executive Director (Independent), Age 63, BEc (Hons), MBA, CA Director since: May 2003	Non-Executive Director (Independent), Age 59, BCom, MBA Director since: May 2002	Non-Executive Director (Independent), Age 56, BA (Hons), MA (Chinese Studies), MBA Director since: May 2002
Non-Partner Chairman of Partners of Allens Arthur Robinson, a national law firm. Was a Partner of the firm from 1970 to 2004, specialising in mergers and acquisitions, mineral and resources law and capital markets transactions. Currently Chairman of Healthscope Limited, Origin Energy Limited, Triako Resources Limited, and the Sydney Harbour Federation Trust. A Director of Macquarie Bank Limited and member of the Defence Procurement Advisory Board and has served on the Boards of Pioneer International Limited, Ampol Limited and the State Rail Authority of New South Wales. Also a member of the Takeovers Panel. Brings extensive legal expertise, commercial experience as a Director of a number of major listed companies and experience in corporate governance to the Board.	Resides in Singapore. A chartered accountant by profession, was formerly Managing Director of Fraser and Neave Group, one of South-East Asia's leading public companies, and Chief Executive Officer of its subsidiary company, Asia Pacific Breweries Limited. A Member of the Public Service Commission of Singapore since 1990. Chairman of PowerSereya Limited (Singapore) and is also a member of the Supervisory Board of the East Asiatic Company Limited A/S (Denmark), Keppel Land Limited (Singapore), and International Enterprise Singapore. Brings extensive knowledge of Asian markets, an area of strategic importance to the Company and has financial and leadership skills that complement the existing Board.	A Director of National Australia Bank Limited from September 2004. A member of the Advisory Board of Mallesons Stephen Jaques, Innovation Economy Advisory Board for Victoria and Chairman of Foundation for Very Special Kids. Formerly Chief Executive Officer and Dean, Director and Professorial Fellow of the Melbourne Business School. Held positions as 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. Extensive financial experience is valuable to the Board and in his role as Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee.	A full time Non-Executive Director of various companies since 1994 and is currently a Director of Woolworths Limited and Wattyl Limited. 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. As a former Partner with McKinsey & Co, spent 15 years consulting to clients in a broad range of industries on strategic and organisational issues. In Australia, led the firm's marketing, retailing and consumer goods practice and was a global leader of McKinsey's Change Management Centre. Contributes expertise in areas of strategy and organisational performance and development.

KIRBY ADAMS	GRAHAM KRAEHE	RON McNEILLY	JOHN CRABB
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Age 48, BSc (Industrial Eng), MBA Director since: May 2002	AO Chairman (Independent), Age 61, BEc Director since: May 2002	Deputy Chairman (Independent), Age 61, BCom, MBA, FCPA Director since: May 2002	Non-Executive Director (Independent), Age 64, Director from May 2002 to July 2004
Appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of BlueScope Steel Limited in July 2002. Joined the BHP group in 1995 and held various positions including President BHP Services, Group General Manager and Chief Executive Officer BHP Service Companies, and Corporate General Manager Planning and Development. Current Chairman of the International Iron and Steel Institute.	Has extensive background in manufacturing and was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Southcorp Limited from 1994 to February 2001. Currently Chairman of the National Australia Bank and a board member of Djerriwarrh Investments Limited. Former Non-Executive Director of News Corporation and Brambles. Brings skills and experience in manufacturing management and in companies with substantial and geographically diverse industrial operations. Experience with a wide range of organisations is relevant for his role as Chairman of the Board.	Deputy Chairman of the Board with over 30 years' experience in the steel industry. He joined BHP in 1962, and until 2002 held various positions with the BHP (now BHP Billiton) Group, including Executive Director and President BHP Minerals, Chief Operating Officer, Executive General Manager and Chief Executive Officer BHP Steel. In the latter role, gained practical experience of many of the businesses that today comprise BlueScope Steel. Chairman of Melbourne Business School Limited and Ausmelt Limited, Deputy Chairman of Worley Group Limited, and a director of Alumina Ltd. Also Vice President of the Australia Japan Business Cooperation Committee and a member of the Council on Australia Latin America Relations.	Was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Simsmetal Limited from 1988 until 2002. Joined the Simsmetal Group in 1965 and held a variety of management positions with the group. Chairman of Capral Aluminium Limited. Resigned: 28 July 2004.

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