Board of Directors  

Mr Peter R. Robinson
B.Com
Chairman, Non-executive director
Appointed Chairman 8 July 2003
Director since 5 May 2000

Mr Robinson joined Washington H Soul Pattinson and Company Limited in 1978 and was appointed a director of Washington H Soul Pattinson and Company Limited in 1984. Mr Robinson is also Chairman of Clover Corporation Limited and KH Foods Limited, and a director of New Hope Corporation Limited and SP Telemedia Limited.

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Mr Robert D. Millner
Non-executive director
Director since 5 May 2000
Member of the Remuneration Committeee

Mr Millner is the Chairman of Washington H Soul Pattinson and Company Limited and has been a non-executive director of Washington H Soul Pattinson and Company Limited since 1984.

Mr Millner is also Chairman of Brickworks Limited, Choiseul Investments Limited, SP Telemedia Limited, New Hope Corporation Limited and Milton Corporation Limited.

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The Hon Dr Michael Wooldridge
BSc, MBBS, MBA
Lead Independent Director
Director since 1 February 2006

Dr Wooldridge was Australia’s Federal Minister for Health from 1996 to 2001. Dr Wooldridge is an Honorary Fellow of the Australasian Faculty of Public Health Medicine.

Dr Wooldridge is Deputy Chairman of Resonance Health Ltd, Chairman of Dia-b Tech Limited and a Director of Cogstate Ltd.

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Ms Carol Holley
Independent director
Chair of Audit Committee since 19 December 2006

Ms Holley is a Chartered Accountant, a Registered Company Auditor and Registered Tax Agent. Ms Holley is currently Chair, Resource Pacific Holdings Ltd; Chair, Cochlear Foundation Ltd; Chair, Professional Conduct Tribunal (NSW), Institute of Chartered Accountants (Australia).

Ms Holley also chairs a number of Risk Management and Audit Committees for various NSW Government departments, namely, NSW Department of Housing, NSW Department of Planning and the NSW Police Services as well as being a former director of Cochlear Ltd from 1995 to 2004.

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Mr Stephen P. Roche
B.Bus, GAICD
Executive director
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer since 14 August 2006

Mr Roche joined API in March 2005. Previously he was Group General Manager, Health Services for Mayne Group Limited with responsibility for pharmacy distribution and other business units. Previous roles included Chief Operating Officer, Healthcare Services for FH Faulding & Co and a number of management roles at CSR.

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Mr Miles Hampton
BEc (Hons), FCIS, FCPA, FAICD
Independent non-executive director
Director since 7 August 2007
Chairman of the Remuneration Committee
Member of the Audit and Risk Committee

Mr Hampton was previously Managing Director of publicly listed Roberts Limited for 20 years prior to his resignation in 2006. Mr Hampton brings significant business experience to API, particularly in the areas of logistics, real estate and retail operations.

Mr Hampton is currently a director of Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees Limited. Mr Hampton is a qualified accountant.

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Ms Lee Ausburn
B.Pharm, M.Pharm, Dip Hosp Pharm, GAICD
Independent Director
Director since 7 October 2008

Lee Ausburn is a pharmacist with experience in retail and hospital pharmacy and in academia. She joined the pharmaceutical industry with Merck Sharp and Dohme (Australia) Pty Ltd in 1983 and most recently was Vice President, Asia, for Merck and Co Inc with responsibility for the company’s operations across Asia. She holds Bachelor and Masters degrees in Pharmacy, a Diploma of Hospital Pharmacy and is a graduate of AICD.

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