Alinta re-shuffles more management

Alinta Ltd has made more interim management decisions in the wake of the managment buy-out which has occupied its senior executive ranks and former chairman John Poynton.

The company has appointed Yasmin Broughton as acting general counsel/company secretary and Ian Wells as acting chief financial officer, effective yesterday.

Below is a short biog on each:

Yasmin Broughton
Yasmin Broughton, who joined Alinta Limited in April 2004 and was appointed joint Company Secretary the following month, has played a key role in Alinta's major corporate transactions.
In October 2005, Yasmin was seconded to Alinta Infrastructure Holdings (AIH) as Company Secretary and General Counsel.
Yasmin has extensive corporate law experience, in particular mergers and acquisitions and was a Senior Associate at a leading Australian law firm prior to joining Alinta.
She holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Postgraduate Diploma of Law.
Ian Wells
Prior to his appointment as Acting Chief Financial Officer of Alinta Limited, Ian was Group Manager Planning and Investment Analysis at Alinta. In this role he was intimately involved in assessing Alinta's growth opportunities, together with executing and implementing Alinta's corporate transactions.
Before joining Alinta in 2004, Ian was Chief Operating Officer at listed healthcare provider IPN Limited and a senior finance manager at Mayne Nickless Limited.
Ian has extensive financial experience encompassing financial and management accounting and mergers and acquisitions.
He holds a Bachelor of Business in Accounting and is a CPA.