AICC(WA) and ECU Annual Executive Lunch: Tony Howarth

Speaker: Tony Howarth AO, Non-executive Director, Wesfarmers

Key Note Address: "Leadership - do values matter?'

Mr Tony Howarth joined the Board in July 2007. Tony is a Life Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australiasia and has over 30 years experience in the banking and finance industry. He has held several senior management positions during his career, including Managing Director of Challenge Bank Limited and Chief Executive Officer of Hartleys Limited. The other directorships of listed companies of which he is currently holding or has held in the last three years are Chairman of Mermaid Marine Australia Limited, Chairman of Home Building Society Limited (delisted December 2007) (appointed June 2003 and resigned July 2010), Deputy Chairman of Bank of Queensland Limited (appointed December 2007- resigned July 2010), director of AWB Limited (appointed March 2005 - resigned December 2010) and director of BWP Management Limited, the responsible entity for the BWP Trust (appointed October 2012).  Tony is also Chairman of St John of God Health Care Inc, a director of Alinta Holdings and a Fellow of AICD. He is also Adjunct Professor (Financial Management) at the University of Western Australia Business School. Tony is also involved in a number of community and business organisations including the Senate of the University of Western Australia, a member of the Rio Tinto WA Future Fund and the University of Western Australia Business School Advisory Board, the Chairman of International Chamber of Commerce, Australia Limited and a director of West Australian Rugby Union Inc. Tony is a Non-executive Director at Wesfarmers, serving as a member of the Nomination Committee and Chair of the Audit Committee.