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The Boards of Directors of each of SP Australia Networks (Transmission) Ltd (SP AusNet Transmission), SP Australia Networks (Distribution) Ltd (SP AusNet Distribution) and SP Australia Networks (RE) Limited (the Responsible Entity) are:

 Name  Position
 Ng Kee Choe  Chairman, Non-executive
 Nino Ficca  Managing Director
 Jeremy Davis, AM  Non-executive Director
 Eric Gwee Teck Hai  Non-executive Director
 Ho Tian Yee  Non-executive Director
 Antonino (Tony) Iannello  Independent non-executive Director
 George Lefroy  Independent non-executive Director
 Ian Renard  Independent non-executive Director
 Tina McMeckan  Independent non-executive Director

 

Ng Kee Choe, Chairman - Non-executive.
Bachelor of Science (Honours), University of Singapore

Mr Ng is Chairman and Director of Singapore Power Limited.  He also serves as Chairman and Director of NTUC Income Insurance Co-operative Limited and as President-Commissioner of PT Bank Danamon Indonesia, Tbk.  He is also a Director of Singapore Airport Terminal Services Limited and Singapore Exchange Ltd and Fullerton Financial Holdings Pte Ltd. He is also a member of the Temasek Advisory Panel, International Advisory Council of China Development Bank and Chairman of Tanah Merah Country Club. Mr Ng was formerly Vice-Chairman and Director of DBS Group Holdings.  He retired from his executive position with DBS Group Holdings Ltd in 2003 after 33 years of service in various executive roles. Mr Ng is Chairman of the SP AusNet Board and Chairman of the Nomination Committee.
   
Nino Ficca, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer.
Bachelor of Engineering (Electrical) (Honours), Deakin University
Graduate Diploma in Management, Deakin University
Advanced Management Programme, Harvard Business School, USA

Mr Ficca has over 25 years’ experience in the energy industry, including numerous senior management roles with SPI PowerNet Pty Ltd including as Managing Director since 2003.   He also serves as a Director of SPI Management Services Pty Ltd and of Enterprise Business Services (Australia) Pty Ltd. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.  Mr Ficca was formerly Deputy Chairman and Director of the Energy Supply Association of Australia. Mr Ficca is Managing Director, a member of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure Due Diligence Committee and a member of the Bushfire Litigation and Inquiry Response Committee.

   

 

Prof. Jeremy Davis AM, Non-executive Director.
Bachelor of Economics (Honours), University of Sydney
MBA, Stanford University
AM (Economics), Stanford University
FAICD

Professor Davis is a Professor Emeritus of the University of New South Wales, after retiring from the Australian Graduate School of Management (AGSM) in January 2006. He is a Director of Singapore Power Limited, Transurban Group and CHAMP Ventures Pty Ltd. He is Deputy Chairman of AMWIN Management Pty Ltd.  Previously, Professor Davis spent 10 years as a management consultant with the Boston Consulting Group and has served as a Director of the Australian Stock Exchange Ltd. Professor Davis is a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee, the Nomination Committee and the Advanced Metering Infrastructure Due Diligence Committee.

   
Eric Gwee Teck Hai, Non-executive Director.
Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical), University of Melbourne

Mr Gwee is a Director of Singapore Power Limited and Chairman of SP Services Limited.  He is also a Director of  WorleyParsons Ltd and of Melbourne Business School Ltd.  He has served as Chairman of the Board of Governors for the Institute of Technical Education (ITE) and ITE Holding Pte Ltd, both in Singapore.  Mr Gwee has also served as Chairman of CPG Corporation Pte Ltd and the Public Transport Council and was formerly a Director of ExxonMobil Singapore Private Ltd. Mr Gwee is a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee, the Nomination Committee and the Remuneration Committee.

   

Ho Tian Yee, Non-executive Director.
Bachelor of Economics (Honours), Portsmouth University, UK

Mr Ho is currently the Managing Director and principal shareholder of Pacific Asset Management (S) Pte Ltd, a fund management company. Mr Ho was previously the General Manager and Managing Director of Bankers Trust Co. Singapore. Mr Ho currently serves as a non-executive Director of Singapore Exchange Ltd, and Fraser& Neave Ltd. He is also Chairman of Times Publishing Ltd, a subsidiary of Fraser & Neave as well as a member of the Risk Committee of the Government of Singapore Investment Corporation and a member of the Investment Committee of the Mount Alvernia Hospital. Mr Ho is a Board member of Singapore Power Ltd. Mr Ho is a member of the Compliance Committee and the Remuneration Committee.

   

Antonino (Tony) Iannello, Independent non-executive Director.
Bachelor of Commerce, University of Western Australia
Advanced Management Program, Harvard Business School, USA

Mr Iannello is a Director of HBF Health Fund Inc (and Chairman of its subsidiary HBF Insurance Pty Ltd), Chairman of MG Kailis Group of Companies, Chairman of Aviva Corporation Ltd and Chairman of Harrier Resourcing People Pty Ltd. He is also a member of the Murdoch University Senate and Pacific Road Corporate Finance Advisory Board. Mr Iannello was formerly Managing Director of Western Power Corporation and previously he held a number of senior executive roles at the Bank of Western Australia. Mr Iannello is Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and member of the Compliance Committee and the Bushfire Litigation and Inquiry Response Committee.

   
Dr George Lefroy, Independent non-executive Director.
Bachelor of Engineering (First Class Honours), University of Western Australia
Master of Engineering Science, University of Western Australia
PhD in Chemical Engineering, Cambridge University

Dr Lefroy is President Commissioner of PT Chandra Asri, Jakarta.  He was formerly Executive Vice President of Shell Chemicals Ltd and a Director of Singapore Power Limited and Australian Power and Energy Limited (now Monash Energy Holdings Limited). Dr Lefroy is Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and Chairman of the Advanced Metering Infrastructure Due Diligence Committee.

   

Ian Renard, Independent Non-executive Director.
Bachelor of Arts, University of Melbourne
Master of Laws, University of Melbourne
Doctor of Laws (Hon), University of Melbourne

Mr Renard has been a Director of SP AusNet Transmission since 26 October 2005, a Director of SP AusNet Distribution since 31 May 2005 and a Director of the Responsible Entity since 9 September 2005. Mr Renard is a Director of CSL Limited and Hillview Quarries Pty Ltd,  and is a trustee of the R E Ross Trust.  Mr Renard was a partner of the law firm Arthur Robinson & Hedderwicks from 1979 to 2001, including as the firm’s full-time Managing Partner from 1989 to 1991.  He was Chancellor of the University of Melbourne from 2005 until January 2009. Mr Renard is Chairman of the Compliance Committee and Chairman of the Bushfire Litigation and Inquiry Response Committee. Mr Renard is Chairman of the Compliance Committee and member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and the Nomination Committee. 

   
Tina McMeckan

Tina McMeckan, Independent Non-executive Director.
Bachelor Liberal Arts & Sciences, San Diego State University, California, USA
MBA, University of Melbourne
FAICD
 

Ms McMeckan is a Director of the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute, the Chair of the Centre for Eye Research Australia, a Director of Circadian Technologies Ltd, a Director of the Cooperative Research Centre for Spatial Information, a Director of Metlink Victoria Pty Ltd and a Director of the National Board of Norton Rose law firm. Ms McMeckan is a member of the Remuneration Committee, the Audit & Risk Management Committee and the Advanced Metering Infrastructure Due Diligence Committee.