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Board of Directors

Mr Don Challen
Chairman & Audit Committee Member

Mr Challen is Secretary of the Department of Treasury and Finance. He has been a Director of TASCORP since March 1991 and was appointed Chairman in March 1993. Mr Challen is a Fellow of CPA Australia and of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and an Honorary Fellow of the Finance and Treasury Association. Mr Challen is an economist, specialising in public finance. He has been a Member of the Financial Reporting Council since its inception in 1999 and is Chairman of the Heads of Treasuries Accounting and Reporting Advisory Committee.
Mr John Hindmarsh
Director & Chief Executive Officer

John Hindmarsh was appointed a Director, and Chief Executive Officer of TASCORP in May 2002. Mr Hindmarsh has over 25 years experience in the capital markets arranging finance for businesses, managing investment portfolios and managing the risks associated with treasury activities. He has a masters degree in Business Administration, has been a part-time lecturer in Corporate Finance at the University of Auckland, and was previously a Director of the New Zealand Venture Investment Fund.
Mrs Sarah Merridew
Director & Audit Committee Member

Sarah Merridew was an assurance and advisory partner with the firm of Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu, and was appointed to the Board of TASCORP in October 1995. Mrs Merridew is a Director of Tasmanian Perpetual Trustees Ltd. She is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and holds an Economics degree. Mrs Merridew brings to the board substantial experience in accounting, auditing, financial reporting and Corporations law.
Mr Bev Walters
Director & Chairperson of the Audit Committee

Mr Walters has a bachelor of Science (Engineering) degree, a bachelor of Commerce degree and a Master of Business Leadership. Mr Walters was appointed to the Board in October 1997 and is a Director of Elders Australia Ltd. He has previously been a Managing Director of Rabo Australia Limited and the Primary Industry Bank of Australia, and the Managing Director of ANZ Merchant Bank Limited and ANZ Capital Markets Limited. Mr Walters has accumulated more than 35 years banking and finance experience.
Ms Carol Austin
Director & Audit Committee Member

Ms Austin is the Investment Services Director for Contango Asset Management. She has extensive experience in economic analysis, public policy and business management. Ms Austin has been a director of TASCORP since September 2004 and has been appointed to the Audit Committee. Ms Austin has an Honours Degree in Economics from ANU and a Science Degree in Mathematics and Statistics from Monash University. She is a Governor of the ANU Endowment Foundation and a Member of the Advisory Board of the Melbourne Institute of Applied Economic and Social Research, University of Melbourne.
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