Graham Kraehe

Graham Kraehe' rejoined the Board of Brambles "in December 2005 and was appointed Deputy Chairman in October 2007. He is currently Chairman of Bluescope Steel Limited and a director of Djerriwarrh Investments Limited and the Innovation Economy Advisory Board of Victoria. He was appointed to the Board of the RBA in February 2007. Mr Kraehe was a Non-executive Director of Brambles from the formation of the DLC in August 2001 until March 2004, when he retired due to his commitments as Chairman of National Australia Bank Limited. He was a Director of BIL from December 2000 until the formation of the DLC. Mr Kraehe has spent 28 years in Chief Executive roles in diversified industrial companies covering the wine, packaging, appliance and automotive component industries. From 1994 until his retirement in February 2001, he was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Southcorp Limited. He was a director of the National Australia Bank Limited from 1997, and Chairman from February 2004 until September 2005 and a non-executive director of News Corporation from January 2001 until April 2004. Mr Kraehe has a Bachelor of Economics degree from Adelaide University. He was appointed an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2003. Age 64."


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