Amcor Board of Directors
C I (Chris) Roberts
(BCom)
Independent Non-Executive Director and Chairman
Mr Roberts has substantial knowledge of fast moving consumer products, where the packaging component is significant, gained through executive roles in Australia, New Zealand, the UK and Indonesia.
Currently Deputy Chairman of The Centre for Independent Studies (since August 2004), Director of Control Risks Group Holdings Limited (since September 2006) and Director of Australian Agricultural Company Limited (June 2001 to May 2008 and June 2009 to March 2012).
Chairman of the Executive and Nomination Committees, Member of the Audit and Compliance and Human Resources Committees.
Director since February 1999, appointed Chairman 2000. Appointed Executive Chairman from December 2004 to June 2005 and continues as Non-Executive Chairman from July 2005.
K N (Ken) MacKenzie
(BEng., FIEA)
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Mr MacKenzie has extensive experience across all of Amcor’s major packaging business segments in the Americas, Australia, Asia and Europe. Joined Amcor in 1992.
Former positions: Group Managing Director, Amcor Rentsch and Closures (2001–2005); Group General Manager Amcor Flexibles Australasia (1999–2001); General Manager Sales and Marketing, Amcor Australasia (1997–1999); Senior finance and operational roles, Amcor Rigid Plastics (1992–1997).
Prior to joining Amcor, Mr MacKenzie was Manager, Manufacturing Strategy Practice, Accenture (1987–1992).
Member of the Executive Committee.
Appointed Managing Director and CEO July 2005.
J F (Julie) McPherson
(Dip Law SAB, M AppFin, LLM)
Company Secretary and Group General Counsel
As both an investment banker and lawyer, Mrs McPherson has broad experience in corporate governance, law, finance and commerce. Admitted as a solicitor in NSW and Victoria and admitted to practice in the High Court of Australia.
Prior to joining Amcor, Mrs McPherson has held executive, legal and commercial positions, including Company Secretary and General Counsel at Goodman Fielder, Deputy Managing Director of Dresdner Kleinwort Benson and Partner, Corrs Chambers Westgarth.
Chairman of the Amcor Superannuation Fund (November 2008 to October 2011), Member of the Takeovers Panel (since March 2011) and Member of the Law Committee of AICD (since 2006).
Company Secretary since April 2005.
K J (Karen) Guerra
(BSc)
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mrs Guerra has held senior executive positions in Europe including President and Director General of Colgate Palmolive France, as well as Chairman and Managing Director of Colgate Palmolive UK Ltd. Mrs Guerra is currently a Non-Executive Director of Swedish Match AB (since April 2008), Davide Campari-Milano S.p.A (since April 2010) and Samlerhuset BV (since January 2009).
Mrs Guerra holds a degree in Management Sciences from the University of Manchester and is based in Switzerland.
Member of Human Resources Committee.
Director since April 2010.
Dr Armin Meyer
(Dr. sc. techn. Dipl. El. Ing. ETH)
Independent Non-Executive Director
Dr Meyer has broad international corporate experience and is based in Switzerland. Until 2009, Dr Meyer was the Chairman of the Board of Ciba Ltd, a position he had held since 2000. He was also Chief Executive Officer of that company between 2001 and 2007. Currently a director of Zurich Financial Services (since May 2001) and Zurich Insurance Company Ltd (since April 2001).
Dr Meyer is a qualified electrical engineer with a PhD from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology.
Member of the Audit and Compliance Committee.
Director since April 2010.
G J (John) Pizzey
(B.E. (Chem), Dip. Mgt., FTSE)
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Pizzey has a vast knowledge of the international resources industry and general management. Formerly Executive Vice President and Group President Primary Products for Alcoa Inc. and Chairman of London Metal Exchange.
Currently Chairman (since November 2011) and director (since June 2007) of Alumina Ltd and Chairman (since 21 May 2010) and director (since November 2005) of Iluka Resources Ltd.
Chairman of the Human Resources Committee and Member of the Executive and Nomination Committees.
Director since September 2003.
J L (Jeremy) Sutcliffe
(LLB (Hons), OAMP, MAICD)
Independent Non-Executive Director
Mr Sutcliffe has broad international corporate experience as CEO of two ASX Top 100 companies and has extensive experience of businesses operating in North America and Europe with diverse trading relationships in Asia. A qualified lawyer in Australia and the UK, Mr Sutcliffe previously held positions with Baker & McKenzie Solicitors, London and Sydney (1982 – 1986) and Sims Metal Management Limited and associated companies (1987 – 2009, including as Group CEO 2002 – 2008) and Interim Managing Director & CEO of CSR Limited (April 2010 – December 2010).
Currently Mr Sutcliffe is Chairman of CSR Limited (since July 2011) and a director (since December 2008), a Director and member of the Australian Rugby League Commission Limited (since February 2012), a member of the Advisory Board of Veolia Environmental Services Australia (since June 2010) and an Advisory Director of Scholz AG (since November 2009).
Member of the Human Resources Committee.
Director since October 2009.
J G (John) Thorn
(FCA)
Independent Non-Executive Director
A partner with PricewaterhouseCoopers (PwC) for over 20 years, serving major local and international companies. National Managing Partner of the Australian firm of PwC until 2003. Extensive global experience, in particular in the Asia Pacific region, in audit, accounting, corporate governance, risk management and international management groups.
Currently Director of Caltex Australia Limited (since June 2004), National Australia Bank Limited (since October 2003) and Salmat Limited (since September 2003).
Chairman of the Audit and Compliance Committee (since February 2005). Member of the Executive and Nomination Committees.
Director since December 2004.
G R (Graeme) Liebelt
(BEc (Hons), FAICD, FTSE)
Independent Non-Executive Director
Until recently Graeme was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Orica Limited, a position he held for six and a half years. During his 22 years with the ICI Australia/Orica group he held a number of senior positions including Managing Director of Dulux, Chairman of Incitec Ltd, Director of Incitec Pivot Ltd and Chief Executive of Orica Mining Services. He was an Executive Director of the company from 1997 until March 2012.
Mr Liebelt is on the Boards of the Australian Foundation Investment Company, the Business Council of Australia, Melbourne Business School, Carey Baptist Grammar School and the Global Foundation. He is a Fellow of the Australian Academy of Technological Sciences and Engineering and a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
Member of the Human Resources Committee and Audit Committee.
Director since April 2012.