Chairman and Non-Executive Director

Mr Michael Humphris (Chairman and Non-Executive Director)

Mr Humphris has over 35 years experience in national Chartered Accounting Practices, being first appointed a partner in 1981. He has been a director of Duesbury's, Ernst & Whinney, Ernst & Young, Andersen and BDO Kendalls - specialising in Corporate Recovery, Dispute Resolution and Turnaround Management Consulting. Mr Humphris has been a Divisional Head and Member of Executive Boards. Mr Humphris ceased being a partner of BDO Kendalls on 1 July 2007 to pursue directorships and broader business interests.

Mr Humphris has experience as a public company director, having chaired one company in the wine industry through its IPO. He is currently a director (formerly chairman) of Tox Free Solutions Ltd, a company operating a national waste management business. He is also a Director of Murray Irrigation Ltd, an unlisted public company.

Mr Humphris is Chairman of the Victorian Committee of Turnaround Management Association in Australia and Member of the Department of Accounting and Business Information Systems Advisory Committee - University of Melbourne.