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Board

Lindsay P Maxsted Dip Bus, FCA
Chairman and independent non-executive director


Term of office

Director since 1 March 2008; Chairman since 12 August 2010

Professional experience

  • Currently managing director of Align Capital Pty Ltd
  • Former CEO of KPMG Australia (2001 to 2007)
  • Principal area of practice was in the corporate recovery field managing a number of Australia's largest insolvency/workout/turnaround engagements

Other directorships

  • Chairman of Westpac Banking Corporation
  • Non-executive director of BHP Billiton
  • Honorary Treasurer of Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
  • Previously the non-executive Chairman of VicRacing Pty Ltd and a non-executive director of St George Bank Limited

Transurban Board Committee membership

  • Chairman of the Nomination Committee
  • Member of the Audit and Risk Committee


Christopher J Lynch BComm, MBA, FCPA
Chief Executive Officer

Term of office

Director since 18 February 2008; CEO since April 2008

Professional experience

  • Held a series of senior appointments at BHP Billiton, one of the world's largest resources and mining companies
  • Appointments included five years as CFO and just prior to joining Transurban the role of Executive Director and Group President - Carbon Steel Materials
  • The bulk of his career prior to BHP was at Alcoa Inc, where his roles included Vice President and CIO (1999-2000), CFO Europe (1997-1999), and Managing Director of KAAL Australia Limited (1996-1997)

Other directorships

  • Commissioner of the Australian Football League
  • Non-executive director of Rio Tinto plc and Rio Tinto Limited
  • Former director of BHP Billiton Limited (January 2006 - June 2007), BHP Billiton Plc (January 2006 - June 2007), Samancor Limited (January 2006 - June 2007), and Samarco Limited (January 2006 - June 2007)


Neil G Chatfield M.Bus, FCPA, FAICD
Independent non-executive director

Term of office

Director since 18 February 2009

Professional experience

Most recently an Executive Director and the CFO of Toll Holdings Limited - Australia's largest transport and logistics company - a position he held for over 10 years

Other directorships

  • Currently the independent Chairman of Virgin Blue Holdings Limited
  • Non-executive director of Seek Limited, Whitehaven Coal Limited and Grange Resources Limited

Transurban Board Committee membership

  • Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee
  • Member of each of the Remuneration and the Nomination Committees


Robert J Edgar BEc (Hons), PhD, FAICD
Independent non-executive director

Term of office

Director since 21 July 2009

Professional experience

  • Retired from position as Deputy CEO of the ANZ Banking Group in 2009
  • In a 25 year career at ANZ, he also held the positions of Chief Operating Officer, Managing Director, Institutional Financial Services and Chief Economist

Other directorships

  • Chairman of Centro Retail Australia
  • Non-executive director of Nufarm Ltd, Asciano Group and Linfox Armaguard
  • Chairman of the Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research
  • Remains on the Boards of three of ANZ's Asian banks - AMMB Holdings Berhad, Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank and Bank of Tianjin

Transurban Board Committee membership

  • Chairman of the Remuneration Comittee
  • Member of each of the Audit and Risk and Nomination Committees


Robert (Bob) R Officer BAgSc (Melb), MAgEc (New Eng), MBA, PhD (Chicago), FASSA, F.Fin.
Non-independent non-executive director

Term of office

Director since 20 August 2010

Professional experience

  • Currently Professor Emeritus of the University of Melbourne
  • Previously the Deputy Director and AMP Professor of Finance at the Melbourne Business School, and held a Chair at Monash University in Melbourne
  • Also held positions at the Universities of Queensland, Chicago, Rochester, Stanford and at the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania

Other directorships

  • Chairman of Acorn Capital Ltd, JCP Investment Partners Ltd and the Personal Injury Education Foundation Ltd.
  • On the Boards of CP2 Limited, the Transport Accident Commission, Colonial Foundation, Melbourne University Publishing Pty Ltd and Tactical Global Management Ltd
  • Past Chairman of Victorian Funds Management Corporation and Victorian WorkCover Authority and was on the Boards of the Bank of Melbourne and the Over Fifty Group

Transurban Board Committee membership

Member of each of the Audit and Risk and Nomination committees



Sam Mostyn BA, LLB
Independent non-executive director

Term of office

Director since 8 December 2010

Professional experience

  • Formerly the Director of the Institute for Sustainable Solutions at the University of Sydney
  • Other previous roles included corporate affairs, culture and human resources positions at Insurance Australia Group, Optus Communications and Cable & Wireless Plc
  • Also held senior policy advisory positions with a previous federal government

Other directorships

  • Other board roles include Virgin Blue Holdings Limited, Citigroup Pty Ltd, the AFL Commission, the Australian Museum Trust and the Sydney Theatre Company
  • Chair of the Stakeholder Advisory Council of the CSIRO's Climate Adaptation Flagship
  • Member of the NSW Climate Change Council
  • Member of advisory board of ClimateWorks Australia

Transurban Board Committee membership

Member of each of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees



Rodney E Slater J.D., BS
Independent non-executive director

Term of office

Director since 22 June 2009

Professional experience

  • Currently a partner in the public policy practice group of Washington, DC firm Patton Boggs, where he has led its transportation practice since 2001
  • Served as US Secretary of Transportation from 1997 until the end of the Clinton Administration in January 2001
  • Head of the Federal Highway Administration from 1993 to 1996

Other directorships

  • Current directorships in the US include Kansas City Southern (railroads), Southern Development Bancorporation, Delta Airlines Inc, ICx Technologies Inc and Verizon Communications Inc
  • Former director of Parsons Brinckerhoff
  • Served on Transurban's US Advisory Board until November 2008

Transurban Board Committee membership

Member of the Nomination Committee



Ian K Smith BEng (Hons), BFin Admin
Independent non-executive director

Term of Office

Director since 1 January 2012

Professional experience

  • Managing Director and CEO of Orica Limited (as from 27 Feb 2012)
  • Former CEO of Newcrest Mining Limited
  • Global Head of Operational and Technical Excellence of Rio Tinto plc
  • Thirty years of experience in global mining industry in operational and project management roles

Other directorships

  • Member of the Board of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • President of The Australian Mines and Metals Association


Christine O'Reilly BBus
Independent non-executive director

Term of Office

Director since 12 April 2012

Professional experience

  • Global Co-Head of Infrastructure Investment Management at Colonial First State (until April 2012)
  • Director of Anglian Water Group and Electricity North West (both in the UK) in her capacity at Colonial First State
  • Chief Executive Officer and a Director of GasNet Australia Group from 2001 to 2006

Other directorships

  • Non-executive Director of CSL Limited
  • Vice Chair of CARE Australia


Amanda L Street LLB (Hons), BComm
Company Secretary

Amanda joined Transurban in September 2008 as Assistant Company Secretary. She was appointed Company Secretary in February 2011. Before joining Transurban, Amanda was Assistant Company Secretary at SP AusNet and Senior Corporate Counsel at National Australia Bank. Prior to her in-house work, Amanda was a solicitor specialising in M&A work with Australian law firm Mallesons.