Aurizon Limited
(ASX:AZJ) has today announced that Tim Poole will join the company as a director and chairman-elect.
Mr Poole will join the board from July 1 and assume the chairmanship in September when current Chairman JB Prescott retires.
Mr Poole has previously held positions with Price Waterhouse and Asciano. He is currently on the board of Newcrest Mining, McMillan Shakespeare and Japara Healthcare.
The appointment follows a decision by Aurizon last year to form a Nomination and Succession Committee to develop a strategy for board renewal.
Aurizon reported a net profit of $308 million for the first six months of the 2015 financial year.
