Port and rail company Asciano Group
(ASX:AIO) is to appoint three new non-executive directors to its board with one of them to become the company’s new chairman.
The new directors Malcolm Broomhead, Dr Bob Edgar and Geoff Kleemann will be formally appointed at Asciano’s next board meeting on September 22.
Mr Broomhead was managing director and CEO of Orica from 2001 to September 2005.
Dr Bob Edgar recently retired from a 25 year career at ANZ, where his most recent role was as deputy CEO.
And Mr Kleemann is a former chief financial officer at Crown.
Mr Broomhead will takeover from Tim Poole as chairman after he steps down from the board of directors following the company’s annual general meeting on October 23.
Mr Poole says these board changes together with the recently announced senior management changes and recently completed capital raising place the group in a strong position and enhance an already very positive outlook.
Asciano Group’s 2009 net profit took a big tumble from its previous result.
