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Structure of the Board
The Board currently comprises of six members. Board members possess a broad range of industry experience and business skills to appropriately govern the interests of the shareholders of the Company. The Board continues to actively guide the ongoing growth strategy of the Company. The Board actively involves, as appropriate, expert and independent advice on matters reserved for the Remuneration and Audit & Risk Commitees.
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Andrew Kent
Chairman
Mr Andrew Kent, Chairman, is an experienced business manager and corporate advisor with over 40 years experience in international equities and media. Mr Kent was the CEO of Aspermont from 2000 to 2005 and holds considerable knowledge of its products and the market landscape. Mr Kent holds directorships in Magyar Mining and Water Resources Group. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.
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Lewis Cross
Director
Mr Lewis Cross, an independent director, is the principal of the accounting firm CrossCorp Accounting. Mr Cross is a Certified Practising Accountant, a Fellow of the Institute of Company Directors and holds a Bachelor of Business degree. He holds directorships in Polaris Metals and Golden State Resources. Mr Cross is chairman of the Audit & Risk Committee.
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John Stark
Director
Mr John Stark, a non executive director, is an experienced business manager with experience and interests across various listed and unlisted companies. He is a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. Mr Stark is chairman of the Remuneration Committee.
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Colm O'Brien
Director
Mr O’Brien has led Aspermont Limited since 2005 and as the Group CEO will bring key executive experience to the Board. In addition to the deep knowledge from his time at Aspermont, Mr O’Brien brings in-depth management consulting and banking experience to the Board through his previous roles with Andersen Consulting and Barclays Bank. Mr O’Brien currently sits on numerous Boards within the Aspermont Group of companies and recently was elected to the Board of Directors of Publishers Australia, the peak body representing a broad range of media interests nationally.
Mr O’Brien joins the Board as an Executive Director.
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David Nizol
Director
Mr Nizol has led Mining Communications Limited to be a successful, profitable and globally recognised business through the key brands of Mining Journal and the Mines & Money Conferences, now part of the Aspermont Group. He has a wealth of publishing experience including senior executive positions at EMAP UK and Highbury House Communications Limited.
Mr Nizol will also provide key representation for the Directors in respect of Aspermont’s UK Business interests, and joins the Board as an Executive Director.
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Charbel Nader
Director
Mr Nader has extensive experience in corporate finance and strategic advisory roles, including experience in mergers and acquisitions. Charbel is presently an Executive Director with Pitt Capital Partners.
He is a former Managing Director of McHudson Corporate, and has a broad range of executive and advisory experience in the Information Communications and Media industries having been a group executive with the Village Roadshow Ltd, News Corp subsidiary e-Ventures, Ernst & Young and having been retained in-house by PBL /Nine Network and CPH Capital.
Mr Nader has also advised a wide variety of public and private companies across a number of sectors in addition to Media, including Finance, Property, Gaming, Leisure and Agriculture. He will join the Aspermont Limited Board as a non Executive Director.
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