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Mark Barnaba

Karen FieldBorn in 1963 (independent, non-executive director).

Appointed with effect from 21/04/2009. Current term expires on 20/04/2012.

Experience and expertise

Mr Barnaba is co-founder and co-executive Chairman of Azure Capital.  He was also the co-founder and the Managing Director of GEM Consulting and Poynton & Partners, a corporate advisory and management consulting firm. Prior to Poynton & Partners, Mr Barnaba spent time working in industry, financial services and management consulting and spent a long period of time with McKinsey & Company in Australia, the UK and RSA.

Mr Barnaba also chairs the West Cost Eagles Football Club and Edge Employment Solutions, in addition to the University of Western Australia Business School, where he also serves as an Adjunct Professor in Investment Banking and Finance.

In 2002 Mr Barnaba was the joint winner of the inaugural WA Business News award for the most outstanding business leader in Western Australia under the age of 40. He is the former Board chair of Alinta Infrastructure Holdings, has served on the board of the Securities Industry Research Centre of Asia Pacific and is also a former member of the WA Rhodes Scholarship Selection Committee.

Qualifications and professional memberships

Bachelor of Commerce (Hons), University of Western Australia
Master of Business Administration, Harvard Business School

Other current directorships

  • Azure Capital Pty Ltd (Co-executive chair) - from 2004
  • Edge Employment Solutions Pty Ltd (Board chair) - from 2004
  • West Cost Eagles Football Club (currently Board chair) - from 2005
  • UWA Business School (Chair) - from 2002

Former directorships in last three years

  • Alinta Infrastructure Holdings Pty Ltd (until February 2007)
  • Clinical Cell Culture Pty Ltd (until February 2008)
  • American Australian Association Limited (until October 2008)

Special responsibilities

  • Chair of the People & Performance Committee

Page update on 23 June 2009