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1. Directors (continued)

Patrick J R Snowball

MA, Hon. LL.D Age 61

Managing Director and Chief Executive Offcer

Managing Director since December 2010 and Managing Director of Suncorp‑Metway Ltd since joining the Group on 1 September 2009. Mr Snowball is an experienced fnancial services executive with extensive knowledge of the insurance industry, having overseen businesses in the UK, Ireland, Canada, India and Asia.

Mr Snowball joined the main board of Norwich Union plc in 1999 prior to the merger with CGU in 2000, having previously been part of the team delivering the realignment of Norwich Union after demutualisation in 1997. He re‑joined the Aviva main board in 2001 as Executive Director for general insurance in the UK, Ireland, Canada, India and Asia. From 2005 to 2007, he was Group Executive Director, Aviva UK, where he was responsible for all UK operations, including its general and life insurance businesses. He worked with the Towergate group of companies in both a deputy chairman and chairman’s roles and served as a non‑executive director of Jardine Lloyd Thompson plc from 2008 to 2009. Before his business career, Mr Snowball served with the British Army including periods as Squadron Leader in the United Kingdom and West Germany.

Mr Snowball was a member of the Financial Services Authority (FSA) Practitioner Panel (UK) – representing Life and General Insurance – from 2006 to 2008.

Listed company directorships held since 1 July 2008

Company name Appointed Resigned

Jardine Lloyd Thompson

Group Plc (LSE) 01.11.08 01.07.09 Suncorp‑Metway Ltd 01.09.09

John D Story

BA, LLB, FAICD Age 65

Non‑executive Chairman

Ex‑offcio member Audit, Risk and Remuneration Committees

Chairman since December 2010, Chairman of

Suncorp‑Metway Ltd since March 2003 and director since January 1995. Mr Story was a partner of the national law frm Corrs Chambers Westgarth for 36 years, retiring on 30 June 2006. He practised in the areas of corporate and commercial law and served as Queensland Managing Partner and National Chairman.

He is Chairman of Echo Entertainment Group Limited and a director of CSR Limited. Mr Story is Chancellor of The University of Queensland and is a Commissioner of the Public Service Commission (Queensland).

Listed company directorships held since 1 July 2008

Company name Appointed Resigned

CSR Limited 12.04.03 Echo Entertainment Group 09.06.11 Suncorp‑Metway Ltd 24.01.95

Tabcorp Holdings Limited 29.01.04 08.06.11

Dr Zygmunt E Switkowski

BSc (Hons), PhD, FAICD, FTSE Age 63

Non‑executive director

Chairman Remuneration Committee Member Risk Committee

Director since December 2010 and director of

Suncorp‑Metway Ltd since September 2005. Dr Switkowski is Chairman of Opera Australia, a director of Tabcorp Holdings Limited, Oil Search Limited and Lynas Corporation Ltd and Chancellor of RMIT University.

He is the immediate past Chairman of the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation and previously Chief Executive Offcer of Telstra Corporation Limited, Optus Communications Ltd and Kodak Australasia Pty Ltd.

Listed company directorships held since 1 July 2008

Company name Appointed Resigned

Healthscope Limited 19.01.06 12.10.10 Lynas Corporation Ltd 01.02.11 Oil Search Limited 22.11.10 Suncorp‑Metway Ltd 19.09.05 Tabcorp Holdings Limited 02.10.06

Clayton Herbert and John Nesbitt acted as directors of the Company between the date of incorporation of the Company on 25 August 2010 and the date the Company applied for listing on the Australian Securities Exchange on 22 December 2010. During that period the Company was a subsidiary of Suncorp‑Metway Ltd and did not conduct any business.

2. Company Secretary

Anna C Lenahan BA (Hons), MA (Psych) (Hons), LLB (Hons) was appointed to the position of Group General Counsel & Company Secretary in March 2011. Prior to this, Ms Lenahan was a Corporate Partner at the law frm Allens Arthur Robinson.

Clifford R Chuter B Bus was appointed to the position of company secretary in March 1997 following the merger of Metway Bank Limited, the Suncorp Group and QIDC. Prior to the merger, Mr Chuter held the role of company secretary with the Suncorp Group for ten years.

Darren C Solomon LLB was appointed joint company secretary in March 2010 and has over 20 years’ legal and company secretarial experience within banking and fnancial services.

Directors’ Report (continued)

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