REA Group Ltd Annual Report 2021
Year in review Directors’ Report Financial Statements Remuneration Report Sustainability Our Leaders 29 Annual Report 2021 | REA Group Ltd Tracey Fellows BEc Non-executive Director Appointed Executive Director and Chief Executive Officer 20 August 2014 until 25 January 2019, before becoming a non-executive Director on 26 January 2019. Age 56. Independent: No – Nominee Director of News Corp Australia and former Chief Executive Officer. Skills and experience: Ms Fellows is a digital media executive with extensive experience in real estate, technology and communications across Australian and international markets. Ms Fellows is President of Global Digital Real Estate for News Corp, responsible for driving the strategy and growth of its digital real estate interests. Ms Fellows was previously the Chief Executive Officer of REA Group where she drove the rapid expansion of the digital real estate business in Australia and Asia, as well as leading the company’s investments in India and North America. She has also held the positions of Executive General Manager of Communication Management Services at Australia Post, President, Asia Pacific at Microsoft and Chief Executive Officer of Microsoft Australia. Directorships of listed entities, current and recent (last three years): – Director of Hemnet Group AB (since November 2020) Board Committee membership: – Ms Fellows attends all Human Resources Committee meetings at the invitation of the Board/Committee. Richard J Freudenstein BEc, LLB (Hons) Non-executive Director Appointed 21 November 2006 (Chairman from 2007 to 2012). Age 56. Independent: No – Nominee Director of News Corp Australia. Skills and experience: Mr Freudenstein is a former media executive with extensive experience in Australian and international markets. He was Chief Executive Officer of Foxtel from 2011 to 2016, and previously CEO of News Digital Media (the digital division of News Limited) and The Australian newspaper. Mr Freudenstein was previously the Chief Operating Officer of British Sky Broadcasting. Directorships of listed entities, current and recent (last three years): – Director of Coles Group Limited (since November 2018) – Director Astro Malaysia Holdings Berhad (from September 2016 to August 2019) Board Committee membership: – Member of the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee – Member of the Human Resources Committee. Alternate Director: Marygrace DeGrazio (age 45) was appointed an Alternate Director for Richard J Freudenstein on 5 May 2020. Ms DeGrazio has not attended any meetings or exercised any powers in that capacity since that time. Ms DeGrazio is currently the Senior Vice President, Global Financial Operations at News Corp responsible for global accounting and financial reporting. Prior to joining News Corp, she spent 15 years in the audit practice of PricewaterhouseCoopers servicing entertainment and media clients. Ms DeGrazio holds a Masters of Business Administration and is a Certified Public Accountant. Michael Miller B.A.Sc, Communication and Media Non-executive Director Appointed 12 November 2015. Age 52. Independent: No – Nominee Director of News Corp Australia. Skills and experience: Mr Miller was appointed Executive Chairman Australasia of News Corp Australia in November 2015. He has over 25 years’ experience working in senior executive roles in the media industry, most recently as the CEO of APN News and Media (now HT&E). Mr Miller was previously the Regional Director for News Limited in New South Wales, the Managing Director of Advertiser News Media in South Australia, and News Limited’s Group Marketing Director. Directorships of listed entities, current and recent (last three years): n/a Board Committee membership: n/a Jennifer Lambert BBus, MEc, CA, FAICD Independent non-executive Director Appointed 1 December 2020. Age 54. Skills and experience: Ms Lambert has extensive business and leadership experience at the senior executive and board level with more than 25 years of financial management and accounting experience, including over 15 years specialising in the property industry. Ms Lambert was CFO at Valad then 151 Property for 13 years, and prior to this was a director at PwC specialising in audit, capital raisings and acquisitions and disposals. Directorships of listed entities, current and recent (last three years): – Director of BlueScope Steel Limited (since September 2017) – Director of NEXTDC Limited (since October 2019) Board Committee membership: – Chair of the Audit, Risk & Compliance Committee – Member of the Human Resources Committee
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