Mr M J McCormack
BSurv GradDipEng MBA FAICD

Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer

Appointed Managing Director on 1 July 2006.

Mr McCormack has been Chief Executive Officer of APA since 1 July 2005, and was appointed Managing Director on 1 July 2006. He carries overall responsibility for the performance of APA and its management team.

Mr McCormack has extensive senior management experience in the energy transmission sector in Australia, with particular focus on gas transmission pipelines, where he has worked on the development of new and existing pipelines across Australia. Mr McCormack’s entire career has been based in the energy transmission business and prior to joining APA on its float in 2000, he spent 13 years with AGL where he held a range of senior management positions within its pipeline business. Mr McCormack is the Chairman of a range of APA subsidiary companies.

Mr McCormack is a director of Envestra Limited and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra. Mr McCormack is also a director on the board of the Australian Pipeline Industry Association.

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Richard F Francis
BComm CA MBA GAICD

Chief Financial Officer

Mr Francis is responsible for the financial management of APA. This includes accounting and financial reporting, financial compliance and governance, taxation, treasury and IT functions. Mr Francis has 24 years accounting experience, including 15 years in chartered accounting in Australia and the UK and nine years in commerce. Prior to joining APA, Mr Francis was the Group Financial Controller for Origin Energy for over five years from its initial listing in early 2000. He also held a number of divisional senior management positions in Boral Energy and Boral.  Mr Francis is a chartered accountant, has a MBA from Macquarie Graduate School of Management and is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Mr Francis is a director on a number of subsidiary companies in the APA group.

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Stephen P Ohl
BEng GradDipMan MIEAust FAICD

Group Manager Operations

Mr Ohl is responsible for the business performance of all APA assets. This includes primary responsibility for the operation, contract management, commercial development and technical regulation of all pipeline and related assets.

Mr Ohl has over 30 years experience in the petrochemical, oil and gas and pipeline industries of which 15 years was spent managing and operating APA assets, which were previously owned by AGL. Mr Ohl has tertiary qualifications in engineering and management and is a member of the Institution of Engineers Australia, Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and past President of Australian Pipeline Industry Association.

Mr Ohl is also a director on a number of subsidiary companies in the APA group.

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Ross M Gersbach
BBus CPA

Group Manager Commercial

Mr Gersbach was appointed to his position on 1 February 2008. He is responsible for commercial performance of the business assets, including revenue management and growth activities. This includes responsibility for strategic development and planning, investment opportunities, customer management and relationship management strategies.

Mr Gersbach has over 20 year experience in senior positions across a range of energy related sectors, covering areas such as infrastructure investments, mergers and acquisitions and strategic developments. In addition Mr Gersbach has extensive commercial experience and has managed a portfolio of infrastructure assets in the electricity and natural gas distribution network sector.

Mr Gersbach is a director on a number of subsidiary companies in the APA Group.

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Sandra Dureau
BA (Asian Studies) LLB GAICD

General Counsel/General Manager Regulatory

Ms Dureau is responsible for the management of legal and economic regulatory matters affecting APA. This includes responsibility for the outcome of regulatory processes under the National Gas Code. Ms Dureau has extensive legal and regulatory experience in energy infrastructure, including gas pipelines, having worked in the industry since 1996 in legal, regulatory and commercial roles. Prior to moving in-house, Ms Dureau worked as a solicitor for 10 years.

Ms Dureau is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

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Robyn Smith

General Manager Human Resources, Health, Safety & Environment

Ms Smith was appointed to her position on 2 October 2007. She is responsible for the management of human resources, health, safety and environment issues for the APA Group. This includes responsibility for APA’s people strategy, ensuring effective health, safety and environmental performance, attraction and retention of talent, remuneration strategy, and the development of management and leadership skills across the business.

Ms Smith has over 18 years experience in human resource management, the last 8 years in the energy industry. She has post-graduate qualifications in human resources.

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Mark Knapman

Company Secretary
B Comm, LLB

Mark Knapman was appointed Company Secretary of Australia Pipeline Limited on 16 July 2008.

In addition to being responsible for the secretariat function, Mr Knapman oversees corporate governance and the risk management and compliance functions.

Mr Knapman has extensive experience as a Company Secretary having spent over twelve years in the secretariat function for both listed public and proprietary companies. He was Company Secretary and General Counsel of ASX-listed Keycorp Limited prior to joining APA and, before moving into that and other corporate roles, was a partner of Australian law firm Hunt & Hunt.
Mr Knapman holds degrees in law and commerce and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Corporate Governance and is admitted to practice as a solicitor.
Mr Knapman is also Company Secretary of all subsidiaries in the APA Group.

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