Leonard Bleasel AM FAICD FAIM

APA Group Chairman
Appointed 28 August 2007
Appointed Chairman 30 October 2007

Leonard (Len) Bleasel is a non-executive director of QBE Insurance Group Limited and O'Connell Street Associates Pty Limited. He is Chairman of the Taronga Conservation Society Australia and a member of the Advisory Council for RBS Group (Australia) Pty Limited (formerly ABN AMRO Australia Holdings Pty Limited). Len is also involved as a member of several charitable institutions.

Len had a long career in the energy industry before retiring from management in 2001. He started his career in AGL in 1958 and worked in a variety of roles, culminating in the position of Managing Director and CEO from 1990 to 2001.

Len's past appointments have included Chairman of Foodland Associated Limited, ABN Amro Australia Holdings Pty Limited, Solaris Power, the Australian Gas Association, Natural Gas Corporation Holdings Ltd (New Zealand), Elgas Ltd, Auscom Holdings Pty Ltd, Industrial Pipe Systems Pty Ltd and East Australian Pipeline Ltd; a director of St George Bank Limited and Gas Valpo (Chile); and Vice President of the Royal Blind Society.

Len was awarded an AM in the General Division of the Order of Australia for services to the Australian gas and energy industries and the community.

John Fletcher BSc MBA FAICD

Appointed 27 February 2008

John Fletcher has over 35 years experience in the energy industry, having held a number of executive positions in AGL prior to his retirement in 2003, including Chief Financial Officer. John has previously been a director of Integral Energy, Natural Gas Corporation Holdings Ltd (New Zealand) and Foodland Associated Limited. He brings a wide commercial and financial practical knowledge to the board.

John was previously an AGL appointed director of Australian Pipeline Limited from 2000 to 2005. He is also a director of Babcock & Brown Power and Sydney Water.

John is the Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee.

Russell Higgins AO BEc FAICD

Appointed 7 December 2004

Russell Higgins has extensive experience both locally and internationally in the energy sector and in economic and fiscal policy. He was Secretary and Chief Executive Officer of the Department of Industry, Science and Resources from 1997 to 2002 and Chairman of the Australian Government's Energy Task Force from 2003 to 2004.

Russell has recently been appointed a director of Telstra Corporation Limited with effect from 15 September 2009. He is Chairman of the Global Carbon Capture and Storage Institute and the CSIRO Energy Transformed Flagship Advisory Committee, and a director of Ricegrowers Limited (trading as SunRice). He is a former Chairman of the Snowy Mountains Council and the Australian Government's Management Improvement Advisory Committee and a former director of Australian Biodiesel Group Limited, EFIC, CSIRO, Austrade, the Australian Industry and Development Corporation, as well as a former member of the Australian Government's Joint Economic Forecasting Group. In 2006-07, he was a member of the Prime Ministerial Task Group on Emissions Trading.

Russell is Chairman of the Health Safety and Environment Committee and a member of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and the Remuneration Committee.

Muri Muhammad MSC

Appointed 8 March 2000

Muri Muhammad retired from Petronas in August 2002 and was reappointed as Petronas' Adviser, Gas Business in the President's Office until 30 March 2005. He brings 30 years experience in the chemicals and petroleum industry as well as expertise in the domestic and international gas transmission and distribution, gas utilisation, cogeneration and conversion businesses where he has held various senior executive positions.

Muri was Petronas' Vice President for Gas Business from 1998 until his retirement and held several directorships, some as Chairman, of a number of Petronas' subsidiaries and associate companies in Malaysia and abroad. He currently sits on the boards of gas transmission companies Transportadora de Gas Del Norte of Argentina, Petronas Gas Berhad of Malaysia, and Papua New Guinea's national petroleum and minerals corporation, Petromin PNG Holdings Limited. He is also a member of the Malaysian Energy Commission, a Malaysian Government regulatory body.

Muri is a member of the Remuneration Committee and the Health Safety and Environment Committee.

Manharlal Ratilal MBA

Appointed 31 July 2007

Manharlal (George) Ratilal is Vice President (Finance) of Petronas. He is a member of Petronas' Management Committee and sits on the boards of several Petronas subsidiaries. Prior to joining Petronas in 2003, he was employed by a local Malaysian merchant bank for 18 years. During that time, George specialised in corporate finance where he advised on mergers and acquisitions, and the capital markets.

Robert Wright BComm FCPA

Appointed 11 February 2000

Robert Wright has over 30 years financial management experience, having held a number of Chief Financial Officer positions, including Finance Director of David Jones Limited. He is currently the Chairman of Dexion Limited, SAI Global Limited and Babcock & Brown Residential Land Partners Group and a director of Super Cheap Auto Group Limited.

Robert is the Chairman of the Audit and Risk Management Committee and a member of the Health Safety and Environment Committee.

Michael McCormack BSurv GradDipEng MBA FAICD

APA Group Managing Director
Appointed Managing Director 1 July 2006

Michael (Mick) McCormack has been Chief Executive Officer of APA since 1 July 2005 and Managing Director since 1 July 2006. Mick has had a long career, including 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.

Mick is Chairman of NT Gas Pty Ltd and a director of Envestra Limited, the Australian Pipeline Industry Association and the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra.