Meetings of directors
The Board of Caltex Australia Limited formally met on 11 occasions during the year ended 31 December 2007. Board papers were circulated to the directors on one other occasion and a separate strategy session was held over two days during the year. The strategy session was attended by the directors appointed at that time and by Colleen Jones-Cervantes.
In 2007, the Board established an Environmental Risk Committee, which met on one occasion, and which then became the OHS & Environmental Risk Committee, which met on three occasions. During the year, the Board also established the Human Resources Committee and the Nomination Committee in substitution for the existing Human Resources & Nomination Committee. The Human Resources & Nomination Committee met on one occasion, the Human Resources Committee met on four occasions and the Nomination Committee met on two occasions during 2007. The Audit Committee met on four occasions during 2007 and special purpose committees were convened on eight occasions during the year.
The number of Board and committee meetings attended by each director during the year are set out in the following table:
Notes:
The Board of Caltex Australia Limited formally met on 11 occasions during the year ended 31 December 2007. Board papers were circulated to the directors on one other occasion and a separate strategy session was held over two days during the year. The strategy session was attended by the directors appointed at that time and by Colleen Jones-Cervantes.
In 2007, the Board established an Environmental Risk Committee, which met on one occasion, and which then became the OHS & Environmental Risk Committee, which met on three occasions. During the year, the Board also established the Human Resources Committee and the Nomination Committee in substitution for the existing Human Resources & Nomination Committee. The Human Resources & Nomination Committee met on one occasion, the Human Resources Committee met on four occasions and the Nomination Committee met on two occasions during 2007. The Audit Committee met on four occasions during 2007 and special purpose committees were convened on eight occasions during the year.
The number of Board and committee meetings attended by each director during the year are set out in the following table:
|
Director |
Board of Directors |
Audit Committee |
Human Resources Committee |
OHS & Environmental Risk Committee |
Nomination Committee |
Special purpose |
Total |
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|
Elizabeth Bryan |
11(11) |
2 |
5(5) |
4(4) |
2(2) |
5(5) |
29(27) |
|
Desmond King |
11(11) |
4 |
5 |
3(3) |
2(2) |
7(8) |
32(24) |
|
Trevor Bourne |
11(11) |
4(4) |
2 |
4(4) |
2(2) |
|
23(21) |
|
Greig Gailey |
1(1) |
1 |
1 |
1 |
|
|
4(1) |
|
Brant Fish |
11(11) |
|
5(5) |
3(3) |
2(2) |
3(3) |
24(24) |
|
John Thorn |
11(11) |
4(4) |
|
3(3) |
2(2) |
2(2) |
22(22) |
|
Richard Warburton |
10(11) |
4 |
5(5) |
3(3) |
2(2) |
3(3) |
27(24) |
|
Peter Wissel |
11(11) |
4(4) |
|
3(3) |
2(2) |
|
20(20) |
|
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Notes:
| (i) | The table shows the number of Board and committee meetings attended by each director during the year ended 31 December 2007, with the number of meetings held during the time in office as a Board or committee member shown in brackets. Where no brackets appear after a number, the director was attending in anex-officio capacity or, in the case of Mr gailey, as a visitor. |
| (ii) | The information on attendance in relation to the Human Resources Committee also includes attendance at its predecessor committee, the Human Resources & Nomination Committee, which met once in 2007 before it became two committees. The membership of the Human Resources Committee was the same membership as the Human Resources & Nomination Committee, while the membership of the Nomination Committee comprised all of the members of the Board. |
| (iii) | The information on attendance at the OHS & Environmental Risk Committee also includes attendance at its predecessor committee, the Environmental Risk Committee, which met once in 2007 before it became a standing committee consisting of all the members of the Board. Prior to that time, the only directors who were members of the committee were Ms Bryan and Mr Bourne. |
| (iv) | Colleen Jones-Cervantes, an alternate director, attended one meeting in 2007 as a visitor. |