Mr Garry Hounsell
Mr Hounsell is an accountant with significant experience as a director of large listed public companies. He is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia and a Fellow of The Australian Institute of Company Directors. Prior to accepting positions as a public company director, Mr Hounsell was a senior partner of Ernst & Young and Country Managing Partner of Arthur Andersen. He was the ‘signing partner’ for the audit of BHP Billiton Limited from 2000 to 2002. From 2005 to 2007, he was an executive of Investec Bank (Australia) Limited.
During the past three years, Mr Hounsell has also been a director of the following listed companies:
- Qantas Airways Limited*
- Orica Limited*
- Dulux Limited*
- Nufarm Limited*
- Mitchell Communications Group Limited
* denotes current directorship
Appointed Director and Chairman of PanAust on 1 July 2008, Mr Hounsell was also appointed as Chairman of the Remuneration Committee and the Nominations Committee. He is also a member of the Audit Committee.
