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Board

Lindsay Maxsted Dip Bus, FCA
Chair and independent Non-executive Director


Term of office

Director since 1 March 2008; Chairman since 12 August 2010

Professional experience

  • Currently Managing Director of Align Capital Pty Ltd
  • Former CEO of KPMG Australia (2001 to 2007)
  • Principal area of practice was in the corporate recovery field managing a number of Australia's largest insolvency/workout/turnaround engagements

Other directorships

  • Chair of Westpac Banking Corporation
  • Non-executive Director of BHP Billiton
  • Honorary Treasurer of Baker IDI Heart and Diabetes Institute
  • Previously the Non-executive Chairman of VicRacing Pty Ltd and a Non-executive Director of St George Bank Limited

Transurban Board Committee membership

  • Chair of the Nomination Committee
  • Member of the Audit and Risk Committee


Scott Charlton BSci, MBA (Texas)
Chief Executive Officer

Term of office

Director since 16 July 2012, CEO since 16 July 2012

Professional experience

  • Former Group Chief Operating Officer at Lend Lease
  • CFO of Leighton Holdings (2007-2009)
  • Managing Director, Deutsche Bank (1995-2003)


Neil Chatfield M.Bus, FCPA, FAICD
Independent Non-executive Director

Term of office

Director since 18 February 2009

Professional experience

  • Most recently an Executive Director and the CFO of Toll Holdings Limited - Australia's largest transport and logistics company - a position he held for over 10 years

Other directorships

  • Chairman of both Virgin Australia Holdings Limited and Seek Limited
  • Non-executive director of Grange Resources Limited
  • Honorary Chair of Homeground Services
  • Previously a non-executive Director of Whitehaven Coal

Transurban Board Committee membership

  • Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee
  • Member of each of the Remuneration and the Nomination Committees


Robert Edgar BEc (Hons), PhD, FAICD
Independent Non-executive Director

Term of office

Director since 21 July 2009

Professional experience

  • Retired as Deputy CEO of the ANZ Banking Group in 2009
  • In a 25-year career at ANZ, he also held the positions of COO, Managing Director, Institutional Financial Services and Chief Economist

Other directorships

  • Chair of Federation Centres
  • Non-executive Director of Asciano Group and Linfox Armaguard
  • Chair of the Prince Henry's Institute of Medical Research
  • Previously a Non-executive Director of Nufarm Limited and three of ANZ's Asian banks - AMMB Holdings Berhad, Shanghai Rural Commercial Bank and Bank of Tianjin

Transurban Board Committee membership

  • Chair of the Remuneration Comittee
  • Member of each of the Audit and Risk and Nomination Committees


Sam Mostyn BA, LLB
Independent Non-executive Director

Term of office

Director since 8 December 2010

Professional experience

  • Previous roles included corporate affairs, culture and human resources positions at IAG, Optus and Cable & Wireless Plc
  • Also held senior policy advisory positions with a previous federal government

Other directorships

  • Non-executive Director of Virgin Australia Holdings Limited, Citigroup Pty Ltd, Sydney Theatre Company, Australian Volunteers International and St James Ethics Centre Foundation
  • A commissioner of the AFL and the National Mental Health Commission.
  • Chair of the Stakeholder Advisory Council of the CSIRO's Climate Adaptation Flagship and Deputy Chair of the Diversity Council of Australia
  • Member of the NSW Climate Change Council 
  • Member of advisory board of ClimateWorks Australia and the Crawford School of Government and Economics ANU.

Transurban Board Committee membership

Member of each of the Nomination and Remuneration Committees



Rodney Slater J.D., BS
Independent Non-executive Director

Term of office

Director since 22 June 2009

Professional experience

  • Currently a partner in the public policy practice group of Washington, DC firm Patton Boggs, where he has led its transportation practice since 2001
  • Served as US Secretary of Transportation from 1997 until the end of the Clinton Administration in January 2001
  • Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration from 1993 to 1996

Other directorships

  • Current directorships in the US include Kansas City Southern (railroads), Southern Development Bancorporation, Verizon Communications Inc and Atkins Global
  • Former director of Parsons Brinckerhoff, Northwest Airlines, Delta Airlines and ICx Technologies Inc
  • Served on Transurban's US Advisory Board until November 2008
  • Director of the Congressional Awards Foundation and United Way Worldwide

Transurban Board Committee membership

Member of the Nomination Committee



Ian Smith BE Mining (Hons), BFin Admin
Independent Non-executive Director

Term of Office

Director since 1 January 2012

Professional experience

  • Curently Managing Director and CEO of Orica Limited
  • Former CEO of Newcrest Mining Limited and Director of the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
  • Thirty years of experience in global mining industry in operational and project management roles

Other directorships

  • President of The Australian Mines and Metals Association


Christine O'Reilly BBus
Independent Non-executive Director

Term of Office

Director since 12 April 2012

Professional experience

  • Former Co-head of Unlisted Infrastructure at Colonial First State Global Asset Management
  • Director of Anglian Water Group and Electricity North West (both in the UK) in her capacity at Colonial First State
  • Chief Executive Officer and a Director of GasNet Australia Group from 2001 to 2006

Other directorships

  • Non-executive Director of CSL Limited and Energy Australia
  • Deputy chair of CARE Australia
Transurban Board Committee membership

Member of each of the Nomination and Audit and Risk Committees



Amanda Street LLB (Hons), BComm
Company Secretary

Amanda joined Transurban in 2008 as Assistant Company Secretary. She was appointed Company Secretary in February 2011. Before joining Transurban, Amanda was Assistant Company Secretary at SP AusNet and Senior Corporate Counsel at National Australia Bank. Prior to her in-house work, Amanda was a solicitor specialising in M&A work with Australian law firm Mallesons.