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SO MY COMPANY NAME IS VILLAGE ROADSHOW LIMITED
AND COMPANY MAIN MEMBERS ARE
CORPORATE INFORMATION
Village Roadshow Limited (“the Company” or “VRL”) is a company limited by
shares that is incorporated and domiciled in Australia. The registered office
and principal administrative office of the Company is located at Level 1, 500
Chapel Street, South Yarra, Victoria 3141.
DIRECTORS AND SECRETARIES
The names of the Directors and Secretaries of the Company in office during
the financial year and until the date of this report are:
Directors
Robert G. Kirby (Chairman) Peter M. Harvie
John R. Kirby David J. Evans
Graham W. Burke Robert Le Tet
Peter D. Jonson Timothy M. Antonie
D. Barry Reardon Julie E. Raffe (alternate to Messrs. R.G. Kirby,
J.R. Kirby and G.W. Burke)
Company Secretaries
Shaun L. Driscoll Julie E. Raffe
The qualifications and experience of the Directors and Secretaries and the
special responsibilities of the Directors are set out below.
Directors
Robert G. Kirby
Chairman, Executive Director, Age 62
First joined the Board on 12 August 1988,
reappointed 5 July 2001. Holds a Bachelor of
Commerce with over 30 years experience in the
entertainment and media industry. Through
the launch of Roadshow Home Video, Mr. Kirby
was the driving force behind the Australian
video revolution of the 1980’s and 1990’s. He is a
pioneer of new cinema concepts in both Australia
and internationally and has been at the forefront
of Village Roadshow’s successful diversification
into theme parks, radio and international film production. Chairman of
Village Roadshow Limited 1994 to 1998, 2002 to 2006 and from June 2010.
Deputy Chairman Village Roadshow Limited 1990 to 1994, 1998 to 2002
and 2006 to June 2010. Director of Village Roadshow Corporation Pty. Ltd.,
Deputy Chair of Peter MacCallum Cancer Foundation, Member of Patrons
Council of Epilepsy Foundation and Patron of Arts Centre Melbourne.
Member Executive Committee
Chairman Nomination Committee
Other Listed Public Company Directorships in previous 3 years:
Austereo Group Limited, from 19 June 2001 to 7 April 2011
John R. Kirby
Deputy Chairman, Non-Executive Director, Age 66
Member of the Board since 12 August 1988,
Executive Director to 30 June 2012. Bachelor of
Economics, University of Tasmania, Member of
the Australian Society of Accountants. Chairman
Village Roadshow Limited 1990 to 1994, 1998 to
2002 and 2006 to June 2010. Deputy Chairman
of Village Roadshow Limited 1994 to 1998, 2002
to 2006 and from June 2010. Chairman of Village
Roadshow Corporation Pty. Ltd., the majority
shareholder of Village Roadshow Limited. Mr.
Kirby has held a wide number of executive positions in cinema, exhibition,
film distribution, radio, theme parks, construction and strategy over his
45 years within the Village Roadshow Group. He has been at the forefront
of many of the Group’s successful growth outcomes today. He is a member
of The Salvation Army Territorial Advisory Board and Red Shield Appeal
Chairman, Deputy Chairman of The Conversation Media Group, Director
of the Sony Foundation and the Jigsaw Foundation at the Royal Children’s
Hospital, Melbourne. Former Director Asia Pacific Screen Awards, a
division of the Queensland Arts portfolio, Surf Life Saving Foundation,
former Chairman of Sponsors Appeal Committee of the Victorian College
of the Arts, former Deputy Chairman of the Interim Council of the National
Film and Sound Archive, a former member of the Victorian Premier’s Multi
Media Task Force, Victorian Advisory Council of the Australian Opera,
Progressive Business Victoria and the 2011 President of the Australian
Cinema Pioneers.
Other Listed Public Company Directorships in previous 3 years:
Austereo Group Limited, from 19 January 2001 to 7 April 2011
Graham W. Burke
Chief Executive Officer, Executive Director, Age 71
Member of the Board since 9 September 1988.
Chief Executive Officer of Village Roadshow
Limited, a position he has held since 1988 with
unrivalled experience in the entertainment and
media industries. Mr. Burke has been one of
the strategic and creative forces behind Village
Roadshow’s development and founded Roadshow
Distributors with the late Roc Kirby. He was also
a founding director of radio station 2Day FM, and
spent four years as the original Commissioner of
the Australian Film Commission. Director Village Roadshow Corporation
Pty. Ltd.
Chairman Executive Committee
Other Listed Public Company Directorships in previous 3 years:
Austereo Group Limited, from 19 January 2001 to 7 April 2011
Peter D. Jonson
Independent Non-Executive Director, Age 67
Member of the Board since 24 January 2001 and
Lead Independent Director from 26 November
2008. Holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Master
of Arts degrees from Melbourne University and
Ph D from the London School of Economics.
Following a 16 year career with the Reserve
Bank of Australia including 7 years as Head of
Research, entered the private sector with roles
at leading Australian financial institutions.
Positions included Head of Research, James
Capel Australia; Managing Director, Norwich Union Financial Services; and
Chairman, ANZ Funds Management. Director Metal Storm Limited from
February 2006 to February 2009 and Bionomics Ltd from November 2004 to
November 2009. Founding Chair Australian Institute for Commercialisation
Ltd (2002-2007) and Chair of Australian Government’s Cooperative
Research Centre Committee (2005-2010).
Chairman Remuneration Committee
Member Audit & Risk Committee
Member Corporate Governance Committee
Other Listed Public Company Directorships in previous 3 years:
Pro Medicus Limited, from October 2000 to November 2010
D. Barry Reardon
Independent Non-Executive Director, Age 82
Member of the Board since 24 March 1999.
Holds a Bachelor of Arts, Holy Cross College
and MBA, Trinity College. Over 40 years in the
motion picture business. Formerly Executive
Vice President and Assistant to the President,
Paramount Pictures. Between 1975 and 1978,
Mr. Reardon held the positions of Executive
Vice President, General Cinema Theatres and
between 1978 and 1999 was President, Warner
Bros. Distribution. Serves on the board of various
United States companies and organisations and is a Director of Village
Roadshow Pictures International Pty. Ltd.
Member Remuneration Committee
Other Listed Public Company Directorships in previous 3 years:
Sundance Cinema Corporation Inc, from January 2006 to 15 December 2012
Peter M. Harvie
Independent Non-Executive Director, Age 74
Member of the Board since 20 June 2000 with
over 45 years experience in the advertising,
marketing and media industries. On 7 April 2011
Mr. Harvie became a Non-Executive Director
of the Company when Austereo ceased to be
part of the consolidated entity. First entered
radio in 1993 as Managing Director of the Triple
M network before becoming Chairman of
the enlarged group following its merger with
Austereo in 1994. Founder and Managing Director
of the Clemenger Harvie advertising agency from 1974 to 1993. Director
Clemenger BBDO 1975 to 1992. Chairman CHE Proximity Pty. Ltd., Director
Southern Cross Media Group Limited, Director Mazda Foundation Limited,
Australian International Cultural Foundation and the Australian National
Maritime Museum, and trustee of The Commando Welfare Trust.
