Paul Hardy

Company Director

PAUL HARDY 6 Florence Avenue, Kew, Victoria, 3101 M: +61 412 575 166 E: moc.l1745124253iamg@174512425316not1745124253irb1745124253 Global Executive and Company Director. Passionate leader with widely endorsed leadership style. Proven ability to drive and execute strategy and produce strong sustainable financial results. SENIOR LEADERSHIP CAREER Pan Group Australia • Executive Chairman (to 2018) Aurecon (formerly Connell Wagner) (Revenue A$1.3b) • Global CEO: March 2009 - April 2014 Connell Wagner (Revenue A$600M) • Executive Chairman: July 2007 - March 2009 GHD (Revenue A$400M) • International Director: 1995 - 2000 • Member Board of Directors GOVERNANCE/BOARDS/STRATEGY • Director of GHD: 1995 - 2000 • Director of Connell Wagner: 2003 - 2007 • Executive Chairman of Connell Wagner: 2007 - 2009 • Member of Mott Macdonald Global Executive Management Board, UK: 2007 - 2009 • Director Aurecon (Global Board): 2009 -2014 • Director/Chairman EIPL (Aurecon’s Insurance company Singapore): 2009 - 2014 • Chairman Aurecon’s Australasian and African Operational Boards and numerous subsidiaries • Chairman Aurecon’s Safety Committee • Chairman Aurecon’s Culture Change Committee • Member/Invitee Aurecon’s Risk, Audit, Remuneration, Nominations Committees Current and Recent: • Non-Executive Director Collingwood Football Club Foundation (since June 2014) • Non-Executive Director Magpies Social Enterprises Foundation at Collingwood Football Club (June 2020) • Non-Executive Director Magpie Nest Ltd (Collingwood Football Club)( since 2021) • Non-Executive Director and Chairman of Pitt & Sherry (since May 2015) Oversees All committees – Ethics (as Chair), Remuneration, Audit, Finance, Nominations • Non-Executive Director of Citywide (since July 2015) Chair Growth Committee, Member ESG, Risk Committee • Member of Advisory Board, St Vincent’s Health Australia (since 2015) • Committee Member and Chairman St Vincent’s Health Australia Capital Campaign (May 2015 to June 2018) • Chairman of Systemix (since 2018) • Executive Chairman PAN Group Australia (to 2018), member PAN Group (from 2016) • Executive Chairman Care Guidance (April 2016 to November 2019) • Chairman Alffie (to 2018) An on-line education company • Non-Executive Director PukaUp Pty Ltd (to 2020) • Advisory Board Member Legata Projects Pty Ltd (from November 2019) • Monash University Civil and Environmental Engineering (Strategic Review Panel Member and Steering Group Chairman) • Appointed by Monash University to the new facility “Creative Destruction Laboratory” (from September 2022) • Appointed to Monash University Advisory Board to Industry on Smart Manufacturing , May 2022 KEY BUSINESS ACHIEVEMENTS Led the creation of Aurecon to be a 7,500-person global engineering company: Formulated diversification strategy at Connell Wagner that led to merger with Africon and Ninham Shand. Business had 80 offices in 28 countries across Australasia, Africa, Middle East and South America. Transformed the cultures of three major engineering firms: Led cultural transformation of Connell Wagner, and then Aurecon, to be humanistic, constructive and performance driven. Led the transformation at GHD, Connell Wagner and Aurecon from inward looking to client focused. Built a series of successful, high performance management teams: Selected, led and developed executives located across globe into aligned, cohesive and highly effective teams. Simultaneously achieved stretching targets with high ethical standards and collegiate behavior. QUALIFICATIONS Monash University: Master of Engineering Science, 1983; Bachelor of Engineering, 1977 Australian Institute of Company Directors: Graduate AWARDS Monash University, Department of Civil Engineering: 2013 Alumnus of the Year Engineers Australia: one of Australia’s 100 most influential engineers, each year from 2009 to 2013 Monash University, Distinguished Alumni Award for 2019 LEADERSHIP STYLE - QUOTES FROM 360 DEGREE FEEDBACK Forward Looking: A visionary thinker. You focus on opportunities and ways to move forward. You are prepared to test conventional thinking. You have very strong analytical skills. Empowering: Affable, positive, open, encouraging, listening, caring, engaging. One of your great strengths is that you connect well with staff and colleagues from different races, classes and nationalities. Positive Influencer: You are highly articulate and a brilliant communicator. You have charisma. You cut through bureaucracy. You have the ability to pull an organisation from inertia. Very passionate and loyal. KEY COMPETENCIES - RESPECTED FOR Relationship Building: Builds strong client relationships and rapport (CEO, Chairman, Board level). Business Management: Drives strong financial performance to ensure funds for longer term strategies. Diversity: Relates with ease to all levels of people throughout multiple ethnicities and cultures. Strategic Thinking: Led formulation of Aurecon’s strategic road maps to 2015, then again to 2020. Talent Management and Leadership: Recruits, retains and coaches effective talent. Builder: Delivers powerful organic growth based on service excellence. Also delivers strategic M&A. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EXPOSURE Successfully led a business with offices in 28 countries and projects in over 100 countries. INVOLVEMENT IN MAJOR MATTERS Transactions: Led over 30 successful strategic mergers to grow expertise and capacity in the Hong Kong and China markets, in materials testing, power distribution in Africa, process engineering and controls, expansion into Tanzania and Kenya, ports, specialist building services and more. Projects: Had ultimate responsibility for projects such as Wembley Stadium, Dalrymple Bay (A$2B) and NCIG coal terminals (A$1.8B), MCG Northern Stand, Sunshine Coast University Hospital (A$1.0+B). Diversity & Safety: Established embedded cultures in diversity and safety. Diversity awareness increased by 80% and safety culture by 70%. Lost time injuries reduced to well below industry standards. PERSONAL BACKGROUND AND PERSONAL INTERESTS Background: Born in Australia. Married to Susan with two sons, two daughters and seven grandchildren. Physical Fitness: Actively involved with personal training and walking. Golf. Community Service: Non-Executive Director Collingwood Football Club Foundation - a community-based foundation chartered to help eliminate homelessness and to promote self-esteem amongst disadvantaged youth. PukaUp : a social investment in encouraging conversations about mental health and eradicating suicide