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Mark Bernard Jenkins
Independent Non-Executive Director and
Chairman
B. Com., Grad. Dip. Business
Mr Jenkins has 20 years’ consulting, operational/financial
management and business development experience in professional
services firms (Chartered Accountants), investment banking,
government agencies and public companies. Initially
qualifying as a Chartered Accountant in Australia, his career
includes two extended periods in London and has involved successful
and extensive investment, commercial, financial and government
dealings in Australia, Asia, the United States and Europe.
Mr Jenkins was previously Australia’s Investment Commissioner based
in London. He has also been involved as an advisor and investor in
early stage technology companies, taking them through the initial
funding and commercialisation stages. Mr Jenkins holds a
Bachelor Degree in Commerce from the University of Western
Australia and a Graduate Diploma in Business from Curtin
University. He has also been involved in numerous professional
development programs, including Cranfield University in
England.
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Philippe Odouard
Managing Director and CEO
Ecole Des Hautes Etudes Commerciales Postgraduate Masters
(Finance)
Mr Philippe Odouard was appointed Chief Executive Officer and
Managing Director in October 2008. He has significant
management experience within the global aerospace and defence
sectors - both of which are primary target markets for Quickstep's
technology.
Prior to joining Quickstep, Mr Odouard held a dual role with Thiess
Pty Ltd - one of Australia's largest infrastructure and services
contractors - as Senior Manager of Strategy and Business
Development: Defence, and Project Director for the A$3 billion
Melbourne desalination plant.
Mr Odouard has also held a number of senior management roles within
Thomson-CSF (now Thales Group) - a world leader in information
systems for the aerospace, defence and security markets. During
this time, which included roles in both Australia and Europe, Mr
Odouard was responsible for managing innovation developments as
well as technology transfers. He negotiated and managed long term
contracts with major global aerospace and defence groups.
Significantly, Mr Odouard managed the Minehunter project, which at
the time was the largest user of composites in Australia. In
addition, he negotiated and managed significant contracts with
Eurocopter when they sold the all-composite Tiger helicopter to the
Australian Defence forces.
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Dale Edwin Brosius
Executive Director of Quickstep Holdings Pty Ltd &
President of Quickstep Composites LLC
B. Sc. (Chem. Eng.), MBA
Mr Brosius has been an Executive Director of Quickstep since the
Company’s ASX listing in 2005, and is responsible for the
commercial development of the Company’s technology in the Americas.
He brings extensive practical experience in the composites field,
having led composites-oriented businesses in the US and Europe,
with a strong emphasis on materials. He is based near Detroit,
Michigan.
Mr Brosius spent eight years with Dow Chemical in manufacturing and
commercial development roles, with a focus on automotive
composites. He then spent twelve years in various commercial and
general management roles at Fiberite and Cytec Fiberite, gaining
considerable exposure to advanced composites processes and
applications in aerospace, sporting goods, and industrial
markets.
In 1999 Mr Brosius created a successful consulting business serving
worldwide manufacturers of composite materials, equipment and parts
manufacturers worldwide. During this time he obtained a deep
understanding of the global market and developed numerous
relationships at the Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) and
supplier levels that will be of benefit to Quickstep.
Mr Brosius is active in composites professional associations and is
the author of over thirty published articles in the field.
He was appointed President of Quickstep’s US subsidiary, Quickstep
Composites LLC, in June 2010.
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Deryck Fletcher Gow Graham
Executive Director
Dip. Co. Dir.
Mr Graham has over 24 years’ experience in senior management,
administration and marketing positions.
His experience includes five years as Managing Director of an
ASX listed company that designed, developed, manufactured and
distributed hardware and software products for the broadcasting and
entertainment industries. He was a director and co-founder of Eagle
Aircraft Australia Limited which developed the all-composite Eagle
150 aircraft, where he held the role of Marketing Director. Since
1986 Mr Graham has been involved in the composites and aerospace
industries.
Mr Graham joined the Quickstep Board in a non-executive capacity
in 2005, and in January 2009 assumed the executive role of Business
Development Manager for Australia.
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Peter Chapman Cook
Non-Executive Director
M. Pharm., FRMIT, PhC., MPS, MRACI, C.Chem., MAICD.
Mr Cook has extensive business experience both in Australia and
overseas.
He is currently CEO and Managing Director of Biota Holdings Ltd,
and previously held the positions of Managing Director and Chief
Executive Officer of Orbital Corporation Limited, Chief Executive
Officer of Faulding Hospital Pharmaceuticals, President of Ansell’s
Protective Products Division, Deputy Managing Director of Invetech
and Director of Research and Development for Nicholas Kiwi. He has
had extensive experience in the commercialisation of innovation,
both in new and established markets. He also has extensive
experience in mergers and acquisitions, particularly with
technology-based companies and has a strong manufacturing
background.
Mr Cook has over ten years’ international commercial experience in
Europe, USA and Asia, where he has both lived and worked. Mr
Cook holds a Masters Degree in Pharmacy and post graduate
qualifications in Management.
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Air Marshal Errol McCormack (Ret'd) AO
Non-Executive Director
Errol McCormack served in the Royal Australian Air Force for 39
years, retiring in 2001 as Chief of Air Force with the rank of Air
Marshal. During his period of service he commanded at unit,
wing and command level, held staff positions in capability
development, operations and educational posts and attended both
RAAF and Joint Services Staff Colleges. His overseas postings
included flying tours in Vietnam, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore,
an exchange tour with the US Air Force flying the RF4C, Air Attaché
Washington and Commander Integrated Air Defence System in the Five
Power Defence Agreement between Malaysia, Singapore, UK, New
Zealand and Australia.
Since his retirement from the RAAF he has established a company
providing consultancy services for multi-national companies working
with the Australian Department of Defence.
He is also Non-Executive Chairman of Chemring Australia Pty Ltd,
a countermeasures and pyrotechnic manufacturing company based in
Victoria, and consults for Chemring Group PLC and General Electric
Military Engines.
His pro-bono work includes Chairman of the Board of the Williams
Foundation, an RAAF Association think- tank supporting development
of Australian military aviation policy. He is a member of the Royal
Aeronautical Society and the Australian Institute of Company
Directors.
Air Marshal McCormack has outstanding contacts throughout the
Australian and international defence industries, and significant
experience in assisting companies such as Quickstep in defence
contracting and government liaison.
He joined the Quickstep Board in August 2010.
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David Singleton
Non-Executive Director
David Singleton is the current Chief Executive Officer of Poseidon
Nickel and was formerly CEO of Clough Engineering.
In addition to his experience at the helm of ASX-listed
companies, David has significant experience in the global aerospace
industry, having held numerous senior roles with BAE Systems
(British Aerospace). These include Group Head of Strategy and
M&A (1997-1998 and 2003), Managing Director – Asset Management
(1998-1999), and Chief Executive Officer of AMS NV – an
Anglo-Italian Joint Venture between BAE Systems and Finmeccanica
operating in defence and civil electronics (1999-2003).
Prior to joining BAE, David also held senior management roles
with several British defence manufacturers, including Business Unit
Director of Royal Ordnance Rocket Motors (a wholly-owned subsidiary
of British Aerospace focused on the research, design and
manufacture of military missile motors and civil space thrusters);
and General Manager of Royal Ordnance WFV (a UK-based manufacturer
of guns and fighting vehicles for military applications).
He joined the Quickstep Board in October 2010.
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David Wills
Non-Executive Director
B. Com.,
David Wills is a Chartered Accountant and was an audit partner with
PricewaterhouseCoopers for 24 years. He retired from the firm in
2004 having held a number of management positions including Deputy
Chairman of PwC in Australia (2000-2004), Managing Partner of the
Sydney office (1997-2003), Chairman of the manufacturing practice
(1995-1997) and Managing Partner of the PNG practice
(1988-2003).
He is currently a Non-Executive Director of Washington H Soul
Pattinson & Company Limited; Clover Corporation Limited; Souls
Private Equity Limited; Wesfarmers General Insurance Limited;
InterRisk Australia Pty Limited (Chairman); and Cromford Australia
Limited.
David has extensive experience in Risk Management and the
operations of publicly listed companies in Australia and is either
a member of, or Chairman of, the Audit Committee of each of the
companies mentioned above of which he is a current director.
He joined the Quickstep Board in November 2010.
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