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ANNE mcdonald ashley hardwick

Non-Executive Director Non-Executive Director

B.Ec, FCA, GAICD

Anne McDonald joined the Specialty Fashion Group Ashley Hardwick joined the Specialty Fashion Group
Board in April 2007. An experienced Non-Executive Board in May 2012. Ashley is a Director and shareholder
Director, Anne brings finance, accounting, risk of the Cotton On Group and has over 20 years of retail
management and governance skills. experience. He also oversees the property function of
A Chartered Accountant by training, Anne was a partner the Cotton On Group.
with Ernst & Young for 15 years until 2005, working Ashley does not hold any other listed company
with large multinational and domestic companies. directorships and has not held any other listed company
During that time she served as a member of the Board directorships in the last three years.
of Ernst & Young Australia for seven years. He indirectly holds 38,742,203 ordinary shares in
Anne is a Non-Executive Director of listed entities, GPT Specialty Fashion Group Limited through NAAH Pty
Group (from 2006) and Spark Infrastructure Group Ltd and NAAH Investments Pty Ltd.
(from 2009). She is also a Non-Executive Director
of Sydney Water Corporation. Anne chairs the Audit
Committee for these entities.
Anne was formerly a Director of Westpac’s Life and
General Insurance Businesses (retired May 2015).
Anne is the Chairperson of the Audit and Risk
Committee, and a member of the Nomination and
Remuneration Committee (appointed 28 May 2015).
Anne holds 15,000 ordinary shares in Specialty Fashion
Group Limited.