CEO

Chris Wharton - Chief Executive Officer

Mr Wharton joined WAN after nine years as the Managing Director of Channel Seven Perth. During his incumbency, Seven Perth became the highest rating metropolitan television station in Australia and not only maintained its position but also increased its revenue and ratings performance. This was achieved by nurturing and concentrating on the production of local news, and building relevance in the market for the local current affairs program.

Mr Wharton’s newspaper career began as a journalist over 30 years ago and he worked in every area of newspaper management in Sydney before being appointed as the Chief Executive Officer of Perth’s Community Newspaper Group in 1995.

His community and business involvement includes membership of the Telethon Trust, Australian Olympic & Commonwealth Games Team - WA Appeal Committee, Committee for Perth, the Australian Business Arts Foundation, Australian Institute of Company Directors and he is on the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry of WA and Gold Corporation.

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Directors

Kerry Stokes AC - Chairman - Non-executive director

Mr Stokes has been the Executive Chairman of Seven Group Holdings Limited since its formation in May 2010, prior to which he was the Executive Chairman of Seven Network Limited, from July 1999, and Non-Executive Chairman from June 1995.

He is Chairman of Australian Capital Equity Pty Limited, which has significant interests in activities which include media and entertainment, research and technology development, property and industrial activities.

Mr Stokes is a Companion in the General Division of the Order of Australia (AC).

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Doug Flynn - Independent non-executive director

Mr Flynn graduated in chemical engineering from the University of Newcastle, New South Wales. He received an MBA with distinction from Melbourne University in 1979.

Mr Flynn was appointed Chief Executive of newspaper publisher Davies Brothers Limited in 1987, the company was acquired by News Corporation in 1989.

During his career at News Limited Group, Mr Flynn held positions as Deputy Managing Director of News International Newspapers Ltd, Director of News International Plc, and Managing Director of News International Plc.

Mr Flynn then held Chief Executive positions with Aegis Group Plc and Rentokil Initial Plc in London, before returning to Australia in 2008. In April 2008 he became a consultant to, and a director of, Qin Jia Yuan Media Services Ltd, the leading private television company in China.

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Peter Gammell - Non-executive director

Mr Gammell is the Deputy Chairman of Australian Capital Equity Pty Ltd (ACE), the holding company associated with Mr Kerry Stokes. He was the Managing Director for the last 20 years.

Mr Gammell was recently appointed Chief Executive Officer of Seven Group Holdings Limited, a public company listed on the Australian Stock Exchange which was formed as a result of the merger of Seven Network Limited and WesTrac Holdings Pty Ltd.

Mr Gammell served as a Director of Seven Network Limited for the last 14 years. He was Chairman of the Seven Network Limited Finance Committee and was a member of the Audit committee. He is the Chairman of Coates Hire, Australia's largest equipment hire company.

Mr Gammell is a former Director of Federal Capital Press Pty Ltd, the publisher of the Canberra Times ('89 - '98) and is a former Director of the Community Newspaper Group ('96 - '98). Mr Gammell is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Scotland and holds a Bachelor of Science degree from the University of Edinburgh.

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Graeme John AO - Independent non-executive director

Mr John was Managing Director of Australia Post from 1993 to 2009. He is a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Transport and a Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He is a Board member of QR National, Racing Victoria and an AFL Commissioner.

He is a former Chairman of the Board of the Kahala Posts Group, Board member of the International Post Corporation (Netherlands), and Vice-Chairman of Sai Cheng Logistics International (China), a joint venture with China Post.

Mr John was awarded the Officer of the Order of Australia (AO) in 2003, for service to business and to the community. He is also a recipient of the Centennial Medal and the Australian Sports Medal.

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Don Voelte - Independent non-executive director

Mr Voelte has significant experience in the global oil and gas industry, and has been Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Woodside Petroleum Limited since joining the company in 2004.

Prior to joining Woodside Petroleum Limited, Mr Voelte held a number of Senior Executive positions in the oil and gas sector.

Mr Voelte is a member of the Board of Woodside Petroleum Limited and the University of Western Australia Business School, and is a member of the Society of Petroleum Engineers, the American Society of Civil Engineers, the Chi Epsilon Honor Society, a Foreign Fellow to ATSE (FTSE) and a Fellow to the Australian Institute of Company Directors (AICD). He is a trustee of the University of Nebraska Foundation and was awarded the University of Nebraska Engineering Alumni of Year in 2002.

He has a degree in Civil Engineering, from the University of Nebraska.

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Sam Walsh AO - Independent non-executive director

Mr Walsh was appointed Chief Executive of Rio Tinto Iron Ore in December 2004, with responsibilities including Rio Tinto's iron ore operations in Australia, Canada, Guinea and India.

In June 2009, Mr Walsh was appointed as an executive director to the Boards of Rio Tinto Plc and Rio Tinto Limited, and in November 2009 he was appointed chief executive of Rio Tinto Australia. He is also the Rio Tinto Executive Committee sponsor for Australia, India and West Africa.

Prior to joining Rio Tinto, Mr Walsh worked in the automotive industry for more than 20 years in Australia and the USA.

He has a Bachelor of Commerce from Melbourne University and has completed a Fellowship Program at Kettering University in Michigan. He was awarded Honorary Doctor of Commerce in January 2010 by Edith Cowan University.

Mr Walsh is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, the Australian Institute of Mining & Metallurgy, the Chartered Institute of Purchasing & Supply and the Australian Institute of Company Directors, a Vice president of the Australia-Japan Business Co-operation Committee, Chair of the WA Chapter of the Australia Business Arts Foundation, and the Chairman of the Rio Tinto Western Australia Future Fund, patron of the State Library of Western Australia Foundation, a patron of the UWA Hackett Foundation and President of Scouts Australia (WA Branch).

In 2007, Mr Walsh was awarded an Australian Export Hero and Western Australian Citizen of the Year - Industry & Commerce.

Mr Walsh was awarded an Order of Australia (AO) in 2010, for his work in the mining industry and establishing employment programs for Indigenous Australians.

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Peter Bryant - Chief Financial Officer & Company secretary

Mr Bryant joined the company in April 2008.

Prior to joining the West Australian Newspapers Holdings Group he was the Company Secretary and Chief Financial Officer of GRD Limited, where he had been employed for eight years.

His commercial experience also includes several financial and management rolls within a significant private, Perth based, entrepreneurial group.

He is a Chartered Accountant. He commenced his professional career with Ernst & Young, spending time in their offices in Perth, UK and USA.