12 annual report 2012  kathmandu board mark todd FInanCe DIreCtor anD CHIeF FInanCIal oFFICer peter halkett ManaGInG DIreCtor anD  CHIeF eXeCutIVe oFFICer James stronG ao CHaIrMan Mr todd joined Kathmandu in 1998,  following previous financial management  experience in both the apparel and retail  sectors. Mr Halkett joined Kathmandu in 2006 and  has directed the growth strategy for the  business throughout the period of current  ownership. Mr Strong is currently Chairman of  Woolworths limited, the australia Council  for the arts and the organising Committee  for the ICC Cricket World Cup 2015. He is a  Director of Qantas airways, and a member  of the australian Grand prix Corporation,  nomura australia advisory Board and  australian Institute of Company Directors. Mr Halkett has had a management career  with extensive retail experience including  Chief executive officer roles in new  Zealand and the united Kingdom. the  companies he has led include two that  were publicly listed, in particular pacific  retail Group. Mr todd has been Kathmandu’s senior  financial executive throughout his 14 years with the Group, a Director of various  Group companies and manager of the new Zealand business from 2004-2006. Mr todd is the Company Secretary. previous Board roles include Chairman of  Insurance australia Group, rip Curl Group  and Corrs Chambers Westgarth. Mr Strong  was Ceo of australian airlines from 1986- 1989 and Managing Director and Ceo of  Qantas airways from 1993-2001. sandra mcphee non-eXeCutIVe DIreCtor John holland non-eXeCutIVe DIreCtor John harVey non-eXeCutIVe DIreCtor Ms Mcphee is a professional Director with  an executive career background in sales  and marketing including 10 years with  Qantas airways. Ms Mcphee also served  as Ceo of the ansett/traveland Group.  Mr Holland is a partner in the national  new Zealand law firm Chapman tripp  and specialises in general corporate and  commercial law. Mr Holland’s securities  law experience includes acting on initial  public offerings, advising on employee  share schemes and in the private equity area.  Mr Harvey is a professional Director  with a background in accounting and  professional services, including 23 years  as a partner of pricewaterhouseCoopers  where he also held a number of leadership  and governance roles. Mr Harvey has  extensive experience in financial reporting,  governance, information systems  and processes, business evaluation,  acquisition, merger and takeover reviews. Ms Mcphee is currently a non-executive  Director of Fairfax Media, aGl energy,  Westfield retail trust and Vice president  of the art Gallery of nSW. She is also  a member of the Jp Morgan advisory  Council, MMC advisory Board and  St Vincents and Mater Health Sydney  Community advisory Council. Mr Holland is a member of the Financial  Markets authority Capital Markets  Disclosure Consideration panel, having  previously been a member of the  Securities Commission of new Zealand  and is an accredited director of the new  Zealand Institute of Directors. Mr Harvey is currently a non-executive  Director of apn news & Media, DnZ  property Fund, Heartland Building Society  port otago, new Zealand opera and  Balance agri-nutrients.