BlueScope Steel Appoints New Non-Executive Director
03/12/2013 - BlueScope Steel chairman Mr. Graham Kraehe announced the appointment of Mr. Ewen Crouch AM as a non-executive director, effective immediately.
BlueScope Steel chairman Mr. Graham Kraehe announced the appointment of Mr. Ewen Crouch AM as a non-executive director, effective immediately.
Mr. Crouch is recognized as one of Australia’s leading mergers and acquisitions (M&A) lawyers. He was chairman of partners at Allens, one of Australia’s foremost commercial law firms, from 2009 to 2012 and a partner of the firm from 1988 until he retired in January 2013. During his career he held a number of other roles, including co-head of M&A and equity capital markets, executive partner international offices and deputy managing partner.
Mr. Crouch is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member of the AICD’s Law Committee and Director Education Reference Groups. He is also a member of the Corporations Committee of the Law Council of Australia. In February 2013 he was appointed a non-executive director of Westpac Banking Corporation. He is also a member of the Takeovers Panel and chairman of Mission Australia.
Welcoming Mr. Crouch, Chairman Mr. Kraehe said, “We are very pleased to welcome a director of Ewen’s calibre to the Board. His legal expertise and broad commercial and transactional experience will be a great asset to the BlueScope Board as it goes through a period of renewal.”
Mr. Crouch said, “I am looking forward to joining the BlueScope Board at an exciting time for the Company and feel that my background and experience enables me to contribute to the Company’s future success.”
