Russell Chenu

Chair, Independent Non-Executive Director

• Russell has significant experience across the corporate sector, with over 23 years in senior management roles. Russell held numerous senior roles in several ASX-listed companies, including building products companies such as James Hardie, where he was Chief Financial Officer for 10 years until 2013.
• In a number of these roles, Russell was engaged in significant strategic business planning and business change, including several turnarounds, new market expansions and management leadership initiatives.
• Russell is a director of Reliance Worldwide Corp (ASX:RWC) and CIMIC Group, and was a director of Metro Performance Glass and James Hardie until August 2021 and November 2020 respectively.
• Russell is also the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee and member of the Nomination and Remuneration Committee for Reliance Worldwide Corp.
• Russell holds a Bachelor of Commerce degree from the University of Melbourne, a Masters of Business Administration from Macquarie Graduate School of Management and is a Member of the Society of Certified Practising Accountants (Australia).

Rhys Jones

Chief Executive Officer, Managing Director

• Rhys joined Vulcan in 2006 as an Executive Director and became Chief Executive Officer/Managing Director in 2011.
• Rhys has previously held several management positions within the steel industry including as an executive of Fletcher EasySteel NZ and General Manager/Chief Executive Officer of Pacific Steel and Wiremakers.
• Rhys was formerly the Chief Operating Officer of Carter Holt Harvey’s Pulp, Paper, Packaging and New Ventures division at the time of the Rank Group takeover.
• Rhys currently serves as a director of Ridley Corporation (ASX: RIC). He was a director of Metro Performance Glass (NZX: MPG; ASX: MPP) until 24 July 2023.
• Rhys holds a Bachelor of Science from Victoria University of Wellington. In addition, Rhys holds a Bachelor of Business Studies with first class honours and a Masters in Business Studies by thesis from Massey University.

Peter Wells

Non-Executive Director

• Peter is the founder of Vulcan.
• Peter has 50 years’ experience in the steel industry across New Zealand, Australia, Sweden, South Africa, and England.
• More than 30 of those years have been in Chief Executive Officer roles.
• Peter was a Member of the Australasian Institute of Metals from 1982–1987.
• Peter undertook an exclusive, invitation only, business education course in Sweden (Training for International Operators) run by the Swedish School of Economics in 1985-86.

Wayne Boyd

Non-Executive Director

• Wayne has been a Director of Vulcan since inception, and has extensive experience in law, investment banking and governance.
• Wayne previously held the position of Chairman at publicly listed companies Auckland International Airport, Freightways, Shotover Jet and Telecom New Zealand, as well as private companies such as Vulcan, Ngai Tahu Holdings and Meridian Energy.
• Wayne was the Chairman of the Halberg Foundation, New Zealand Blood Service and the New Zealand Hockey Foundation.
• Wayne holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from the University of Auckland.

Pip Greenwood

Independent Non-Executive Director

• Pip has significant experience in capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and governance, and has advised on many high-profile corporate transactions.
• Pip currently serves on the boards of Fisher & Paykel Healthcare, The a2 Milk Company, Westpac New Zealand and Spark New Zealand. Pip has been appointed the Chair of Westpac New Zealand with effect from 1 October 2021. Pip has also advised that she is not seeking re-election as a director of Spark New Zealand at its annual meeting in November 2021.
• Pip was a corporate partner of New Zealand law firm Russell McVeagh for nearly 20 years. During her time with Russell McVeagh, Pip spent over ten years on their board including time as its Chair, and was formerly the interim Chief Executive Officer and a Senior Partner at the firm.
• Pip was also a member of the New Zealand Takeovers Panel from 2008 to 2011.
• Pip has previously worked at Linklaters in London and New York and holds a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Canterbury.

Bart de Haan

Independent Non-Executive Director

• Bart has extensive experience as a strategy consultant working with senior management and boards of top 50 companies in Australia, the United States, and Holland.
• Bart was previously a Partner at A.T. Kearney and a Consultant at the Boston Consulting Group. Bart co-founded the boutique strategy consulting firms Pacific Strategy Partners and Australian Consulting Partners in Australia.
• Bart’s consulting experience spans across numerous sectors including energy, transport, resources and building products.
• Bart has previously worked as an advisor at Deloitte and has held several directorships in venture capital and early stage businesses.
• Bart holds a Bachelor of Arts in Sociology from the University of Tilburg and a Masters of Business Administration from New York University.

Carolyn Steele

Independent Non-Executive Director

• Carolyn is a professional director with extensive experience in capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and investment management.
• Carolyn is current a director of Property For Industry Limited (NZX:PFI), Green Cross Health (NZX:GXH), Oriens Capital GP 2 and WEL Networks and is Chair of the Halberg Foundation.
• Carolyn has previously served as a director for Datacom, Metlifecare and Tuatahi First Fibre.
• Carolyn was Portfolio Manager at Guardians of New Zealand Superannuation, the Crown entity that manages the New Zealand Superannuation Fund.
• Prior to this, Carolyn spent 10 years in investment banking at Credit Suisse and Forsyth Barr.
• Carolyn holds a Bachelor of Management Studies (Honours) from the University of Waikato.

Adrian Casey

Executive Director

• Adrian was appointed as a director effective from 13 September 2022, having previously been a director for over 14 years (from May 2001 to December 2015).
• As Vulcan’s Chief Operating Officer, Adrian has responsibilities for overall Group procurement as well as leading Vulcan’s Steel business in New Zealand. Adrian successfully led Vulcan’s entry into the Melbourne market in 2002.
• Adrian has worked in the steel sector in Australia and New Zealand for 40 years. He held management positions in a major New Zealand steel distribution operation before establishing his own downstream steel business which was successfully merged with Vulcan in 1998.
• Adrian holds a New Zealand Certificate in Quantity Surveying from the Christchurch Polytechnic, and completed the Advanced Management Program from the Wharton Business School of the University of Pennsylvania.

Sarah-Jane Lawson

Company Secretary

• Sarah-Jane joined Vulcan Steel as Company Secretary in March 2022.
• Prior to joining Vulcan, Sarah-Jane was a Special Counsel in the corporate and commercial team at law firm, Hudson Gavin Martin, and also worked at Coca-Cola Amatil and Bell Gully.
• Sarah-Jane holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) and Bachelor of Commerce (Accounting) from the University of Auckland, and holds a New Zealand Law Society practising certificate.

Nicola Greer

Independent Non-Executive Director

• Nicola is a professional company director, currently holding directorships with Precinct Properties New Zealand Limited (NZX: PCT), Fidelity Life Assurance Company Limited, South Port NZ Limited (NZX: SPN), New Zealand Railways Corporation, and is a member of the New Zealand Markets Disciplinary Tribunal.  
• She was previously a director of Airways Corporation NZ and Heartland Bank Limited.  
• Nicola is also a shareholder and director in a privately owned commercial property investment and development company.  
• Prior to embarking on her governance career, Nicola worked in New Zealand, Australia and the United Kingdom in the banking and finance sectors, holding a range of senior roles within financial markets and asset and liability management at ANZ Bank, Citibank and Goldman Sachs.  
• Nicola holds a Master of Commerce with First Class Honours in Management Science from Canterbury University.