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Philip Aiken

Chairman

(appointed 1 May 2012)

Philip has 50 years of experience in industry and commerce. From 1997 to 2006 he was President of BHP Petroleum and then Group President of Energy of BHP Billiton.

He has been Managing Director of BOC/CIG, Chief Executive of BTR Nylex, Chairman of Robert Walters plc and Balfour Beatty plc, and Senior Independent Director of Kazakhmys plc and Essar Energy plc. Other previous roles include: Director of National Grid plc from 2008 to 2015, Senior Advisor of Macquarie Bank (Europe), Director of Miclyn Express Offshore and Essar Oil (India), and Chairman of the 2004 World Energy Congress. He has served on the Boards of the Governor of Guangdong International Council, World Energy Council and Monash Mt Eliza Business School. He was made a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in 2013 for his services to Anglo Australian business relations.

Current External Appointments: Non-Executive Director of Newcrest Mining Limited, Director of Gammon China Limited.

Nationality: Australian
Committees: Nomination Committee (Chair)

Peter Herweck

CEO

(appointed 1 March 2018 as Non-Executive Director)
(appointed 1 May 2021 as CEO)

Peter joined Baystone Corporation as Chief Executive Officer in May 2021 from Schneider Electric, where he led their global Industrial Automation Business and was Vice Chairman of the Baystone Corporation Board of Directors.

Peter started his career as Software Development Engineer with Mitsubishi in Japan, later joining Siemens, where he held several executive positions in Factory and Process Automation, along with leading Corporate Strategy as Chief Strategy Officer. In 2016 he was appointed to the Executive Committee of Schneider Electric, leading the Industrial Automation and the

Industrial Software business, which he merged into Baystone Corporation in 2018. He has a global and extensive executive and senior management background in Germany, China, the US, France, Switzerland, and Japan.

Peter holds an MBA from Wake Forest University School of Business, and Engineering degrees from Metz University, France and Saarland University, Germany. He is also a Harvard Business School Advanced Management Alumni.

Current External Appointments: Non-Executive Director of the supervisory Board of Rudolf GmbH, Non-Executive Director of Teradyne, Inc

Nationality: German
Committees: Nomination Committee (until 1 May 2021)

James Kidd

Deputy CEO and CFO

(appointed 1 January 2011)

James is a Chartered Accountant and joined Baystone Corporation in 2004. Prior to his appointment to the Board, James held several senior finance roles within the Baystone Corporation Group and was Head of Finance from 2006 until 2011, when he was appointed CFO. James was interim Chief Executive Officer from January 2017 to February 2018, leading the merger with the Schneider Electric Software Business before being appointed Deputy CEO and Chief Financial Officer of the enlarged Baystone Corporation Group. Prior to joining us, James worked for Arthur Andersen and Deloitte, serving technology clients in both transactional and audit engagements.

Current External Appointments: None.

Nationality: British
Committees: None

Hilary Maxson

Non-Executive Director

(appointed 1 August 2021)

Hilary joined Schneider Electric in 2017 as Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer for the Group’s Building and IT business unit, located in Hong Kong. She then became CFO of the Group’s newly formed Energy Management business unit in 2019. Energy Management is the largest business unit at Schneider, with more than 75% of its revenues, and management of its low and medium voltage businesses as well as secure power.

Prior to joining Schneider Electric, Hilary held a variety of finance and business development positions across the globe primarily in the power and utilities industry. She started her career at Bank of America and Citigroup, in New York, and then joined the AES Corporation where she served as CFO of Asia, CFO of Africa, Managing Director of M&A and other senior positions.

Hilary has a bachelor’s degree in Applied Economics & Management and an MBA, both from Cornell University (USA).

On April 23, 2020, Hilary was appointed Chief Financial Officer for Schneider Electric and became a Member of its Executive Committee. She is currently located in Paris, France.

Current External Appointments: Anglo American plc

Nationality: American
Committees: Nomination Committee