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21 August 2003
ORBITAL ANNOUNCES NEW CHAIRMAN
PERTH, AUSTRALIA: The Board of Orbital
Engine Corporation Limited is pleased to announce the appointment
of Mr Don Bourke as a Director and Chairman of the Company with
effect from 21 August 2003.
Mr Bourke succeeds Mr Ross Kelly as Chairman
of the Company, following Mr Kelly's decision to retire as a Director
and Chairman with effect from that date. The Board expresses their
appreciation of Mr Kelly's significant contribution to Orbital since
his appointment to the Board in 1995.
Mr Bourke has extensive business experience
and is currently Executive Chairman of Australian Technology Group
Limited - a company established by the Federal Government in 1993
to assist in the commercialisation of start-up IT&T and Bio-technology
ventures. He is also Chairman of Olex Holdings Limited and Compudigm
International Limited.
Previously, Mr Bourke has been a Director of
Crown Casino Limited and BIL (Australia Holdings) Ltd as well as
a Councillor of the National Library of Australia. For a number
of years, Mr Bourke was the Finance Director of Consolidated Press
Holdings Limited. Early in his career, Mr Bourke gained significant
experience in the automotive industry, occupying various finance
and senior management positions with Ford Australia during almost
eighteen years with that company.
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