Endeavour Group names Tim Poole as independent chair
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The news: Dan Murphy's and BWS owner Endeavour Group has appointed former Aurizon and Reece chair Tim Poole as its next independent chairman, subject to regulatory approvals.
The context: Poole, who is currently a non-executive director at The Lottery Corporation, was previously a long-serving director at ASX-listed groups McMillan Shakespeare, Lifestyle Communities and Newcrest Mining.
Endeavour has been without a permanent chair since the abrupt resignation of Ari Mervis last August. Mervis had taken the role of executive chairman on a temporary basis following the resignation of former chief executive Steve Donohue. New CEO Jayne Hrdlicka commenced on 1 January.
What they said: "Tim has significant board leadership and stakeholder management capability and a proven track record leading through change," said Endeavour's interim chairman Duncan Makeig.
"Having previously led large organisations, he is well placed to lead the board and support management through a period of significant strategic transformation."
The source: ASX
