Nominated July 2003 and appointed Non-Executive Director effective February 2004, Mr Simpson has been the Company’s independent Non-Executive Chairman since July 2004. Mr Simpson was previously Executive General Manager, Finance, Southcorp Holdings Limited, 1987 to 1995; Executive General Manager, Finance, Tabcorp Holdings Limited, 1995 to February 1999; Finance Director, Tabcorp Holdings Limited, February 1999 until retirement in February 2003.

Jamie Odell was appointed Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Aristocrat Leisure Limited effective 1 February, 2009.  Jamie’s appointment received regulatory approval on 13 May, 2009.
 
Prior to his appointment, Jamie was Managing Director of Foster’s in the Australian and Asia Pacific region with responsibility for the sales and marketing of Foster’s extensive portfolio of beer, wine, spirits and other alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages.  Before joining Foster’s, Jamie was Regional Vice President (Asia Pacific) Allied Domecq Duty Free, responsible for sales through travel-related channels in Asia and Australasia.   Jamie also held a number of roles with Allied Domecq including Managing Director of URM Brands in the UK and Managing Director of Tetley Australia.
 
Jamie Odell holds an MBA from the University of Sussex, UK.

 

 

Nominated August 1998. Appointed May 1999. Director, Fortress Global Investigations, Inc. Former Assistant Director, FBI. Former President, Motion Picture Association, representing major US film producers. Former Director, J Edgar Hoover Foundation

Nominated November 2004. Appointed June 2005. Consulting Director – Investment Banking, Rothschild Australia Limited. Director, Territory Insurance Office, Trust Company Limited, Bank of Queensland, Macquarie Office Management Limited, and Macquarie Leisure Operations Limited. Former Chairman, Centric Wealth Advisors Limited. Former Senior Executive, Citicorp and Citigroup Inc. in the United States and Japan; former Group Managing Director, ANZ Banking Group Limited.

Nominated November 2004. Appointed June 2005. Director, Export Finance and Insurance Corporation. Former Director, Chandler Macleod Limited, Australian Leisure & Hospitality Group Limited, Ceramic Fuel Cells Limited, Energex Limited, Golden Casket Lottery Corporation Limited and National Leisure and Gaming Limited. Former Partner and Special Counsel, Clayton Utz, Lawyers.

Nominated December 2008, appointed Non-Executive Director effective June 2009. Chair, Space Industry Innovation Council.  Former Deputy Vice-Chancellor (External Relations), University of Technology, Sydney. Former VP Operations, Thales ATM SA (France).  Former Director, Structural Monitoring Systems Plc, Thales ATM Pty Limited, Thales ATM Inc (USA) and Thales ATM Navigation GmbH (Germany). Former Chairman, Thales ATM spA (Italy).