Boral Limited appoints new CEO

Zlatko has 30 years of experience in Australia and internationally in steel building products, oil and gas, and logistics, working in finance, business planning and strategy roles, including as Chief Financial Officer of Brambles Limited from 2012 to 2016 and Oil Search from 2009 to 2012. This followed a 23-year career at BHP in senior finance and business development roles across BHP’s steel building products and petroleum businesses, culminating in the role of CFO Energy at BHP based in the USA.

Since March 2017, Zlatko has been on the board of construction materials company, Adelaide Brighton Limited, where he has served in the capacity of Chairman and since May 2019 as Deputy Chairman and Lead Independent Director. He will step down from the Adelaide Brighton Board, effectively immediately.

Zlatko is also on the Board of Coles Group Limited, where he serves as Chairman of the Audit and Risk Committee, and The Star Entertainment Group Ltd, where he is Chair of the Audit Committee. He will complete an orderly transition off those boards over the coming months.

Boral’s Chairman of the Board, Kathryn Fagg, said that after an extensive search for a new CEO, Zlatko has proven to be an outstanding candidate.

“With exceptional commercial acumen, strategic insight and a focus on return on capital, Zlatko has a strong track record as a senior executive in a number of large industrial and energy companies, with international operations."

“His experience in leading major transformations, including business turnarounds, as well as in capital allocation and strategic portfolio management, are critically important for Boral.”

“Zlatko’s mandate as Boral’s CEO is at the outset to set a clear operational plan, including how to manage through the current challenging conditions, and to work with the board to finalise the review of the operational performance and strategic positioning of the businesses within Boral’s portfolio. He will then deliver a strategy to strengthen the financial performance of the company and to improve returns for our shareholders.”

“The board appreciates Mike Kane supporting Zlatko’s transition into the role, which will provide Zlatko with an opportunity to quickly understand the issues and assess the operational and strategic priorities within each division, focusing initially on Boral North America.”

“We thank Mike for his leadership and for building a safer, more innovative, more resilient and better positioned business today than at the time that Mike joined the Company. On a personal note, I have very much enjoyed working with Mike, and I know Boral’s people have greatly appreciated and enjoyed his leadership and he will be missed by our employees.”

Zlatko Todorcevski said he was looking forward to the challenges ahead, working with Boral’s people and leading Boral to reset the business:

“It’s a great honour to be appointed as Boral’s next CEO & Managing Director. I see my job as helping to shape Boral’s future and ensuring that a company with such a proud 75-year history and heritage continues to thrive and prosper for many years into the future.”

“This is a great, iconic Australian company, with an excellent brand, a committed and passionate workforce, strong market positions, and solid underlying business fundamentals. But it is fair to say that in recent times, the company has not performed in line with the market’s or the board’s expectations.”

“Boral has the potential to perform at a higher level and to be recognised as a great business, which is what attracted me to the position in the first place.”

“My brief is straight forward: to use my strategic and commercial expertise and knowledge of the sector to strengthen the business so that we are delivering attractive returns for our shareholders, doing a great job for our customers, and ensuring we run a safe and sustainable company for our people and the communities in which we operate.”

“As the board made clear to me through the selection process, there are no sacred cows when it comes to our strategy and our portfolio. We will spend the next few months working on how to refocus Boral to deliver for our customers, our people and shareholders.”

“These are tough times for all organisations – the economic impacts of the COVID 19 pandemic are still to fully play out. As COVID-19 lockdowns ease in our key markets, we need to be sure that Boral is well placed to take advantage of opportunities currently in the pipeline or created through stimulus activities, and to emerge as a strong business ready to grow and deliver acceptable returns.”

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