Non-executive director, FAICD

Non-executive director since 19 July 2010. Dale is the Executive Chairman of the Elphinstone Group which he founded in 1975. Dale has considerable experience in the engineering, manufacturing and heavy machinery industries and among other things is one of the longest-serving Caterpillar dealer principals in Australia, having acquired the Caterpillar dealership in Victoria and Tasmania in 1987. Dale is the Co-Chair of the Joint Commonwealth and Tasmanian Economic Council, a member of the Tasmanian Premier’s Economic and Social Recovery Advisory Council and was a director of the Tasmanian Health Organisation North-West until 30 June 2015. He was a director of Caterpillar subsidiary, Caterpillar Underground Mining Pty Ltd until December 2008 and of the formerly publicly-listed Queensland Gas Company Limited from October 2002 to November 2008. Dale was also a director of ASX listed National Hire Group Limited until December 2011.