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Photos and biographies for the members of Gale Pacific's Board are displayed below:

Mr David Allman
Chairman and Non-Executive Director
B.Sc.

Mr Allman joined the board on 17 November 2009. Prior to joining Gale Pacific Limited Mr Allman was Managing Director of McPherson's Limited from 1995 to 2009 and prior to that he was Managing Director of Cascade Group Limited for seven years. Before this he held senior positions with Elders IXL Limited and Castlemaine Tooheys Limited. Mr Allman holds a degree in engineering and prior to obtaining general management positions held managerial roles in production management, finance and marketing.

Mr Allman is a Non Executive Director of McPherson's Limited.

Mr Peter Ronald McDonald
Chief Executive Officer
Bachelor of Business (Marketing)

Mr McDonald is the Company's Chief Executive Officer.

Mr McDonald joined the Gale Group in 1988 and was appointed as an Executive Director of the Company in 1998.

Prior to being appointed to his current position, Mr McDonald held the position of Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of Gale Pacific USA Inc.

Mr George Henry Richards
Non-Executive Director
CPA, ACIS

Mr Richards joined the Board in 2004. He was the Chief Executive Officer of Mitre 10 South West Ltd from 1990 to 2000 and was previously the Managing Director of Cooper Tools, a market leader in hand tools manufacture and distribution.

Mr Richards has had over 40 years experience in retail, marketing, manufacturing and distribution. He was also formerly president of the Hardware Federation of Australia and is a board member of The Alfred Foundation, a Director of Bowen Pomeroy Pty Ltd, Associate Member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and an associate of the Certified Practising Accountants of Australia.

Mr John Murphy
Non-Executive Director
CA, FCPA, B.Comm, M.Comm

Mr Murphy is the Managing Director of Investec Wentworth Private Equity Limited and in this capacity is a board member of the fund's investments, including the following listed companies: Ariadne Australia Limited, Staging Connections Group Limited and Gale Pacific Limited. Mr Murphy is also a Non Executive Director of First Opportunity Fund Limited and Investec Bank (Australia) Limited.

During the last 3 years, Mr Murphy was a Non Executive Director of the following listed companies: Kids Campus Limited (2004-2006), Southcorp Limited (2003-2005), Invocare Limited (2001-2005), SMS Management and Technology Limited (2001-2004), Fone Zone Group Limited (2005 -2006) and Australian Pharmaceutical Industries Limited (2004-2007).