Chairman

Mr Stuart Richardson is a high profile Australian business man who joined the Cockatoo Ridge Board in November, 2007 and was appointed Chairman of the company in June, 2008.

Mr Richardson brought to Cockatoo Ridge Wines extensive experience in capital markets in both Australia and overseas, particularly in the fields of stockbroking and investment banking.

He was a founding director of Blackwood Capital Limited, an Australian-based investment bank operating in capital markets, advisory services and funds management in equities and private equity funds. He remains a director of Blackwood Capital today.

Mr Richardson holds a Bachelor of Business (Accounting) from the Swinburne University of Technology, Melbourne and is a CPA.

Apart from his role as Chairman of Cockatoo Ridge Wines he is also Chairman of UnderCoverWear Limited.

Director - Age 57 years

Ivan Limb holds a Bachelor of Applied Science degree from Charles Sturt University. He has more than 17 year’s professional and management experience with Orlando Wyndham, one of Australia’s major winemaking groups, where he was responsible for producing many trophy and medal winning wines.

In 1993, he was instrumental in establishing Australian Vintage Limited which crushed about eight percent of Australia’s vintage in 1995. In 1997, Australian Vintage was taken over by Simeon Wines Limited via a scrip and cash bid which valued the company at approximately $120 million. Mr Limb resigned from Simeon Wines Limited in 1998 and has since developed more than 200 hectares of vineyards in the Barossa Valley and at Waikerie, South Australia.

Company Secretary - Age 65 years

Melyvn Drummond is Company Secretary and alternate director. He lived and worked in four countries prior to permanently relocating to Australia in 1985. He has held senior finance and administrative positions (including directorships) in both private and public companies in various business sectors in Australasia and abroad between 1976 and coming to melbourne. Mr Drummond holds a bachelor or Arts and commerce degrees from the university of Cape Town and is a chartered secretary.