Orora Limited (ASX:ORA)

Rob Sindel has extensive experience obtained from executive management and leadership positions, principally from his 30-year career in the construction and manufacturing industries both in Australia and the United Kingdom. Rob has particular insights in sales and marketing, in B2B environments, process improvement, strategic management and operating in high-risk industries.

Rob was formerly the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of CSR Limited from 2011 until 2019.

Rob has been a Director of Orora Limited since March 2019 and was appointed Chair of the Board in February 2020.

Prior to Orora, Brian Lowe spent eight years with Delphi Technologies where he was Managing Director of the Asia Pacific Powertrain business, including five years based in Shanghai. This followed a 10-year career at General Electric (GE), where he held various leadership roles in sales and marketing, and supply chain. He was Managing Director of GE Plastics, Australia from 2001 to 2003.

In his 11 years at Orora, Brian has been the Group General Manager of the Beverage (2011-2015) and Fibre (2016- 2019) businesses. He was appointed Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Orora Limited in October 2019.

Michael Fraser has a wealth of experience, following a 30-year career at AGL Energy where he held various senior management positions in sales and marketing, distribution, corporate services and regulatory management. Michael was formerly the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of AGL Energy Limited. Michael is currently Independent Chairman of APA Group and was until recently, a non-executive director of Aurizon Holdings Ltd.

Thomas (Tom) Gorman brings a wealth of experience to Orora, following a 30-year career in executive positions at Ford Motor Company and Brambles Limited, of which he was Chief Executive Officer. Tom has worked in multiple functions including finance, operations, logistics, marketing and business development in England, France, Australia and the United States (where he is a resident).

Tom graduated cum laude from Tufts University with BA degrees in Economics and International Relations, obtained an MA from the Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy, and an MBA with distinction from the Harvard Business School.

Tom has been a Director of Orora Limited since September 2019.

Sarah Hofman is a Chartered Accountant with over 30 years’ experience in audit, advisory, capital markets and financial services regulation across the UK, Europe, and Asia Pacific. 

Most recently, Sarah held the position of Partner in the Risk & Regulatory Assurance team at PwC for eight years.  Sarah was also previously the Chair of the Australia Securitisation Forum, the peak industry body for structured capital markets in Australia. Sarah is a recent graduate of the University of Cambridge Institute for Sustainability Leadership.

Sarah has been a Director of Orora Limited since March 2024.

Claude-Alain brings a depth of experience to Orora, with a career spanning 40 years with the Saint-Gobain Group in various senior management and executive positions across South America, Europe, the USA and Asia. Most recently, Claude-Alain held the position of CEO Construction Specialties, Saint-Gobain. Claude-Alain is currently a non-executive director of Outwork and Vestack.

Claude-Alain has been a Director of Orora Limited since December 2023.