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Mr Cubisis one of two Board Nominees for major shareholder Tattarang. He is a highly experienced Non Executive Director and CFO with over 20 years experience with boards in senior finance roles.. His previous roles have included CFO of Cochlear Ltd, CFO of Nine Network and Non Executive Director for A2B Ltd and Prime Media Ltd, both de-listed after being successfully sold, and youth cancer charity, Canteen Australia. His experience in managing global finance and risk teams, numerous mergers and acquisition transactions and the associated funding requirements bring valuable skills and experience to the Austal Board. He is Chair of the Risk Committee.

Ms Murphy has executive leadership experience in engineering, infrastructure and corporate governance from her 40-year career. She served as the CEO of the Water Corporation of Western Australia for ten years until 2018. Prior to that, she spent 25 years at Clough Engineering, progressing through various operational and leadership roles before being appointed to the Board in 1998. Ms Murphy currently serves as a Non-Executive Director at Monadelphous Group and is an Advisory Board member at Cape Dunstans Construction. She completed her term as Pro Chancellor at the University of Western Australia in August 2025 and remains a Director on the UWA Business School Board. She will also join Risk Committee.

Mr Gregg is senior leader with significant project management, manufacturing and business experience acquired within the high-technology Nuclear Defence Industry, Rail Industry and Naval Shipbuilding Industry. Immediately prior to joining Austal, he was working for Network Rail in the United Kingdom. During his time there he was responsible for major infrastructure enhancements and renewals. He has experience in the naval sector having worked for BAE Systems Submarines, based in Barrow in Furness, England. He was the Head of Project for the second Astute class hunter killer nuclear submarine build. In this role he worked closely with both the United Kingdom Ministry of Defence and Navy to ensure the project was successfully delivered. As Chief Operating Officer at Austal, Paddy had responsibility for the shipbuilding and sustainment operations in Australia, Philippines and Vietnam. This responsibility covered both new build of commercial and naval vessels, and the sustainment stream of the business focussed on support for the Australian Border Force and Royal Australian Navy. As Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, he oversees a global company comprising 5 shipyards and 8 service centres in 4 countries, with more than 4,400 employees worldwide.

Mr Goddard continues to serve as a Royal Australian Navy active reserve officer (rank Rear Admiral) following 34 years full time service up until January 2021. He is also a Non Executive Director of the Commonwealth Superannuation Corporation, the Australian Missile Corporation, Southern Launch, and the Chairman of the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race. Prior to assuming his current industry roles, he was dual appointed as Commander, Maritime Border Command and Operation Sovereign Border, responsible for the law enforcement and operational oversight of Australias maritime economic and security zones; covering more than 10 per cent of the earths surface across the Indian, Pacific and Southern Oceans, Antarctic Territory and Australias northern maritime approaches. This was preceded by a two year secondment into the Department of the Prime Minister & Cabinet. On promotion to Commodore in late 2014 he assumed the role of Commander Surface Fleet, commanding 18 major warships and over 3,500 personnel. He has commanded warships and joint agency Taskforces at every senior Navy rank from Commander to Rear Admiral. Lee has contributed to a range of professional and academic journals focused on national security, maritime issues and international affairs. He is member of the Risk Committee

Mr Gibb is a member of the Risk Committee, marking his second non executive directorship following his appointment to the ANZ Board in 2024, where he serves as Chairman of the Risk Committee and sits on the Audit and Technology Committees. He is one of two Board Nominees for major shareholder Tattarang. He is an accomplished international finance executive with over 35 years of experience across global investment banking and financial services. He is also currently Senior Advisor at Privatus Capital Partners and Chairman of Inala Endowment. Richard most recently served as Chief Executive Officer of Credit Suisse Australia, a role he held from 2019 to 2024. Prior to this, he held a range of senior leadership positions at Deutsche Bank, including Co Head of Banking for Asia Pacific, Co Head of Global Institutions and Chief Operating Officer for Global Banking. His earlier career includes roles at Merrill Lynch, Bankers Trust, Coopers & Lybrand and Westpac, providing him with broad expertise in international banking, capital markets, mergers and acquisitions and corporate finance.

Ms Toohey brings program management, government procurement, digital and technology expertise to Austal through her experience in senior leadership roles in the Department of Defence. She was a senior officer in the Australian Army, retiring at the rank of major general in early 2023. For over two decades she was involved in Defence capability. She served as Head Land Capability responsible for the modernisation and sustainment of all Army equipment and infrastructure including helicopters, tanks, communication systems and watercraft. In her last appointment within the Australian Defence Force Headquarters she was responsible for integrating capability across the three Services. She was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia (AM) for exceptional service to the Australian Defence Force in the fields of capability development and education. She is also a Non Executive Director of Defence Health Ltd, Australian Naval Infrastructure (ANI) Pty Ltd, Cylent International Pty Ltd and Greater Western Sydney (GWS) Giants. She is a member of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) Executive Council and provides a range of advisory and consulting services. He is member of the Risk Committee.

Hon Spencer was the 76th Secretary of the United States Navy. After graduating from Rollins College University, he served in the United States Marine Corps, as an H 46 (Phrog) pilot. After leaving active duty, he began a successful career in finance, working on Wall Street for 16 years for companies such as Goldman Sachs, Donaldson, Lufkin and Jenrette and Bear Stearns, before becoming President of Crossroads Investment Management LLC, and Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of Intercontinental Exchange, Inc. and later Managing Director of Fall Creek Management LLC. He also served on the Pentagon Defense Business Board advisory panel and the Chief of Naval Operations Executive Panel. He is currently the Global Chairman of Bondi Partners, an advisory firm based in Australia offering strategic counsel to corporate and government clients; Managing Director of Pallas Ventures, which focuses on emerging commercial technologies that have applicability in the National Security arena; and is a member of the board of directors of the Global Atlantic Financial Group, and Focused Energy. He is also a member of the Advisory Board to the US Innovation and Technology Fund.

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