Origin Energy appoints Gordon Cairns as new Chairman of the Board

– UK – London / AUSTRALIA – Sydney – Origin Energy Finance Limited announces today Kevin McCann retired of his postion of Chairman of the Board and is replaced by Gordon Cairns with immediate effect.

About Gordon Cairns

Gordon Cairns joined the Board of Origin Energy as Independent Non-executive Director in June 2007. He is a member of the Remuneration, Risk, Nomination and Health, Safety and Environment committees and is Chairman of the Origin Foundation.

Gordon is Chairman of Quick Service Restaurant Group and a Director of Westpac Banking Corporation and World Education Australia. He is also a senior advisor to McKinsey & Company and Caliburn Partnership. He was previously chairman of Rebel Group and a director of The Centre for Independent Studies.

Gordon holds a Master of Arts (Honours) from the University of Edinburgh.

About Origin Energy

Origin is the leading Australian integrated energy company, focused on gas and oil exploration and production, power generation and energy retailing. Origin also has significant renewable energy investments including wind, geothermal, solar and hydro.

Being an integrated energy company, Origin has diverse operations spanning across the energy supply chain.

  • Natural gas and oil exploration and production
  • Electricity generation
  • Energy retailing
  • Renewable generation
  • Contact Energy

Origin has extensive operations across Australia and New Zealand, and is pursuing additional opportunities in the fast growing energy markets of Asia.

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