The Company’s Board of Directors is composed of six members, four of whom are independent. To be considered as independent, a Director who has no relation whatsoever with the company, its group or its management. Reappointment of Directors occurs on an annual basis by a plurality present or represented by proxy and entitled to vote at the annual meeting.
Mr. Bosnjak has served as a member of our board of directors since February 2003 and as chairman of our board since April 2006 Mr. Bosnjak has a series of business interests across the tourism and hospitality, manufacturing and media industries within Europe, Asia and Australia. He has also led a series of Australian government advisory bodies and industry groups within the transport, tourism and economic development sectors. Mr. Bosnjak was awarded an Order of Australia Medal in 1994, and also holds an honorary doctorate from the University of Western Sydney.
Mr. Shortall has served as our Chief Executive Officer since September 2002. Prior to founding Unilife, Mr. Shortall led a series of business ventures within Ireland and Australia in the retail, consumer goods, IT, insurance and banking sectors. He also competed at the highest levels in a number of sports including martial arts, motor sports and pistol shooting. In 2008, the trade magazine Medical Device and Diagnostic Industry named Mr. Shortall as one of 100 Notable People in the medical device industry worldwide. Mr. Shortall serves on the Strategic Partnerships Committee.
Mr. Carter has served as a member of our board of directors since April 2006. He has also served as chief financial officer and company secretary of Unilife Medical Solutions Limited. Mr. Carter has more than 30 years of expertise in professional accounting, investment banking, corporate finance and commercial / strategic planning roles. He also served as company secretary of UMSL from March 2007 to July 2010. Mr. Carter was a chief financial officer of various publicly listed healthcare companies prior to joining Unilife, and has also held senior positions with Coca Cola, Santos, Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce and Touche Ross.
Mr. Galle has served as a member of our board of directors since June 2008. He is a US-based consultant with more than 30 years experience in the development and implementation of business growth and alternative investment strategies. Mr. Galle is affiliated with Bradley Woods, an independent research and investment banking firm specializing in federal regulatory and legislative developments, and is president of Diversified Portfolio Strategies LLC (DPS) in Washington D.C. He was previously a director at NASDAQ Corporate Services for the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. in Washington, D.C. Mr. Galle serves on the Compensation and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.
Mr. Lund has served as a member of our board of directors since November 2009. He is a managing partner of M&A Holdings, LLC, a private consulting company and Upstart CFO. He has previously held senior finance and corporate controller roles with public and private companies, and was also a manager at KPMG. Mr. Lund is chair of the Unilife Audit Committee and is a member of the Strategic Partnerships, Compensation, and Nominating and Corporate Governance Committees.
Ms. Wold has served as a member of our board of directors since May 2010. She is Chief Executive Officer of the Church Pension Fund, which oversees defined benefit and defined contribution pension plans for clergy and lay employees of the Episcopal Church. She was previously senior vice president of finance, senior vice president of tax and treasury and vice president of tax at Wyeth, and with the international law firm of Shearman & Sterling based in New York. Ms. Wold received her law degree from the University of Michigan and. She is the chair of the Strategic Partnerships Committee and serves on the Audit Committee.
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