Peter Baker joined James Hardie in October 2004 as General Manager External Affairs and was made Executive Vice President Australia in September 2005. He became Chairman of the Asbestos Injuries Compensation Fund Limited (Trustee of AICF) in January 2006.
He has been involved in various aspects of the resolution of James Hardie�s asbestos compensation matters and his current role includes managing James Hardie Industries� corporate activities in Australia.
Mr Baker is an experienced corporate executive who has held a number of senior positions in Australian public and private companies, including the MIA Group, the Tenix Group and TNT Ltd. In a number of these senior roles he was responsible for formulating corporate strategy, new market expansions in Australia and overseas and mergers and acquisitions.
He has a Bachelor of Science with first class honours from the University of Leicester, UK; a Master of Science in Operational Research with distinction from the London School of Economics, UK; and an MBA from the University of Chicago, USA.
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