Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia Limited announced that Ms. Pauline Blight-Johnston has been appointed Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director following the completion of an extensive Australian and international executive search. Ms. Blight-Johnston's appointment will take effect on 2 March 2020. Ms. Blight-Johnston takes over from Mr. Duncan West who was appointed acting CEO effective 1 January 2020. Mr. West will continue to serve as an independent, non-executive director following Ms. Blight-Johnston's appointment. Ms. Blight Johnston will be appointed to the Board as a Genworth Financial Inc. (GFI) designee pursuant to the Shareholder Agreement to which the Company and GFI are parties. She replaces
Mr. West as a GFI designee.