ASX Release

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Dear Sir/Madam,

Appointment of Chief Financial Officer 2 February 2015: iiNet Limited (ASX: IIN) is pleased to announce the appointment of Michael

Howard as Chief Financial Officer. Michael will commence with the company on 2 March 2015.
iiNet Chief Executive Officer David Buckingham said he's delighted to have secured such a strong candidate after an extensive search.
"Michael has an impressive background in large and respected Australian retail companies and his appointment is a coup for iiNet," said Mr Buckingham.
"With over 20 years of experience in the competitive retail landscape, he brings the ideal credentials to help iiNet continue to grow by providing the best products and services for our customers."
Michael is currently employed as Chief Financial Officer of Officeworks Ltd, a subsidiary within the Wesfarmers Group. Officeworks is Australia's leading retailer and supplier of office products and solutions for home, business and education.
Prior to his appointment as Chief Financial Officer with Officeworks in 2007, Michael held senior financial and business planning positions at Bunnings and Coles Myer.
"Having been a customer for many years, I have much admired the way iiNet has gone about growing their business", said Michael. "I am very much looking forward to joining the team and contributing to their future success".
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For further information please contact:

David Buckingham Ben Jenkins
Chief Executive Officer Company Secretary
E: davidb@staff.iinet.net.au E: bjenkins@staff.iinet.net.au
P: +61 8 9213 1358 P: +61 8 6263 3801

About iiNet

iiNet is Australia's second largest DSL Internet Service Provider and the leading challenger in the telecommunications market. Publicly listed on the ASX 200, this billion-dollar company has been recognised as a global leader in customer service, winning the Large Business award at the 2013 International Service Excellence Awards. We employ more than

2500 inquisitive staff across three countries - 80 per cent of whom are employed to directly service over 950,000

customers. We maintain our own broadband network and support over 1.7 million broadband, telephony and Internet

Protocol TV (IPTV) services nationwide.

We're committed to making it simple for all Australians to connect across both our own network and on the NBN. Our vision is to lead the market with services that harness the potential of the Internet and then differentiate with award- winning customer service.

A full list of current awards can be viewed at iiNet Awards http://www.iinet.net.au/about/awards.html

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