Origin Energy Limited (Origin) has announced the appointment of Mr. Mick McCormack to the Company's Board as independent Non-executive Director, effective from 17 December 2020. Mr. McCormack is Non-executive Director of Austal Limited and Chairman of Central Petroleum Limited. He is also Chairman of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Foundation and a director of the Clontarf Foundation. Mr. McCormack was previously Managing Director and CEO of APA Group (2005-2019) and has more than 36 years of experience in the energy and infrastructure sectors, including gas- fired and renewable energy power generation, gas processing, LNG and underground storage. Prior to joining APA in 2000, Mr. McCormack held various senior management roles with AGL Energy.