Ridley Corporation Limited announced the appointment of Melanie Laing to the Ridley Board effective 1 September 2023. Melanie will be an independent non-executive Director and will stand for election at Ridley's AGM in November 2023. Melanie will join the Remuneration and Nomination Committee upon appointment and will assume the position of Chair of that Committee following the Ridley 2023 AGM.

Melanie brings a depth of executive experience as a people and culture leader in large corporates including the Commonwealth Bank of Australia and Origin Energy. Melanie is currently a non-executive director of Keypath Education and Chair of the People, Remuneration & Sustainability Committee. Melanie is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors (FAICD) and the Australian Human Resources Institute (FAHRI), a member of Chief Executive Women (CEW) Australia and a certified chair with the Advisory Board Centre.

Ridley also advises that Patria Mann and Robert van Barneveld will retire from the Ridley Board following the Board meeting to be held 20 November 2023. Patria was appointed to the Ridley Board in March 2008 and has served as the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee. Robert was appointed to the Ridley Board in June 2010 and has served as Chair of the Ridley Innovation and Operational Committee.

It is intended that with effect from the 2023 AGM, Melanie will Chair the Remuneration and Nomination Committee, Julie Raffe will Chair the Audit and Risk Committee, and Mick McMahon will Chair a new Sustainability Committee which replaces the Ridley Innovation and Operational Committee.