Mr. McCormack joins the Whitehaven Coal Board as an experienced independent non-Executive Director and is currently on the Boards of Origin Energy, Austal Limited and Central Petroleum. Mr. McCormack has more than 40 years' experience working in the energy and infrastructure sectors in Australia, primarily in oil & gas and renewable energy generation. He worked for 15 years at AGL Energy and 20 years at APA group, including 15 years as the Managing Director & CEO.

Whitehaven Coal Chairman, the Hon Mark Vaile AO, warmly welcomed Mr. McCormack to the Board. "We are pleased to expand the Board and welcome Mick, who is a seasoned leader at both executive and director levels. Mr. McCormack holds a Master of Business Administration and a Bachelor of Applied Science (Surveying) from the University of Queensland, and a Graduate Diploma of Engineering from Monash University.

Mr. McCormack is also a Director of the Clontarf Foundation and is Chairman of the Australian Brandenburg Orchestra Foundation.