Executive team

Jonathan Ling was appointed Chief Executive Officer in May 2006 and to the board in August 2006. Prior to joining Fletcher Building in July 2003, he was Executive General Manager of the Nylex Division, Austrim Nylex Ltd. He was Chief Executive Officer of Visy Recycling for four years and prior to that Manager Corporate Development with Pacifica Ltd where he led Pacifica's extensive business build up in Asia.

Jonathan has a Bachelor of Mechanical Engineering from Melbourne University and Master of Business Administration from RMIT.

Mark Adamson joined the Formica Group in 1998 as Chief Financial Officer of the European division followed by the role of Managing Director UK and Eire and in 2004 became President of Formica Europe. He accepted the role of Chief Executive Formica Corporation following the acquisition by Fletcher Building. Prior to joining Formica Corporation he was Financial Controller of the pharmaceutical company GlaxoSmithKline.

Mark holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Finance from Northumbria University UK. He is a member of the English Institute of Chartered Accountants and the Institute of Taxation.

John Beveridge joined Fletcher Building as General Manager of Fletcher Easysteel in 1998. He was General Manager of Golden Bay Cement, and General Manager of the Pacific Steel Group, before appointed Chief Executive of Distribution in 2009.

John has a Bachelor of Arts (Economics) from Otago University, and a post-graduate diploma in marketing at the University of Auckland. In 2005, he attended the Senior Executive Programme at Columbia University, New York.

Mark Binns joined Fletcher Challenge Limited in 1989 from the partnership of a large Auckland law firm. Following roles in Fletcher Property, he became Chief Executive of Fletcher Construction and presently also has responsibility for all property related activities of Fletcher Building.

Mark has a Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of Auckland.

Chris Ellis was appointed Chief Executive of the Building Products division in December 2006. Prior to taking this role he was General Manager of Winstone Aggregates having previously held management roles within Fletcher Construction.

Chris holds a Bachelor of Engineering degree from the University of Canterbury and a Masters degree (Engineering Science and Management) from Stanford University in California. In 2006 he completed the Advanced Management Programme at the prestigious Wharton School of Business in Philadelphia.

Martin Farrell joined Fletcher Challenge Limited in 1980 where he headed the tax function across the Fletcher Challenge group. In addition to this, he took on the role of Company Secretary in early 2000. Prior to joining Fletcher Challenge he worked for KPMG.

Martin has a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws from Otago University. He is an Associate of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand.

Peter Merry joined Fletcher Building as the General Manager — Human Resources in January 2002. He is a trustee for the Fletcher Building Retirement Plan. Prior to joining Fletcher Building, Peter was the Executive General Manager — Programme Office & Human Resources for CLEAR Communications. Before moving to New Zealand in 1999 he held senior human resource roles in the South African retail sector, most recently as the HR Director for Foschini Stores Limited.

Peter was educated in Cape Town, South Africa, where he gained his Bachelor of Business Science and Master of Business Administration degrees.

Bill Roest held several leadership roles in the New Zealand finance sector before joining Fletcher Challenge Limited upon the acquisition of Group Rentals in 1986. Since then, he has been Managing Director of Fletcher Residential and Fletcher Aluminium before taking up his present position. He also has responsibility for planning, procurement and performance improvement initiatives across Fletcher Building.

Bill is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of New Zealand and a fellow of the Association of Certified Corporate Accountants (UK).

David Worley was General Manager of James Hardie Industries in New Zealand prior to joining Fletcher Building in January 2002. His broad business background also includes the role of General Manager in Auckland Healthcare Services and senior positions in Whitcoulls and Carter Holt Harvey.

David gained his Bachelor of Commerce and Master of Business Administration degrees from Auckland University.

Paul Zuckerman was recruited as Chief Executive of the Steel division in May 2007. Prior to joining Fletcher Building, Paul held the position of President, Greater China within BlueScope Steel Limited, having held increasingly senior management roles in that company, based in the USA and Australia, over the last 11 years. Prior to this, his business background included eight years at PPG Industries, a leading global manufacturer of industrial coating, glass and chemical products.

Paul gained his Bachelor of Science degree in Chemistry from Syracuse University and his MBA from Ohio State University.