Mr. Paul Digney

Chairman, Non-Executive Director

Mr. Digney has 30 years’ executive management experience in supply chain and port logistics roles across Australia.

During the 1990s, he established Liberty Cargo Systems and provided port logistics and international freight forwarding services. Patrick Corporation Limited acquired the company in 1999 and it became the platform for the Patrick Port Services Division. As General Manager, Mr. Digney rapidly expanded the new division through growth and acquisitions.

In 2007, together with other former Patrick executives, Mr. Digney led an investment consortium to acquire management control and ownership of the former P&O Trans Australia, now Qube Logistics.

His experience developing supply chain solutions for major projects, partners and clients led to Mr. Digney’s appointment to Chief Operating Officer in 2016 and his subsequent appointment to Managing Director in July 2021.

Mr. Jonathon Sellar

Non-Executive Director

Mr. Sellar is a Managing Director and Chief Operating Officer for Australia in Brookfield’s Infrastructure Group, responsible for asset management function in Australia.

Mr. Sellar joined Brookfield in 2010, following Brookfield’s acquisition of the Australian Listed company, Prime Infrastructure, where he served as the Chief Financial Officer since 2002. Previously, he held senior roles at InterGen Australia and at PricewaterhouseCoopers.

Mr. Sellar holds a Bachelor of Business (Accountancy) from the Queensland University of Technology and has been a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Australia since 1996.

Mr. Maurice James

Non-Executive Director

Mr. James has over 30 years’ experience in the engineering, ports and logistics industries.

He spent his early career at the Port of Melbourne Corporation, initially as an engineer, then working through various roles to become head of commercial operations.

Mr. James was an integral part of Patrick Corporation Limited’s executive team from 1994 –2006. His last position at Patrick was Executive Director – Ports, which included responsibility for Patrick’s container terminals and port logistics businesses.

Mr. James has held various roles at Qube-related companies since 2007. He became a Director of Qube in 2011 and, upon the Company’s corporatisation later the same year, was appointed Managing Director. Mr. James retired as Managing Director of Qube in June 2021.

Mr. James is also a Director of the Australian Logistics Council and sits on the New South Wales and WA Freight Advisory Councils. In 2017, he was appointed to the Australian Government’s National Freight and Supply Chain Expert Panel, tasked with identifying the key priorities for the National Freight and Supply Chain Strategy.

Mr. Ray Neill

Non-Executive Director

Mr. Neill is a Managing Director in Brookfield’s Infrastructure Group, responsible for leading business development and transaction execution in Australia and India.

Mr. Neill joined Brookfield in 2010, following Brookfield’s acquisition of the Australian-listed company, Prime Infrastructure, where he worked as an investment analyst. Mr. Neill serves as a Board member on several of Brookfield’s operating companies including Arc Infrastructure, Dalrymple Bay Coal Terminal and Patrick Corporation. Previously, Mr. Neill worked in the transport group of the strategy consulting firm Booz and Co.

Mr. Neill holds a bachelor’s degree, with honours, in engineering from the University of Queensland and a Graduate Diploma in Applied Finance from the Securities Institute of Australia.

Mr. Sam Kaplan

Non-Executive Director

Mr Kaplan is Managing Director of Kaplan Funds Management Pty Limited and one of Qube’s founders. He served as investment manager from the company’s establishment in 2006 until its restructuring in 2011.

Mr Kaplan is also a founder of Patrick Corporation Limited and was involved in the company’s strategic planning. During his tenure at Patrick, he has been involved with several acquisitions, including Pacific National and the former Virgin Blue, now Virgin Australia. Mr Kaplan is Director and Member of the Investment Committee of Maritime Super, and Member of the NAB Private Wealth Investment Council. He was appointed Director of Qube in 2011.