Warburton retires from Caltex board

Caltex Australia Ltd. Chairman Dick Warburton is set to retire after an eight-year stint on the board. Warburton has served on the Caltex board since July 1999 and as chair since April 2001. He will be succeeded by fellow board member Elizabeth Bryan, who has been a director of the company since July 2002. Bryan will become chairman on October 1. Bryan is also a director of Westpac Banking Corporation Ltd. and Ridley Corporation Ltd., as well as chair of UniSuper. Warburton will stay on as a member of the board until Caltex’s annual general meeting in 2008. (September 21, 2007)