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18 Jun 2008
Port of Tarragona awards Illes Balears development to TPS
16 May 2008
BBI Ownership of Westerlund Group Increases to 75%
07 Dec 2007
BBI ASX Announcement: Acquistion of German Port Operator

Management Team

The following experienced executives are based in Luxembourg.

 Nick West Nick West, Chief Executive Officer:
Nick was appointed Chief Executive Officer of BBI Euroports in October 2007.

Prior to his role as Chief Executive Officer of BBI Euroports, Nick was employed as the Commercial Director of P&O Ports in London and was a key part of a management team that delivered P&O Ports compound annual growth in excess of 20% since 1998. In addition to overseas postings in Australia and the US, Nick gained extensive international exposure with responsibility for operations in 19 countries. He supported the acquisition of new businesses and/or concessions in Russia, Belgium and Vietnam and led the Vendor Due Diligence Team during the recent acquisition of P&O Ports by Dubai Ports World.

Previously, Nick was the Finance Director with P&O Ports in London for 5 years, with overall responsibility for the finance and development function of P&O Ports reporting to the Group CEO. He is a Chartered Accountant and holds a Bachelor of Science from the London School of Economics (BSc Econ (Hons)) and is a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales.

Contact details: nicholas.west@babcockbrown.com

Richard Jennings Richard Jennings: General Manager, Integration and Strategy
Richard was appointed General Manager - Integration & Strategy of BBI Euroports in October 2007. In this role he will provide operational and strategic management support as the ports portfolio in Europe expands and is integrated to be managed as a single BBI subsidiary entity

From 2003 up to taking up this role with BBI Euroports, Richard was with PD Ports firstly as Commercial Director for Humber based port services and logistics business, and then as Development Director working closely with Babcock & Brown Infrastructure on the integration of the first of the ports in the BBI Euroports portfolio and assisting the B&B origination team on bids.

Prior to PDP Richard had 5 years with Associated British Ports initially at Port of Southampton and following that at Humber ports where he held a number of commercial roles in sectors such as cruise, container, dry bulk, reefer, and ro-ro. Richard has during his career also worked for P&O Containers in London and Rotterdam with commercial and management roles with international responsibilities, for Unilever looking after their global container shipping and export warehousing, and for German container shipping line Hapag Lloyd.

Contact details: richard.jennings@babcockbrown.com