At 30 June 2007, the Board consisted of nine directors. The Chief Executive Officer is the only director who is also
an executive of the Corporation. Two new appointments in 2006/07 replaced retiring members. Michael Cavell was appointed in November 2006 and Stan Kalinko in June 2007. Don Challen retired in July 2007 after serving for 14 years.

At 1 August 2007, the Board of Hydro Tasmania consisted of the following eight members.

David Crean Dr David Crean (56) was appointed a director of the Hydro-Electric Corporation on 12 July 2004 and chairman on 24 September 2004. He was Treasurer of the State of Tasmania from August 1998 to his retirement from the position in February 2004. He was also Minister for Employment from July 2002 to February 2004, Member of the Legislative Council from 1992 to May 2004, and a Member of the House of Assembly between 1989 and 1992. From 1993-98 he held Shadow Portfolios of State Development, Public Sector Management, Finance and Treasury. He holds a Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery degree from Monash University.	Vince Hawksworth Vince Hawksworth (48) took up his position as Chief Executive Officer on 1 August 2006. Prior to his appointment, Mr Hawksworth was General Manager Retail for Genesis Energy in Auckland, New Zealand, having been General Manager Generation. His 11-year career history in the New Zealand electricity industry followed senior management positions in the UK coal mining industry. Other offices held have been First Vice President, Electricity Engineers Association of New Zealand; Director, Gas Association of New Zealand; and Member, Electricity Commission Retail Market Advisory Group, New Zealand. Mr Hawksworth has completed professional engineering qualifications and holds a Masters degree in Business Administration.	Ken Baxter Ken Baxter (63) was appointed to the Board on 6 November 1996 and is a Strategic Management Consultant. Mr Baxter is Chairman of PNG Sustainable Infrastructure Ltd, senior advisor to the Chief Secretary of PNG Government and a Director of the Tasmanian Symphony Orchestra. He is a past chairman of national bodies for the dairy industry and electricity reform, has held positions on a COAG subcommittee, the Sydney Olympic Games organising committee and was head of Victoria and NSW Premiers departments. He was a previous Commissioner of the Australian National Railways Commission and a Director of the Baker Medical Research Institute. Mr Baxter has a Bachelor of Economics degree, is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Management, Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a Member of the Academy of Political Science (New York).	Michael Cavell Michael Cavell (57) was appointed to the Board on 15 November 2006. He is an energy consultant based in Brisbane. He has extensive energy industry experience in Australia and the United States and has held the positions of CEO of Enertrade, Managing Director of Duke Energy International’s Asia Pacific operations, Managing Director of PG&E Corporation’s Australian business. Prior to coming to Australia, Mr Cavell worked in oil and gas exploration and production, in natural gas pipelines, and in energy regulation in USA. Mr Cavell has qualifications in law and physics.

Sally Farrier Sally Farrier (43) was appointed to the Board on 13 December 2004. Ms Farrier is a director of Farrier Swier Consulting, a director of Western Power and a member of the Victorian Water Trust Advisory Council. She specialises in energy and water reform, regulation and governance. Her experience spans a broad range of Australian, New Zealand and international projects, including significant involvement in the Victorian electricity and gas reform processes. Ms Farrier has a Bachelor of Engineering, a Masters in Business Administration, and a Postgraduate Diploma in Applied Finance and Investment Analysis. She is a Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.	Janine Healey Janine Healey (48) was appointed to the Board on 9 September 2002. Currently a Chartered Accountant with Ruddicks (Launceston, Tasmania), Ms Healey has wide-ranging commercial experience, particularly in the areas of commercial taxation advice, business structures, and planning and cash flow management and is a Board member of the Tasmanian Electronic Commerce Centre Pty Ltd. Ms Healey has held positions on Boards with such institutions as UTAS, the Launceston Chamber of Commerce, the Inveresk Railyard Development Authority, the Female Factory Historic Site Ltd and the Port of Launceston Pty Ltd. Her professional memberships include Fellow of the Taxation Institute of Australia, spending two years as Chairman of the Tasmanian Division, and Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants Ltd.	Stan Kalinko Stan Kalinko (65) was appointed to the Board on 25 June 2007. Mr Kalinko has practised law for more than 30 years, specialising in corporate and commercial law, including initial public offerings (IPOs), takeovers, and mergers and acquisitions and has broad experience over a number of industries. He commenced his career in South Africa and for the past 16 years, until he retired on 30 June 2007, was a partner of the international law firm, Deacons. Mr Kalinko is a fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and also serves on the boards of FSA Group Limited, Indigenous Community Volunteers, and the Central Synagogue. Previously he served on Deacons’ Sydney board for eight years and three years on its national board, and was chairman of the Sydney office for three years. He has Bachelors of Law and Commerce, a Higher Diploma in Taxation and is an accredited mediator.	Melanie Willis Melanie Willis (42) was appointed to the Board on 13 December 2004. Ms Willis is also on the Board of the WHK Group Limited and Aevum Limited. She is also Chief Executive Officer of SmartRate Money Limited which is a finance company specialising in the personal lending market. Previously, Ms Willis was Director Investment Banking with Deutsche Bank, Senior Vice President with BT Alex Brown, Manager Structured Finance with Westpac Corporate Finance and a senior consultant with Arthur Andersen. Ms Willis has a Bachelor of Economics, a Diploma from the Securities Institute of Australia, a Master of Taxation and a Diploma from the Australian Institute of Company Directors. She is also an associate member of the Institute of Securities, Finance and Banking, and a member of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and the Taxation Institute of Australia.