The Chairman of Australian Pipeline Limited, the responsible entity of Australian Pipeline Trust and APT Investment Trust that together comprise APA Group, Len Bleasel AM, is pleased to announce the appointment to the board of two non-executive directors, Patricia McKenzie and Steve Crane, with effect from 1 January 2011.

Patricia McKenzie brings to the board considerable expertise and experience in energy market regulation and, as a qualified solicitor, extensive corporate legal experience. She is a director of Australian Energy Market Operator Limited (AEMO), the national energy market operator for electricity and gas, and was formerly the Chief Executive Officer of Gas Market Company Limited, the market administrator for retail competition in the gas industry in New South Wales and the Australian Capital Territory.

Steve Crane’s background is in investment banking, having previously been Chief Executive Officer of ABN AMRO Australia (now RBS Group Australia) and BZW Australia. He also brings to the board considerable experience as a non-executive director of listed entities. He is currently a director of Bank of Queensland Limited, Transfield Services Limited and NIB Holdings Limited, and was formerly Chairman of Adelaide Managed Funds Limited and Investa Property Group Limited and a director of Adelaide Bank Limited and Foodland Associated Limited.

The board looks forward to the contributions of Patricia McKenzie and Steve Crane.