CSL Limited (CSLLY) Discusses Leadership Transition and Appointment of Interim CEO Transcript

Mark Dehring

Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining us on short notice. My name is Mark Dehring, Head of Investor Relations at CSL. The focus of today’s call is CSL’s leadership transition, and we appreciate your interest and engagement in this important juncture for the company.

To be clear, we are not addressing financial results during this session. There will be a separate call tomorrow dedicated to our financial performance, where you’ll have the opportunity to ask questions regarding CSL’s results and outlook. Today, our intention is to provide context and clarity around the leadership change and what it means for CSL.

I’ll now hand you over to CSL’s Chairman, Dr. Brian McNamee.

Brian McNamee

Good afternoon, everyone, and thank you for joining us on such short notice. Given the importance of the announcement, I wanted you to hear directly from me and have the opportunity to meet Gordon Naylor, who has just been appointed as Interim CEO and Managing Director and will begin in the role tomorrow.

Paul McKenzie will be retiring from the company. On behalf of the Board, I want to sincerely thank Paul for his dedication and service to CSL over the past 7 years, both as CEO and previously Chief Operating Officer. Paul has made a significant contribution to CSL, particularly in optimizing our operations, including significant progress on