CSR Limited (CSR) announced the appointment of Julie Coates as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the company, effective 2 September 2019. This follows the announcement late last year that, after eight years leading the business, Rob Sindel would retire in 2019. Ms. Coates is currently Managing Director Australia & New Zealand at Goodman Fielder Limited.

Mr. Sindel will continue in the business until mid September to ensure an orderly transition. Ms. Coates is currently a Non-Executive Director of Coca-Cola Amatil Limited. She was previously a Non-Executive Director of Spotless Group Holdings from January 2016 to July 2017 and a Board Member of the Australian Food & Grocery Council from 2015 to 2019.