Australia’s Adelaide Brighton Ltd has announced the appointment of Emma Stein as an independent non-executive director. Ms Stein has previously held several board and senior executive positions in the building materials, energy, mining and waste management sectors, according to a press release.

"We welcome the wealth of experience Ms Stein brings to the Adelaide Brighton board and look forward to working with Emma," said Raymond Barro, chairman of the company.

Elsewhere, Arlene Tansey will retire from the board after serving eight years as an independent non-executive director. Following her departure, Zlatko Todorcevski, deputy chairman and lead independent director, will chair the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee.