Exhibit 24.1
POWER OF ATTORNEY
Each person whose signature appears below hereby constitutes and appoints Russell Langtry
Chenu, Robert Ernest Cox and Paul Bokota, or any of them, his true and lawful attorney-in-fact and
agent with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him in his name, place and stead, in
any and all capacities, to execute a registration statement on Form F-4 relating to the
registration of Ordinary Shares, a registration statement on Form F-6 relating to the registration
of American Depositary Shares of James Hardie Industries SE and a registration statement on Form
S-8 relating to the registration of securities offered to employees and directors pursuant to
employee benefit plans and to sign any and all amendments and supplements to such registration
statements, including post-effective amendments, and any additional registration statement pursuant
to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act of 1933 and other instruments necessary or appropriate in
connection therewith, and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in
connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, and hereby grants to such
attorney-in-fact and agent, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing
requisite and necessary or desirable to be done, and to take or cause to be taken any and all such
further actions in connection with such registration statements as such attorney-in-fact and agent,
in his sole discretion, deems necessary or appropriate, as fully to all intents and purposes as he
might or could do in person, hereby ratifying and confirming all that said attorney-in-fact and
agent or his substitute or substitutes may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.
This power of attorney has been signed by the following persons in the capacities and on the
dates indicated.
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/s/ Louis Gries
Louis Gries
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Chief
Executive Officer and
Managing Board Director
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June 23, 2009 |
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/s/ Russell Chenu
Russell Chenu
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Chief
Financial Officer,
Principal Accounting
Officer/Controller and Managing
Board Director
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June 23, 2009 |
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/s/ Michael N. Hammes
Michael N. Hammes
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Chairman
and Joint and
Supervisory Board Director
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June 23, 2009 |
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/s/ Donald McGauchie AO
Donald McGauchie AO
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Deputy
Chairman and Joint and
Supervisory Board Director
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June 23, 2009 |
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/s/ Brian Anderson
Brian Anderson
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Joint
and Supervisory Board
Director
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June 23, 2009 |
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/s/ David Harrison
David Harrison
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Joint
and Supervisory Board
Director
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June 23, 2009 |