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 and a registration statement on Form F-6 relating to the
registration of American Depositary Shares of James Hardie Industries SE 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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October 29, 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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October 30, 2009 |
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/s/ Michael N. Hammes
Michael N. Hammes
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Chairman
and Supervisory Board Director
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November 11, 2009 |
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/s/ Donald McGauchie AO
Donald McGauchie AO
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Deputy
Chairman and Supervisory Board
Director
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November 11, 2009 |
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/s/ Brian Anderson
Brian Anderson
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Supervisory
Board Director
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November 11, 2009 |
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/s/ David Harrison
David Harrison
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Supervisory
Board Director
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November 11, 2009 |
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/s/ Rudy van der Meer
Rudy van der Meer
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Supervisory
Board Director
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November 11, 2009 |
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/s/ James Osborne
James Osborne
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Supervisory
Board Director
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November 11, 2009 |
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