Paul O'Sullivan
BA (Mod) Economics, Advanced Management Program of Harvard
Chairman, Independent Non-Executive Director
Chairman since October 2020 and a Non-Executive Director since November 2019. Paul is an ex-officio member of all Board Committees and Chair of the Ethics, Environment, Social and Governance Committee and the Nomination and Board Operations Committee.
Career
Paul has experience in the telecommunications and oil and gas sectors, both in Australia and overseas. He has held senior executive roles with Singapore Telecommunications (Singtel) and was previously the CEO of Optus. He has also held management roles with the Colonial Group and the Royal Dutch Shell Group in Canada, the Middle East, Australia and United Kingdom.
Relevant other directorships
Chairman: Singtel Optus Pty Limited (from 2014, Director from 2004) and Western Sydney Airport Corporation (from 2017).
Director: St Vincent’s Health Australia (from 2019) and Australian Tower Network Pty Ltd (from 2021).
Relevant former directorships held in the last three years, include
Former Director: Telkomsel Indonesia (from 2010-2020), Healthscope Limited (2016-2019), National Disability Insurance Agency (2017-2020) and Coca-Cola Amatil Limited (from 2017-2021).
Age: 63 years. Residence: Sydney, Australia. Nationality: Australian