Career
Mulcahy currently holds a number of non-executive positions, including:
Guardian of the Future Fund, Australia’s sovereign wealth fund, with some A$86bn of funds under management (as at January 2010)
Non-executive director of the listed property company Mirvac Group, an ASX top 50 company
Non-executive director and chairman of Coffey International, an ASX-listed international professional services consultancy focussed on both physical and social infrastructure
Non-executive director of GWA International, an ASX-listed supplier of household consumer products
Non-executive director of the Great Barrier Reef Foundation, an Australian environmental charity
Chairman of the advisory board of Pottinger, an independent corporate advisory firm(subscription required)
Between 2003 and 2009, he was Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Suncorp-Metway Limited, one of Australia’s top 20 listed companies. During this period, Suncorp completed the A$7.9bn acquisition of Promina, making Suncorp Australia’s largest general insurance company, as well as its sixth largest bank and life insurance company. Previously he held a number of senior roles within the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, including the role of Group Executive, Investment and Insurance Services.
Prior to joining the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, he held a number of senior roles during his 14 years at Lend Lease Corporation, including Chief Executive Officer, Lend Lease Property Investment, and Chief Executive Officer, Civil and Civic.
Mulcahy graduated with a Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering (University of Sydney) and is a Fellow of the Institute of Engineers.