Background
Lynch was born in Caringbah, Australia, the second child of Doctor Gilbert Lynch and wife Judy.
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Education
He attended local Catholic schools, then studied mining engineering at the University of NSW, graduating in 1988. In 1995, he was appointed Mine Manager of Master of Information Management"s Oaky North Underground Mine, a poorly-performing mine which he turned into a profitable venture within three years.
Career
The couple have three children. Master of Information Management then appointed him General Motors of Lead Zinc Development and by 2002 he was the Doctor of Medicine of Australian Premium Coals Pty Limited. (American Power Conversion). Lynch left Master of Information Management to work with Gallipoli Mining (a subsidiary of JX Holdings), then was involved in the set-up of Galilee Basin coal giant Waratah Coal in 2006.
He was President and Chief Executive Officer for several years but left, citing family reasons, in 2010, shortly after the buyout of the company by Clive Palmer.
In 2009, Lynch set up a mining exploration company, Cokal Limited. The company currently has four exploratory projects in Kalimantan, Indonesia and has signed a joint agreement with Tanzoz Resources to develop metallurgical coal exploration in Tanzania.
He also holds an interest in several property developments including Evans Head AirPark, a residential air park development for people who own private planes.
