Julien O'Connell
Syndicate 4

Chairman since:
2011

Current Executive / Board positions:
Chairman, Mercy Health
Non-executive Director of a number of related companies
Trade Attache, Enterprise Ireland
Director, IACC
Board Member, Finance Council, Catholic Archdiocese of Melbourne

Memberships:
Member, Council of Chairs (State Government)
Fellow, Australian Institute of Company Directors

Achievements:
Julien has had a diverse and varied background in Accounting, Insurance, Risk Management and Marketing. He developed and expanded his own business from scratch into a highly diversified group, one of which is now part of an International group.

He is now Chairman of a major hospital and aged care group with some 5 and a half thousand employees in Victoria and New South Wales. He acts as Trade Attache for Enterprise Ireland in Victoria (the trade and industry arm of the Irish Government).

He is active on a number of Boards and Finance Councils. He is a past member of Syndicate 6 for a period of 13 years.

Best advice ever received:

Treat all people as you would like to be treated and have no fear of engaging people with greater skills and talents than you may think you possess.