John Mullen

Joined Brambles as a Non‑Executive Director and Chair elect in November 2019 and became Chair on 1 July 2020. He is currently a Non‑Executive Director and Chair of Telstra, and Chair of the unlisted entity, Toll Group. Previously, John was Chief Executive Officer of Asciano, Australia’s largest ports and rail operator, from 2011 to 2016. Prior to that, John had a distinguished career with the DHL Group from 1994 to 2009, ultimately becoming Chief Executive Officer of DHL Express in 2006. He also served as a Director of Deutsche Post World Net, the parent company of DHL Express. Before joining DHL, John spent 10 years with the TNT Group, culminating in the role of Chief Executive Officer of TNT Express Worldwide, which he held from 1990 to 1994. He was formerly a Non‑Executive Director of Brambles (from 2009 to 2011), and has also served as a director on the boards of Brookfield Infrastructure Partners LP, Macquarie Airports Corporation, Embarq LLC (USA), Transportes Guipuzcoana (Spain) and Ducros Services Rapides (France). He was also Chair of the US National Foreign Trade Council in Washington from 2008 to 2010. John holds a Bachelor of Science from the University of Surrey.