Peter O'Brien

Peter O'Brien is a trusted advisor to Boards and CEOs on corporate governance, board effectiveness, succession planning, executive development, and leadership search and transformation. He is a core member of the Firm’s Global Board & CEO Advisory Group and he leads the firm’s business across Asia Pacific. Previously, Peter led the Global Supply Chain Practice as well as the Global Industrial Services & Infrastructure Sector and remains a mentor for both.

Peter joined Russell Reynolds Associates in 2007 from DHL, where he was the Managing Director of its independent Asia-based business operation, offering fully integrated supply chain solutions to companies worldwide. Peter previously held senior global supply chain management roles based in Europe with DHL and its parent, Deutsche Post World Net. Earlier, he worked at PricewaterhouseCoopers and TNT Limited. Peter began his career as a lawyer, practicing as a corporate commercial lawyer with Phillips Fox Lawyers.

Peter received both a Bachelor of Commerce (B.Com) and a Bachelor of Laws (LL.B), and was awarded his Masters in Law (LLM) from Queensland University of Technology in Australia.