John Arthur

Mr John Arthur joined the board of Sydney Metro in January 2019 and became its Chairman in July 2019. He has also been a member of the Optus Advisory Committee since July 2019.

John is a lawyer by training, with experience as advisor, executive and director across a broad range of industries. He was a partner of the law firm, Freehills, Group General Counsel of Lend Lease Corporation, Chairman of the law firm, Gilbert + Tobin, Chairman and CEO of Investa Property Group, Group Executive Counsel & Secretariat and then Chief Operating Officer of Westpac Banking Corporation, before retiring in late 2016. He was a Consultant to the Chief Executive of Westpac until late 2020. He is also a former board member of CSR Limited, Rinker Group Limited, Allianz Australia and ME Bank.

John holds a Bachelor of Laws (Honours) from University of Sydney.