Patrick O'Brien

Mr O'Brien is Managing Director of Patrick O'Brien & Associates, Chairman of GCQ Funds Management and CE Bartlett, and a Director of The Water & Carbon Group Holdings. He was previously a non-executive director of Red Rock Leisure (1999-2020) and Chairman of the Paywise Group (2019-2023) having led a management buyout through a divestment. He has also chaired or been a board member of several early-stage ventures, not-for-profit organizations and philanthropic foundations. Patrick has over 35 years of business experience in Australia, the UK, Europe, Asia and the US, including as a Senior Managing Director with Macquarie Group where he led teams in corporate finance (Melbourne 1996-2005) and private equity (London 2005-2009). Prior to Macquarie, Patrick was a strategy consultant with McKinsey & Company and a lawyer with Minter Ellison. He is the member of Risk Committee and People Committee.