About Mirvac
Board Members
James MacKenzie
Chairman
James MacKenzie, B.Bus, FCA, FAICD - Chairman
James MacKenzie was appointed to the Mirvac Board in January 2005 and assumed the role of Chairman in November 2005. He is also Chairman of Pacific Brands Limited and Gloucester Coal Limited and a Director of Melco Crown Entertainment Limited.
James led the transformation of the Victorian Government's Personal Injury Schemes as Chairman of the TAC and Victorian WorkCover Authority from 2000-2007. He has previously held senior executive positions with ANZ Banking Group, Norwich Union and Standard Chartered Bank, and was Chief Executive Officer of the TAC. A Chartered Accountant by profession, James was a partner in both the Melbourne and Hong Kong offices of an international accounting firm now part of Deloitte.
Nicholas Collishaw
Managing Director
Nicholas Collishaw, SA(Fin), AAPI - Managing Director
Nick Collishaw was appointed Managing Director on 26 August 2008. Prior to this appointment he was the Executive Director - Investment Management responsible for Mirvac's Investment operations including Mirvac Property Trust, external funds management and Hotels & Resorts, having been appointed to the Mirvac Board on 19 January 2006.
Nick has been involved in property and property funds management for over 20 years and has extensive experience in commercial, retail and industrial property throughout Australia. In various roles he has coordinated business acquisitions and investment fund creation, as well as implemented portfolio sales programs and managed large investment acquisitions.
Prior to joining Mirvac in 2005 following its merger with the James Fielding Group, Nick was an Executive Director and Head of Property at James Fielding Group. He has also held senior positions with Deutsche Asset Management, Paladin Australia Limited and Schroders Australia.
Nick is a Director of the Property Industry Foundation.
Paul Biancardi
Deputy Chairman
Paul Biancardi, B.Ec, FCA - Deputy Chairman
Paul Biancardi was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Mirvac on 1 July 2001 and was appointed Deputy Chairman in August 2007. He is a former taxation partner of PricewaterhouseCoopers (the current auditors of Mirvac) and was Chairman of Coopers and Lybrand Chartered Accountants from 1994 to 1997. He retired from PricewaterhouseCoopers in 1999.
An experienced accountant, Paul brings extensive knowledge to the Mirvac Board in the areas of finance, taxation and human resources.
Paul is also a former Director of Crescent Capital Partners Limited and is a former Chairman of Hamilton James & Bruce Group Limited.
Adrian Fini
Non-Executive Director
Adrian Fini, B.Com
Adrian Fini was appointed to the Mirvac Board on 19 January 2006 as an Executive Director and became a Non-Executive Director with effect from 1 January 2009. He was formerly Chief Executive of Mirvac Fini, Mirvac's Western Australian Division, and the Executive Director responsible for Mirvac's Development Division.
Adrian has been involved in property development since 1977 and was appointed Managing Director of the Fini Group in 1994. Following its merger with Mirvac in 2001 he became the Chief Executive of the expanded Mirvac Western Australia business, broadening its development activities in the residential, commercial, industrial, retail and hospitality sectors in Western Australia, as well as integrating that business into the expanded Mirvac.
Adrian is also a Director of Little World Beverages Limited and the Art Gallery of Western Australia.
Peter Hawkins
Non-Executive Director
Peter Hawkins, B.CA (Hons), FAICD, SF(Fin), FAIM, ACA (NZ)
Peter Hawkins was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Mirvac on 19 January 2006, following his retirement from the Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited ("ANZ") after a career of 34 years. Prior to his retirement, Peter was Group Managing Director, Group Strategic Development, responsible for the expansion and shaping of ANZ's businesses, mergers, acquisitions and divestments and for overseeing its strategic cost agenda.
Peter was a member of ANZ's Group Leadership Team and sat on the Boards of Esanda Limited, ING Australia Limited and ING (NZ) Limited, the funds management and life insurance joint ventures between ANZ and ING Group.
He was previously Group Managing Director, Personal Financial Services, as well as holding a number of other senior positions during his career with the ANZ.
Peter is currently a Director of Visa Inc, Westpac Banking Corporation (and its wholly-owned subsidiary St George Bank Limited), Liberty Financial Services Pty Limited, Treasury Corporation of Victoria, Clayton Utz, Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co. Limited and Camberwell Grammar School.
Penny Morris
Non-Executive Director
Penny Morris, AM, B.Arch (Hons), M.EnvSci, DipCD, FRAIA, FAICD
Penny Morris was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Mirvac on 19 January 2006, and has extensive experience in property development and management, having formerly been Group Executive Lend Lease Property Services, General Manager and Director, Lend Lease Commercial and Director of Commonwealth Property within the Federal Department of Administrative Services.
An experienced Director for more than 18 years, Penny has also been a Director of the Colonial State Bank, Australia Post Corporation, Howard Smith Limited, Energy Australia, Indigenous Land Corporation, Country Road Limited, Jupiters Limited, Principal Real Estate Investors (Australia) Limited, Strathfield Group Limited, Landcom and the Sydney Harbour Foreshore Authority.
Penny is currently a Director of Aristocrat Leisure Limited, Clarius Group Limited, NSW Institute of Teachers and Bowel Cancer and Digestive Research Institute Australia.
John Mulcahy
Non-Executive Director
John Mulcahy, PhD (Civil Engineering), FIEAust
John Mulcahy was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Mirvac on 19 November 2009 and is the former Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Suncorp. Prior to Suncorp, John held a number of senior executive roles at the Commonwealth Bank, including Group Executive, Investment and Insurance Services. He also held a number of senior roles during his 14 years at Lend Lease Corporation, including Chief Executive Officer, Lend Lease Property Investment, and Chief Executive Officer, Civil and Civic.
John has more than 27 years of management experience in financial services and property investment.
John was appointed to the Future Fund Board of Guardians by the Federal Government in March 2006 and appointed a Director of Coffey International Limited in September 2009.
James Millar
Non-Executive Director
James Millar, B.Com, FCA
James Millar was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Mirvac on 19 November 2009 and is the former Area Managing Partner and Australian Chief Executive Officer of Ernst & Young, one of the world’s leading professional services firms. He was a member of the global Board of Ernst & Young and is currently a Consultant to the firm.
James commenced his career in the reconstruction practice, conducting some of the largest corporate workouts of the early 1990's.
James has qualifications in business and accounting, and is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia.

