Board Members

james mackenzie head and shoulders deepetch James MacKenzie
Chairman

James MacKenzie, B Bus, FCA, FAICD - Chairman

- Chair of the Nomination Committee
- Member of Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee
- Member of Human Resources Committee

James MacKenzie was appointed to the Mirvac Board in January 2005 and assumed the role of Chairman in November 2005.

James led the transformation of the Victorian Government’s Personal Injury Schemes as Chairman of the Transport Accident Commission (“TAC”) and Victorian WorkCover Authority from 2000 to 2007. He has previously held senior executive positions with ANZ Banking Group Limited, 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.

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Managing Director

Nicholas Collishaw, SA (Fin), AAPI, FRICS - Managing Director

Nicholas Collishaw was appointed Managing Director on 26 August 2008. Prior to this appointment he was the Executive Director - Investment responsible for Mirvac’s Investment operations including MPT, funds management and hotel management, having been appointed to the Mirvac Board on 19 January 2006.

Nicholas has been involved in property and investment management for over 25 years and has extensive experience in development and investment management of real estate in all major sectors and geographies throughout Australia.

Prior to joining Mirvac in 2005 following its merger with the James Fielding Group, Nicholas 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.

Nicholas is a Director of the Property Industry Foundation.

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Non-Executive Director

Peter Hawkins, B CA (Hons), FAICD, SF Fin, FAIM, ACA (NZ)

- Chair of the Human Resources Committee
- Member of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee
- Member of Nomination Committee

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 ANZ.

james millar head and shoulders deepetch James Millar
Non-Executive Director

James Millar, B Com, FCA, FAICD

- Chair of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee
- Member of the Human Resources Committee

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.

James commenced his career in the reconstruction practice, conducting some of the largest corporate workouts of the early 1990s. James has qualifications in business and accounting, and is a Fellow of The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Australia.

john mulcahy head and shoulders deepetch John Mulcahy
Non-Executive Director

John Mulcahy, PhD (Civil Engineering), FIEAust

- Member of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee
- Member of the Human Resources Committee
- Member of the Nomination Committee

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-Metway Limited (“Suncorp”).

Prior to Suncorp,John held a number of senior executive roles at 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.

elana rubin head and shoulders deepetch Elana Rubin
Non-Executive Director

Elana Rubin BA (Hons), MA, FFin, FAICD, FAIM, FAIST

- Member of the Audit, Risk and Compliance Committee
- Member of the Nomination Committee

Elana Rubin was appointed a Non-Executive Director of Mirvac on 11 November 2010 and has extensive experience in property and financial services.

Elana is the former Executive Director – Investments of the Australian Retirement Fund, one of Australia’s leading superannuation funds. Elana is a Director of Tower Australia.

john peters new John Peters
Non-Executive Director

John Peters, B. Arch., Adv. Dip. BCM., ARAIA, MAIPM.

John Peters was appointed a non Executive Director of Mirvac in November 2011.  John brings to the Board 35 years experience in architectural design, project management, property development and property management. 

For the last 16 years John has been the principal of a private property development company focused on substantial mixed use developments and redevelopments in South East Queensland.  During this period he has also consulted to various investors and other financial stakeholders in several Queensland development projects. 

Prior to this John was with Lend Lease for 14 years, where he was Queensland Manager Lend Lease Development, and Director, Lend Lease Commercial.