Christopher Lynch (businessman) explained

Chris Lynch
Birth Name:Christopher James Lynch
Birth Date:23 September 1953
Birth Place:Broken Hill, New South Wales[1]
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Originalteam:North Broken Hill[2]
Height:188 cm
Weight:89 kg
Statsend:1974
Years1:1972–1974
Games Goals1:5 (2)
Education:Deakin University (BCom, MBA)

Christopher James Lynch is an Australian businessman who is currently a director of Westpac. He is a former chief financial officer and board member of Anglo-Australian resources companies Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, and a CEO of Transurban. Lynch was a member of the AFL Commission between 2008 and 2014. He played five matches for Geelong Football Club in the Victorian Football League (VFL, now AFL).

Early life and education

Lynch was born in Broken Hill in Western New South Wales (NSW) in 1953.[3] [4] His grandfather, Paddy O'Neill, was a notable union leader in Broken Hill.[5] [6]

Lynch completed a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree at the Gordon Institute of Technology (later known as Deakin University). He later completed a Master of Business Administration (MBA) from Deakin University. He is member of CPA Australia.[7] [8]

Lynch was a keen cricketer, representing Geelong against several international touring teams. He played three matches in Victorian Premier Cricket for Essendon Cricket Club during the 1982–83 season.[9] [10] [11] [12]

Australian rules football career

After moving from Broken Hill, where he played for the North Broken Hill Football Club, Lynch played for Geelong Football Club, making his debut in the Victorian Football League (VFL, now AFL) in 1972. He played twice in 1972 and a further three times in 1974. He was a member of the Geelong team that won the VFL reserves premiership in 1975.[13] [14] [15] [16] [17]

Business life

Lynch joined Alcoa in 1979, where he rose through the levels, becoming chief financial officer, Alcoa Europe, in Lausanne, Switzerland. He was also managing director of KAAL Australia Ltd, a joint venture company formed by Alcoa and Kobe Steel.[18] In 1999, Lynch was appointed vice president and chief information officer.[19] [20]

In 2000, Lynch was head-hunted by BHP Billiton as chief financial officer of the company's Minerals Group.[21] [22] He became chief financial officer of the group in September 2001.[23] Lynch was appointed an executive director of BHP Billiton and member of its board in January 2006.[24] [25] He was subsequently appointed as group president of BHP Billiton's Carbon Steel Materials division in April 2006. After being passed over for the BHP Billiton CEO role, Lynch retired from the company in June 2007.[26] [27] [28] [29]

Lynch became CEO of Transurban in 2008, serving in the role until 2012.[30] [31] [32] [33]

He was elected a member of the AFL Commission at the end of 2007, retiring from the role in 2014.[34] [35]

In 2011, Lynch was appointed to the Rio Tinto board as a non-executive director.[27] He was the chief financial officer of Rio Tinto from April 2013 to September 2018.[36] [37] [38] [39] [13] [40]

In 2020, Lynch joined the board of Australian bank Westpac.[8]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Williams . Felicity . 26 October 2007 . Lynch takes the leap . 84 . The Age. Broken Hill-born Mr Lynch, who has worked in the mining industry for 30 years.
  2. Book: Holmesby . Russell . The Encyclopedia Of AFL Footballers . Main . Jim . BAS Publishing . 2007 . 9781920910785.
  3. News: Fitzgerald . Barry . 2007-06-07 . Time out from the cycle of success . en . The Age . 2021-04-13.
  4. News: Dagge . John . 2013-02-28 . Rio brings Lynch off the bench . en . news.com.au . 2021-04-13.
  5. News: Dagge . John . 25 September 2014 . Honour for king of Broken Hill . Herald Sun.
  6. News: 2005-12-20 . BHP financial officer reflects on Broken Hill ties . en-AU . . Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 2021-04-13.
  7. News: Durie . John . 13 August 2018 . Disrupters shape economic agenda: Rio's Lynch . The Australian.
  8. Appointment of Chris Lynch to the Westpac Board . 17 August 2020 . .
  9. News: Slattery . Geoff . 1981-01-07 . Police escort fiery Hadlee from field . 22 . The Age . 2021-04-13.
  10. Web site: Register of V.C.A. 1st XI Pennant, District & Premier Cricketers: 1889-90 to 2019-20 . Victorian Premier Cricket. 2021-04-13.
  11. Web site: Victoria Premier Cricket Matches played by Christopher Lynch . 2021-04-13 . CricketArchive. subscription.
  12. Web site: Miscellaneous Matches played by Christopher Lynch . 2021-04-13 . CricketArchive. subscription.
  13. News: Gray . Darren . 2018-08-12 . A pillow case of cash, a broken jaw and an outgoing executive . en . . 2021-04-13.
  14. News: Stevens . Matthew . 2017-09-17 . Rio Tinto digs a hole as chief financial officier Chris confirm retirement . en . Australian Financial Review. 2021-04-13.
  15. News: Green . Warwick . 2013-03-05 . The back room boys . en . Perth Now . 2021-04-13.
  16. Web site: Australian Football — Chris Lynch — Player Bio . australianfootball.com . 26 November 2014.
  17. Web site: Reserves prem Geelong . 2021-04-13 . afl.com.au . Australian Football League . en.
  18. Web site: 19 December 1995 . Kobe Steel and Alcoa to acquire Comalco aluminum rolling mill in Australia . 2021-04-13 . Kobe Steel & Aluminum Company of America.
  19. News: Fitzgerald . Barry . 2011-09-01 . Lynch to 'Hill' and back . en . Sydney Morning Herald. 2021-04-13.
  20. News: 2007-03-05 . Strict vegetarian, steely footballer eye mining prize . en . Sydney Morning Herald . 2021-04-13.
  21. News: Minder . Raphael . 7 June 2007 . Spurned Lynch to quit BHP . 25 . Financial Times.
  22. News: 7 June 2007 . BHP Billiton's Lynch to Retire; Rumor at Alcoa . Wall Street Journal.
  23. News: Fitzgerald . Barry . 15 September 2001 . BHP names Lynch as new CFO . The Age. 3.
  24. News: Walters . Kath . 2002-05-02 . Back home boy . en . Australian Financial Review . 2021-04-13.
  25. New Board Appointments . 8 December 2005 . BHP Billiton . en . 2021-04-13.
  26. Chris Lynch To Retire From BHP Billiton . 6 June 2007 . BHP Billiton . en . 2021-04-13.
  27. News: Fitzgerald . Barry . 2011-09-01 . Rio turns to ex-BHP boss for help with aluminium arm . en . Sydney Morning Herald . 2021-04-13.
  28. News: Rolfe . John . 2007-06-05 . Broken Hill's Lynch quits BHP . en . . Sydney. 2021-04-13.
  29. News: Freed . Jamie . 1 June 2007 . Globalisation thwarts the boy from the Hill . Sydney Morning Herald. 17.
  30. News: Murphy . Mathew . 2007-10-26 . 'World-class' Lynch gets top job at Transurban . en . The Age . 2021-04-13.
  31. News: Kitney . Damien . 31 January 2012 . Long and winding road for Transurban chief . 22 . The Australian.
  32. News: O'sullivan . Paddy . Manning . Matthew . 2013-02-28 . Rio Tinto hires former Transurban CEO . en . Sydney Morning Herald . 2021-04-13.
  33. News: Frith . Bryan . 2008-06-19 . The outsider who left BHP to work wonders for Transurban . en . News.com.au. 2021-04-13.
  34. News: Barrett . Damian . 2012-12-15 . AFL not bothered over Pratt . The Australian . 2021-04-13 . https://archive.today/20121215173653/http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,25197,22795121-5012718,00.html . 15 December 2012.
  35. Chris Lynch Retires From AFL Commission / Kim Williams to Stand At March AGM . 17 February 2014 . Australian Football League . en . Keane . Patrick . 2021-04-13 . afl.com.au.
  36. Web site: 20 April 2013 . Christopher Lynch . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181205003415/https://www.riotinto.com/aboutus/christopher-lynch-4354.aspx . 5 December 2018 . 4 December 2018 . riotinto.com.
  37. Web site: Chris Lynch, Rio Tinto PLC: Profile and Biography . limited . 2021-04-13 . . Bloomberg L.P. . en.
  38. News: Aston . Joe . 2017-09-18 . Chris Lynch deception says sun setting on Rio Tinto's glory years . en . Australian Financial Review . 2021-04-13.
  39. News: Stevens . Matthew . 2018-08-12 . The boy from Broken Hill: Rio Tinto CFO Chris Lynch leaves miner in better shape . en . Australian Financial Review . 2021-04-13.
  40. News: Dagge . John . Byrne . Fiona . 3 January 2021 . AFL Rich List: Some of the players who have made their fortune off the field . The Australian.

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