Join us at these invitation-only Business Lunches across Australia, hosted by Chamber President Jeff Doyle, aimed at providing Corporate Members and Sponsors with the opportunity to spend quality time over lunch with fellow business leaders in a private boardroom setting.
You’ll gain insights from senior leaders, hear about their challenges, how they’ve overcome adversity, created success and delivered ambitious plans. No topics are off the table, and there will be a chance for questions from all present, under Chatham House rules.
It’s a great opportunity to build your senior network across cities and sectors, spending time with decision makers from some of Australia’s leading businesses and organisations.
Dress code: Business
About our Speaker:
Mick Boyle is the Founder, CEO for 27 years (1994 – 2021) and Executive Chair since 2021 of Abergeldie Complex Infrastructure www.abergeldie.com (Water, Transport, Underground, Energy Infrastructure Design, Construction and Rehabilitation) which operates throughout Australia and New Zealand with over 800 employees and approximately $750 million turnover.
Founder and Managing Director of Killeavy Castle Estate www.killeavycastle.com (boutique Hotel with 59 rooms, Restaurant, Spa, Events Centre, Woodlands, Working Farm, and Farm Store) in Northern Ireland with 150 employees and approximately £7 million turnover.
Founder of the Jaramas Foundation (philanthropy with focus on the environment, homeless; refugees and education).
National Civil Contractors Federation
President, 2022-current
Vice President, 2021-2022
Director, 2013-current
NSW Civil Contractors Federation
President, 2015-2019
Vice President, 2009-2015
Director, 2008-current
Sydney University
Civil Engineering Foundation, Foundation Governor 2013-2015
Council for Civil Engineering Sydney University, Chairman 2016-2019; Member 2016-current
Enterprise Ireland Construction Advisory Panel, Australia and NZ
Advisor 2021-current
Civil engineering career from 1982, initially with major contractors Dillighams, White Industries, Thiess and Costain, working on mining, marine and large infrastructure projects in Australia and, for several years, in England, Scotland and Northern Ireland. Roles included site engineer, project engineer and project manager.
Founded Abergeldie Complex Infrastructure in 1994, Managing Director 1994-2021 now Executive Chair supporting the CEO to lead a team of 800 skilled employees delivering the complex infrastructure needed to build better communities working predominantly in Australia and New Zealand. Abergeldie design and construct dams, bridges, tunnels, shafts, water and wastewater process facilities, rail infrastructure including track laying, marine works, pipelines installation and rehabilitation, as well as delivering industrial and commercial buildings and restoring heritage buildings and structures. As well as being technically award winning Abergeldie has been listed in the top 10 companies in Australia for Corporate Social Responsibility by ACCSR in 2017, 2018 and 2019.
Established Ardent Underground in 2020 to repurpose Abergeldie’s world leading shaft sinking technology to provide the missing link for the green hydrogen transition, economical large scale hydrogen gas storage.
Restored Killeavy Castle (2013-2019) and is Founder and Managing Director of Killeavy Castle Estate which is an award winning boutique hotel and events centre that employs 150 people and is the centrepiece of 365 acres of mixed farm and woodland on the slopes of stunning Slieve Gullion in County Armagh, Northern Ireland.
Charitable focus includes being a founder of the Jaramas Charitable Foundation since 2008, which is focused on education (Sydney University) assisting refugees; displaced and homeless people (working with Australia for UNHC, Oxfam, St. Vincent de Paul); supporting Irish community in Australia (Irish Support Agency NSW) as well as tackling environmental issues (working with Australian Conservation Foundation, Australian Marine Conservation Society, Bush Heritage Australia and Landcare Australia. Also works as a volunteer on the western Sydney Vinnies van which is sponsored by Abergeldie. Member of the advisory committee from 2007 to 2013 that established the annual St Vincent de Paul CEO Sleepout event. Involved with Abergeldie in supporting WaterAid to improve access to sanitation and clean water in developing countries. Working with the Woodland Trust to increase the broadleaf woodlands in Northern Ireland.
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