Major General David Mulhall DSC, AM, CSC

Nominee of the Chief of Defence Force, Member of the Remuneration and HR Committee, Member of the Audit Committee, Deputy Chair of the MilitarySuper Reconsideration Committee, Deputy Chair of the Defence Force Case Assessment Panel.

Appointed 2 May 2023 to 30 June 2025

  • Member of the Remuneration and HR Committee
  • Member of the Audit Committee
  • Deputy Chair of the MilitarySuper Reconsideration Committee
  • Deputy Chair of the Defence Force Case Assessment Panel
  • Director of ARIA Co Pty Ltd

Major General Mulhall is self-employed through Arawang Advisory Pty Ltd as a Strategic Advisor to a range of corporate clients, is an Independent Advisor to the Birdon Group, and Chair of the Board of the not-for-profit Birchtree Foundation. He was also recently appointed as a member of the Birchtree Hospital Advisory Board (June 2024).

Major General Mulhall served full-time in the Australian Army for 36 years and continues to serve as a Reserve Officer. Key positions included Commander Joint Logistics, a senior role in the peak Coalition Headquarters in Afghanistan while appointed concurrently as Commander Joint Task Force 636, Commander 17th Combat Service Support Brigade and Chief of Staff Army Headquarters. He has been appointed a Member of the Order of Australia and awarded the Distinguished Service Cross and Conspicuous Service Cross, and by the United States the Legion of Merit and Bronze Star Medal.

Major General Mulhall holds a Master of Engineering (Integrated Logistics Management) from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology University, a Master of Defence Studies from the University of Canberra, a Graduate Diploma of Strategic Studies from the Australian Defence College, a Post Graduate Diploma of Transportation Planning & Management from Cranfield University, and a Bachelor of Professional Studies from the University of New England. Major General Mulhall is a Graduate of the Oxford Advanced Management and Leadership Programme and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

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