Tony McLellan

Tony McLellan began his business career at age 15, managing the family sheep station when his father died. Moving to the city to study, following his graduation he spent half his working life abroad. He served as the president and CEO of a number of major international corporations, transacting business in more than twenty countries.

His experiences included leading the development of a new city for 45,000 people in Egypt. He was later appointed as the first president of Barrick Resources that became the world’s biggest gold company.

Since returning to Australia, Tony has been elected the chairman of a number of listed public mining companies. He was the founder and chairman of Chrysos Corporation Limited, in partnership with the CSIRO that won the Australian KCA Award for the best research commercialisation.

With a passion for the poor, Tony has served as a director of several not-for-profit organisations, both overseas and in Australia. He is now chairman emeritus of Australian Christian Lobby.