John P. Mullen

John Mullen (born 1955) is an Australian businessman and corporate executive who is the current chairman of Qantas, since October 2024.

Early life and education Mullen was born in England in 1955. He earned a bachelor's degree in Hotel and Catering Management from the University of Surrey.

Career Mullen began his career in various international transportation and logistics companies. From 2005 to 2009, he served as DHL's executive officer, before moving to Asciano between 2011 and 2016.

Between 2016 and 2023, he served as the chairman of Telstra.

In July 2024, Mullen joined the board of Qantas. Since becoming chairman, Mullen has promised to move Qantas away from an advocacy position on social issues, to one based more on corporate responsibility and political neutrality.

Apart from Mullen's executive and corporate positions, he has worked in various roles at the US National Foreign Trade Council in Washington, as well as being a member of the UNICEF Task Force on Workplace Gender Discrimination and Harassment between 2018 and 2019. In 2015 Mullen became chair of the Australian National Maritime Foundation and he has been a councillor of the Australian National Maritime Museum (ANMM) from 2016. In 2026, with his wife Jacqui he donated a significant collection of early Australian maritime artefacts to the ANMM.