Carmel Mulhern, Group General Counsel and Head of Corporate Affairs at Telstra.
CARMEL MULHERN IS GROUP GENERAL COUNSEL AND GROUP EXECutive corporate affairs at Australia-based Telstra Corp. Ltd.
Mulhern received a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Queensland, as well as a Masters of Laws from Australia’s Monash University. She worked at Mallesons Stephen Jaques, and was a judge’s associate at the High Court of Australia and the Supreme Court of Victoria. Telstra Corp. Ltd., based in Melbourne, is involved in telecommunications and technology. It focuses on the Asia-Pacific region, and has about 3,000 employees based in 22 countries outside of Australia. As group general counsel, Mulhern provides legal advice to the company’s board, CEO and senior management. Mulhern is also group executive corporate affairs, which includes regulatory affairs, government relations, external and internal communications, and sustainability.
