He is a former chief financial officer and board member of Anglo-Australian resources companies Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton, and a CEO of Transurban.
[5][6] Lynch completed a Bachelor of Commerce (BCom) degree at the Gordon Institute of Technology (later known as Deakin University).
He was also managing director of KAAL Australia Ltd, a joint venture company formed by Alcoa and Kobe Steel.
[19][20] In 2000, Lynch was head-hunted by BHP Billiton as chief financial officer of the company's Minerals Group.
[24][25] He was subsequently appointed as group president of BHP Billiton's Carbon Steel Materials division in April 2006.