Jun 11, 2026 – 9.36amLendlease has appointed AustralianSuper’s head of Australian real assets Nick O’Neil as chief executive from 10 September, paving the way for an early exit for incumbent Tony Lombardo.The appointment of O’Neil, who spent a 17-year career in different arms of Macquarie Group infrastructure businesses before joining AustralianSuper just over two years ago, would boost the struggling Lendlease’s efforts to develop its investment arm, chairman John Gillam said.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles