Nick O’Neil is described as “a fixer and a builder”. He’ll need to be both to win back Australian investors, who have simply stopped caring about Lendlease.

The appointment of an external candidate to lead the much-diminished company comes Lendlease struggles to execute a dramatic turnaround of its business.

Nick O’Neil is described as “a fixer and a builder”. He’ll need to be both to win back Australian investors, who have simply stopped caring about Lendlease.