Chief Executive Australia
Gareth O’Reilly was appointed Chief Executive of the Australian division in February 2024.
Prior to joining Fletcher Building, Gareth held multiple roles with Schneider Electric where he achieved significant success leading a team of more than 2,500 which includes a portfolio of multi-brand product businesses across manufacturing and product distribution. Before Schneider, Gareth held roles with ABB/Power-One , Invensys, and Nokia in the telecommunications, energy, and technology sectors.
Gareth O’Reilly is a global citizen with multinational leadership experience whose international perspective shapes his vision for the technology market. Gareth’s passion is to change how businesses operate, enabling companies to create value to meet the technical, financial and sustainability challenges of the future.
Gareth, Irish by birth and calling Australia home, has lived in Singapore, Hong Kong, and Switzerland with roles in operations, marketing, sales, and general management.
Gareth studied electrical engineering at University College Dublin.