Michael Ihlein is a highly experienced corporate and finance executive with a long career at Coca-Cola Amatil (and related companies) where he was managing director, Poland (1995-1997) and chief financial officer and executive director (1997-2004). Mr Ihlein joined Brambles as chief financial officer and executive director in March 2004 and was its chief executive from July 2007 until his retirement in November 2009.
Mr Ihlein has been a director of CSR, Snowy Hydro and Murray Goulburn Co-operative Co.
He holds a Bachelor of Business Studies (Accounting) from the University of Technology in Sydney; and is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, CPA Australia and the Financial Services Institute of Australasia.