Michael McLean was a former executive director of Master Builders Association of WA. After 2 years employment with the WA state government and over 3 years with Mount Newman Mining in Port Hedland, he continued to pursue his industrial relations career with the Master Builders Association in August 1983 by taking on the role of industrial relations manager before becoming an executive director from September 1996 to January 2019.
Mr McLean was a former AFL football umpire, having umpired 525 games around Western Australia.