# Peter O'Connell

> Peter O'Connell is an Australian entrepreneur, investor and company director who co-founded amaysim in 2010, chaired it until June 2015 and served as CEO and managing director from July 2018 until the period of its sale to Optus in 2021. A former law-firm partner involved in establishing Optus, he later became Superloop's independent chair and co-founded industrial energy-efficiency business Climatech Zero.

- **Role:** Independent Chair & Non-Executive Director at Superloop
- **Organizations:** amaysim, Superloop, Climatech Zero, Climatech Group, Autosports Group, Hargrave Consultants, Tiger & Bear Partners, The Chic Group, Padua, Optus Communications, BellSouth, eircom, Meteor, Minter Ellison, Gilbert & Tobin, SEDA Services
- **Nationality:** Australian
- **Education:** Bachelor of Arts (Honours), University of Sydney, Bachelor of Laws (LLB), Australian National University
- **Known for:** Co-founded amaysim and served as its founding chair and later CEO., Participated in the formation of Optus and Australian telecommunications reform., Led amaysim during the period preceding its mobile-business sale to Optus for A$250 million.

## Career timeline

- **1979-1994** — Practised law; his career included partnerships at Minter Ellison and Gilbert & Tobin.
- **1992** — Co-founded The Chic Group, a talent-management business.
- **2010** — Co-founded amaysim, launched in November, and served as its chair.
- **2015** — Ended his chairmanship in June and continued as a non-executive director; amaysim listed in July.
- **2018** — Became amaysim CEO and managing director on 1 July; also co-founded the business later called Climatech Zero.
- **2021** — Optus completed the A$250 million purchase of amaysim’s mobile business on 1 February. O’Connell became Padua chair in July and Superloop independent chair on 2 November.
- **2024** — Origin announced a 20% investment in Climatech Zero in July.
- **2025** — Appointed Autosports Group chair on 9 May.

## Achievements

- Co-founded amaysim and served as its founding chair and later CEO.
- Participated in the formation of Optus and Australian telecommunications reform.
- Led amaysim during the period preceding its mobile-business sale to Optus for A$250 million.
- Co-founded Climatech Zero, which attracted a 20% investment from Origin in 2024.

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Appointed chair of Autosports Group on 9 May 2025.
- **2025-03** — Climatech Zero identified him as co-founder and managing director in its account of a Sustainability Leaders Summit panel in Melbourne.
- **2024-07** — Origin announced its acquisition of a 20% interest in Climatech Zero.

## Links

- LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/peter-o-connell-6ba45918/

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Last updated: 2026-10-21