Paul DeSouza

Paul is a Partner in the QIC Global Infrastructure team having been with QIC since 2006. Within QIC Global Infrastructure, Paul is a member of the Investment Committee and the Asset and Investment Management Committee.

Paul has more than 25 years of experience in investment management, banking and finance and professional services, including more than 16 years in the infrastructure sector where he has been involved in a broad range of transactions in Australia, Europe, Asia and North America across the transport, energy and utility and social infrastructure sectors.

Prior to joining QIC, Paul was a Director in the Infrastructure Advisory and Lending team at ING Bank in London and also worked in the Corporate Finance and Audit divisions of Deloitte, both in London and Australia.

Paul is on the Board of the EPIC Energy South Australia group of companies (where he is also the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee) and the Nexus Hospitals Group. Paul previously served for more than six years on the Board of the Port of Brisbane Group of entities (including being the Chair of the Audit and Risk Committee). Paul has also been a Director (or Alternate Director) of MI Longbeach LLC (the project vehicle for the Long Beach Courthouse PPP project), Portobar Capital (investment entity for Grup Maritim TCB, a container terminal developer and operator) and the Westlink M7 toll road group of entities in Sydney.

Paul is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia and New Zealand, holds a Bachelor of Commerce from The University of Queensland and a Bachelor of Business Accountancy (Honours) from the Queensland University of Technology.

Paul is Chairman of the FARM Committee.