About Us

Key Staff

Managing Director

Sean
Flaherty

Sean is GPA’s Managing Director

With over 30 years of technical and management experience across defence, telecommunications, transport, resources and energy, Sean has developed businesses both locally throughout Australia and exporting Australian technology overseas to; Europe, Asia and Latin America.

Combining strengths in technology/engineering and strategy, Sean has held previous positions including; Product Manager, General Manager, Marketing Director and Chief Operating Officer for a range of companies; start-up, SME, mid-size and large corporate.

Sean joined GPA in 2011 and appointed as Managing Director in 2023.

In addition to his GPA board position Sean is on the Board of the Defence Teaming Centre.

  • Areas of expertise
    • Commercial Management
    • Business Strategy
    • Human Resources
    • Engineering Management
    • International Business Development

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