Glenn McPhee
Chief Operating Officer, ManpowerGroup
Glenn McPhee is responsible for leading specific group-level Australian operations as an
executive director and Chief Operating Officer, including key aspects of Government and
Defence-related sales and delivery, digital transformation and strategic growth. He is the
country leader of the Talent Solutions brand portfolio in Australia, comprising Right
Management, Defence Force Recruiting and ManpowerGroup Talent Solutions.
From May 2015 to Jan 2019, Glenn was ManpowerGroup’s Director for Defence Force
Recruiting (DFR) – a public-private collaboration with the Commonwealth of Australia,
currently the largest Recruitment Process Outsourcing contract globally.
Glenn is a Veteran, retiring from the Army in 2005 as a major. Since then, Glenn has
worked for Thales Australia leading a high-profile international project and has led
ManpowerGroup’s Strategic Client Solutions business portfolio in the Middle East, before
returning to Australia in 2010.
Glenn is a qualified board director with the Australian Institute of Company Directors. He
is a former Chair and non-executive director for The Right Direction Australia (from 2017-
2018) – a not for profit company, providing positive life skills for disadvantaged youth. He
has also held a non-executive director role on the board of Defence in Business Pty Ltd
(from 2012-2015) – a not for profit connecting businesses and Australian Veterans
through tailored networking events and career opportunities