Managing Director

Mr Michael Del Gigante

BComm, MComm, MBA, FAICD, FCPA

Mr Del Gigante was appointed Managing Director of Defence Housing Australia (DHA) on August 4, 2006. Previously he was Acting Managing Director.

Mr Del Gigante was appointed DHA's Chief Operating Officer in April 2004. Before joining DHA, he was Chief Executive Officer of TransACT Communications. Prior to this, he was Chief Financial Officer of ActewAGL, a large electricity, water and gas utility company in Canberra. Mr Del Gigante has held senior positions with the World Bank and the Inter-American Investment Corporation in Washington, DC. He has also held executive positions in a large US telecommunications company, Verizon (previously GTE), both in Europe and the United States, and for the Banco di Santo Spirito in Italy. He is also a member of the Advisory Board of the Royal Australian Mint.