About
Mr. Mulhern served as Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of Highwoods Properties, Inc. until his retirement in January 2022, and previously as CFO of Exco Resources and of Progress Energy from 2008 until its 2012 merger with Duke Energy. He began his career at Price Waterhouse and is a Certified Public Accountant. He serves on the boards of Barings BDC, Barings Private Credit Corporation and Barings Capital Investment Corporation, and on the board of ICE Mortgage Technology Holdings, an ICE subsidiary. At ICE he chairs the Compensation Committee and serves on the Audit Committee.
Roles
Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.
Independent Director · Current role
2020–present
Highwoods Properties, Inc.
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Publicly traded real estate investment trust; retired January 2022.
2014 – 2022
Exco Resources, Inc.
Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Prior to joining Highwoods.
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Progress Energy, Inc.
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer · Joined in 1996; served until the merger with Duke Energy Corporation.
2008 – 2012
Highwoods Properties
Executive Vice President and CFO · Publicly traded REIT.
2014 – 2022
Progress Energy
Senior Vice President and CFO · Joined in 1996; served until the merger with Duke Energy.
2008 – 2012
External Roles
Barings BDC, Inc.
Director
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Barings Private Credit Corporation
Director
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Barings Capital Investment Corporation
Director
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ICE Mortgage Technology Holdings, Inc. (ICE subsidiary)
Director
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Barings BDC, Inc.
Board member
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Barings Global Short Duration High Yield Fund
Independent trustee
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Barings Private Credit Corporation
Board member
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Barings Capital Investment Corporation
Board member
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Director Compensation
FY 2025
Fees earned or paid in cash
$145,000
All other compensation
$55,000
Also at Intercontinental Exchange, Inc.