Bank Australia board and executive team

Jennifer joined the Qudos Bank board as a director in 2019, serving as Chair until 30 June 2025. On 1 July 2025, Jennifer became a non-executive director of Bank Australia and was appointed Chair.

Jennifer is a CA and CPA qualified finance professional with extensive strategic and operational experience in financial services and management consulting. Her expertise spans the full spectrum of retail banking, business banking and wealth management; and she has led major customer strategy and change programs, complex business units, and diverse boards and management teams through periods of complex change.

Additional Roles:‍

• Chair of the Board
• Member of the Audit Committee
• Ex - Officio Member of the Governance and Remuneration Committee, Risk Committee and Integration Committee

Memberships:

• Director, iPartners
• Trustee, The Australian Museum
• Member, The Australian Institute of Company Directors

Steve joined the Bank Australia board as an independent non-executive director in November 2020 and was subsequently appointed Chair in November 2023. Following the Bank Australia and Qudos Bank merger on July 1 2025, Steve was appointed Deputy Chair.

Steve has extensive experience in financial auditing and assurance having retired from professional services firm EY (Ernst & Young) as a Senior Partner in 2018. Throughout his career, Steve advised and led the audits of a wide range of large Australian and international businesses in the banking and financial services, infrastructure, telecommunications and retail sectors.

Steve is a non-executive director of General Reinsurance Australia Ltd, General Reinsurance Life Australia Ltd, and QBE insurance Group Ltd. Steve is also an independent director of Parkinson’s Australia where he Chairs the Audit and Risk Committee, and he is an external member of the University of New South Wales’ Audit Committee and Risk Committee.

Additional Roles:‍

• Deputy Chair of the Board
• Member of the Audit Committee
• Ex -officio member of the Governance and Remuneration Committee, Risk Committee and Integration Committee

Memberships:

• Non-executive director, QBE Insurance Group Ltd
• Non-executive director, General Reinsurance Life Australia Ltd
• Non-executive director, General Reinsurance Australia Ltd
• Director, Parkinson's Australia
• Member, University of New South Wales’ Audit Committee and Risk Committee

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Joe joined the Qudos Bank Board as a director in 2020. On 1 July 2025, Joe became a non-executive director of Bank Australia following the merger with Qudos Bank.  

Joe is a registered Chartered Accountant with over 33 years’ experience in the finance, agriculture and aged cared (including retirement living) industries. His career spans corporate advisory, business restructuring, profit improvement and risk & governance advice. He is currently Chair of Campus Living Villages, as well as Non-Executive Director for Nido Education.  

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Additional Roles:

• Chair of the Audit Committee
• Member of the Governance & Remuneration Committee

Memberships:‍

• Member, The Australian Institute of Chartered Accountants
• Member, The Australian Institute of Company Directors
• Chair, Campus Living Villages Group
• Director, Nido Education Pty Ltd

Anne-Marie joined the Bank Australia board as an independent non-executive director in November 2015.

Anne-Marie has extensive experience in financial management, stakeholder management and managing organisational growth. Anne-Marie has over 30 years’ experience as a company Director and Chair for a range of organisations including the Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Utilities Trust of Australia, Northern Health, Netball Australia, Victorian Superannuation Board and Australian Council for Superannuation Investors and was a trustee on the MCG Trust.

Anne-Marie was previously CEO of HESTA, an industry superannuation fund and , Company Secretary to its trustee company HEST Australia Ltd from 1998 to 2015. Prior to this role she was Victorian Branch Secretary of the Australian Education Union and a primary school teacher.

Anne-Marie is currently Chair of TelstraSuper and TelstraSuper Financial Planning, and Deputy Chair of the Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation.‍

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Additional Roles:‍

• Chair of Government & Remuneration committee
• Member of the integration committee

Memberships:

• Chair, TelstraSuper
• Chair, TesltraSuper Financial Planning Financial Planning
• Deputy Chair, Ovarian Cancer Research Foundation

Barry joined the Qudos Bank board as a director in 2015. On 1 July 2025, Barry became a non-executive director of Bank Australia following the merger with Qudos Bank.  

Barry joined Qantas in 1987 and is currently an A380 Captain. Barry is a past President of the Australian and International Pilots Association (AIPA) (the professional body representing Qantas pilots), where he served as President for 5 years and as a member of the AIPA Committee of Management for 10 years.

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Additional Roles:

• Member of the Governance and Remuneration Committee
• Member of the Risk Committee

Anthony joined the Bank Australia board as an independent non-executive director in December 2021.  

Anthony is currently the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the Australian Business Growth Fund, a public private partnership between the Australian Government and a number of Australian banks.

Anthony holds deep knowledge and experience in banking across Australia, New Zealand and Asia, which will play an important role in guiding the bank through a period of transformation and continued growth. He has previously held senior executive roles at NAB, Bank of New Zealand and ANZ.  

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Additional Roles:

• Chair of the Risk Committee
• Member of the Governance and Remuneration Committee

Clare joined the Qudos Bank board as a director in 2020. On 1 July 2025, Claire became a non-executive director of Bank Australia following the merger with Qudos Bank.  

Clare has a diverse background in management consulting and the financial services industry holding roles which span sales, investment management, strategy, planning, program management and merger and acquisition functions. Most recently, Clare has led a range of regulatory and growth transformation programs for clients in the banking industry.

In addition to guiding organisations through change and transformation, Clare brings prior board experience across several sectors including the mutual sector, having previously served on the Police Bank board.  

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Additional Roles:

• Chair of the Integration Committee
• Member of the Risk Committee

Memberships:‍

• Director, Uniting Financial Services
• Director, Credit Corporation (PNG) Ltd & its wholly owned subsidiary boards: Credit Corporation Finance Ltd; Era Dorina Ltd;
• Era Matana Ltd; Credit House Ltd Group; Credit Corporation Industrial Ltd
• Member, The Australian Institute of Company Directors

Simon joined the Bank Australia board as in independent non-executive director in November 2024.

Simon has operated at the intersection of economics, finance and sustainability for over two decades with extensive international experience as a leader and executive driving the development of responsible investment and sustainable finance through roles across finance, corporate and not for profit sectors.

Simon's most recent role as CEO of the Responsible Investment Association of Australasia (RIAA), the leading responsible investment and sustainable finance industry body across Australia and New Zealand. In this role he oversaw the growth and development of this sector together with RIAA’s 500 member organisations that represent over US$29 trillion in assets, with the goal of aligning capital with achieving a healthy and sustainable society, environment and economy.

Simon has been active across the region and internationally in responsible investment and sustainable finance initiatives, including having held roles as the inaugural chair of the Australian Sustainable Finance Initiative, chair of the Global Sustainable Investment Alliance, member of the National Advisory Board on Impact Investing in New Zealand and a member of the Australian Minister for the Environment's Nature Finance Council.

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Additional Roles:

• Member of the Governance and Remuneration Committee
• Member of the Integration Committee

Memberships:‍

• Honorary Fellow (Melbourne Biodiversity Institute) and Executive-in-Residence (Melbourne Climate Futures), University of Melbourne
• Board Advisor- Ethical Advisory Panel, U Ethical Funds Management
• Advisory Council Member, ‍Nature Finance Council (Australian Government)

Sally-Ann joined the Qudos Bank board as a director in 2020. On 1 July 2025, Sally-Ann became a non-executive director of Bank Australia following the merger with Qudos Bank.  

Sally-Ann has extensive experience spanning deep tech, technology transformation, innovation & entrepreneurship, inclusion, business development, commercialisation and transformation. Prior to becoming CEO of Cicada Innovations, Sally-Ann spent over 12 years at Google as an Executive Program Manager on the engineering team.  

Sally-Ann has also been involved in driving national engagement and change strategies in innovation & entrepreneurship, Computer Science and STEM education as a member of the COAG STEM Partnership Forum and contributed to the foundation of StartupAUS, a non-profit with a mission to transform Australia through technology entrepreneurship. She has led several cross-sector working groups to drive change both in policy and cultural transformation needed to grow a thriving technology driven economy. Sally-Ann is an advisor to several state and national working groups on tech & innovation and is a mentor and advisor to several industry and university incubators and accelerators including Startmate.

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Additional Roles:

• Member of the Risk Committee
• Member of the Integration Committee

Memberships:‍

• Chief Executive Officer, Cicada Innovations
• Executive Director, Biz Capital
• Non-Executive Director, AusOcean Laboratory Ltd
• Advisory board member, Heavy Ion Accelerator NCRIS Facility
• Chair, Pathway to Diversity in STEM Review
• Member, NSW Government Tech Central Advisory Board

Marcus Thompson joined the Bank Australia board as a non-executive director in January 2023.

Marcus is currently the Director of Cyber Compass Pty Ltd, an independent advisory focused on improving cybersecurity across a variety of industries – including banking and finance.

Marcus’ diverse experience, and deep knowledge across cybersecurity will play a critical role in the continued oversight of cybersecurity risk management and evolving challenges in banking.

Marcus was appointed a Member of the Order of Australia in the 2014 for his distinguished career in the Australian Defence Force where he served in a variety of command, regimental and Special Operations appointments.

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Additional Roles:

• Member of the Governance and Remuneration Committee
• Member of the Risk Committee

Memberships:‍

• Non-executive director, TomorrowX