Company Overview

During the period Challenger acquired an Australian-based digital bank and created a new business segment - Bank. There have been no other significant changes in the nature of the principal activities of the Group during the period.

Directors and Management

Mr Peter Leith Polson

Non-Executive Director,Non-Executive Chairman 06/11/2003

Mr Polson's experience spans international and domestic markets in banking, insurance and funds management. Mr Polson previously held the positions of Group Executive, Investment and Insurance Services at Commonwealth Bank and Chief Executive of Colonial First State Limited. He is Member of Risk Committee.

BCom, MBL, MDP Male

Mr John M Green

Non-Executive Director 06/12/2017

Mr Green was previously an executive director at Macquarie Group and has also been a partner at two major law firms. He is Deputy Chair of QBE Insurance Group Limited, director of Cyber Security Cooperative Research Centre and co-founder of book publisher Pantera Press. He is Member of Risk Committee.

PhD, LLB, BJuris, FAICD,SF FIN,FFINSIA Male

Ms Melanie Victoria Rose Willis

Non-Executive Director 06/12/2017

Ms Willis has senior executive experience in corporate finance, strategy and innovation and funds management. Ms Willis previously held the position of Chief Executive Officer of NRMA Investments and senior executive roles at Deutsche Bank and Bankers Trust. She is also a non-executive director of Chief Executive Women. She is Chair of Risk Committee.

BEco,LLM,GAICD,FAICD,MCEW,MTax, Dip-CompDir, Leard Female

Mr Duncan Gerald West

Non-Executive Director 10/09/2018

Mr West has over 30 years' experience in financial services in the UK and Australia. He has held a series of senior executive positions including as CEO of Vero Insurance and CGU Insurance, and as EGM of Insurance at MLC. He is Member of Risk Committee.

GAICD,ANZIIF ,FCII, BSc(Eco) Male

Mr Steven Gregg

Non-Executive Director 08/10/2012

Mr Gregg has held number of executive roles in management consulting and investment banking. His more recent senior executive roles included Partner and Senior Adviser at McKinsey & Company and Global Head of Investment Banking at ABN AMRO. His experience has been at both domestic and international arenas, because of his work in both the USA and the UK. He is Member of Risk Committee.

BCom Male

Ms JoAnne M Stephenson

Non-Executive Director 08/10/2012

Ms Stephenson has experience in financial services both in Australia and in the United Kingdom. Ms Stephenson was previously a partner with KPMG and has experience in internal audit, risk management and consulting. She is Member of Risk Committee.

BCom, LLB(Hons), MICA(Aus), MAICD, CA, MCANZ&A Female

Mr Richard Howes

Chief Executive Officer,Managing Director 02/01/2019

Mr Howes has over 25 years' financial services experience. Prior to joining Challenger, he held senior roles at Zurich Capital Markets, Macquarie Bank and Bankers Trust where his responsibility was providing risk management solutions to companies and institutions globally.

BCom(Fin&Acc), BEco, HarvardAMP Male

Mr Masahiko Kobayashi

Non-Executive Director 26/08/2019

Mr Kobayashi has over 30 years' expertise in general and life insurance and is currently Director and Managing Executive Officer (Corporate Planning, Risk Management and Finance) of MS Primary, a subsidiary of MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings Inc. Prior to joining MS Primary, he held number of executive and director roles within the MS&AD Group including in Singapore and the United Kingdom.

LLB,MBA,CIA Male

Mr Hiroyuki Iioka

Non-Executive Director 13/12/2019

Mr Iioka is currently Senior General Manager (Business Development Department) at MS&AD Insurance Group Holdings, Inc. (MS&AD) in Japan.

Male

Dr Heather Smith

Non-Executive Director 20/01/2021

Dr Smith has over 20 years' experience in government and most recently held the position of Secretary of the Federal Department of Industry, Innovation and Science. Prior to that she was Secretary of the Department of Communication and the Arts and Deputy Secretary of the Department of Prime Minister and Cabinet.

Female

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