Michael Mike Hirst

Mr Hirst has more than 40 years of experience in board and senior executive leadership roles within retail banking, treasury, funds management and financial markets. Mike was the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank from 2009 to 2018 and prior to this, he worked in senior executive and management positions with Colonial Limited, Westpac Banking Corporation and Chase AMP Bank. Mike served as Deputy Chair of the Treasury Corporation of Victoria and previously held non-executive directorships with Austraclear Limited, Colonial First State, Rural Bank and Barwon Health Limited. Mike was a Commissioner on the Federal Government's National COVID-19 Commission Advisory Board, a member of the Federal Government's Financial Sector Advisory Council and was Deputy Chair of the Australian Banking Association. Directorships of other companies include non-executive director, GMHBA Limited (appointed July 2018), non-executive director, Adelaide Airport Limited (appointed September 2023). He is Honorary Member, Business Council of Australia (appointed July 2018).