Geoff Summerhayes

Chair and Independent Non-Executive Director,
Heartland Bank (Australia)

Geoff Summerhayes is the Chair and Independent Non-Executive Director of Heartland Bank in Australia. He is also, Chair of Zurich Australia and New Zealand, Chair of Beyond Zero Emissions (BZE), a senior advisor to the Pollination Group, Chair for the Australian Institute of Company Directors’ Climate Governance Initiative. He has extensive commercial and regulatory experience across a wide range of sectors including banking, insurance and financial services prudential regulation. Previously, Geoff was a Board member of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA) and prior to this was CEO of Suncorp Life in Australia and New Zealand.

Geoff is recognised as a global leader on climate change financial risk through his regulatory work at APRA, the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS) and the UN Environment Programme where he chaired the Sustainable Insurance Forum.


Heartland Group

Greg Tomlinson

Chair and Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Kate Mitchell

Independent Non-Executive Director

John Harvey

Independent Non-Executive Director

Simon Beckett

Independent Non-Executive Director

Rob Bell

Independent Non-Executive Director

Heartland Bank (New Zealand)

Bruce Irvine

Chair and Independent Non-Executive Director

John Harvey

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Kate Mitchell

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Simon Tyler

Independent Non-Executive Director

Shelley Ruha

Independent Non-Executive Director

Andrew Dixson

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Heartland Bank (Australia)

Geoff Summerhayes

Chair and Independent Non-Executive Director

Shane Buggle

Independent Non-Executive Director

Lyn McGrath

Independent Non-Executive Director

Vivienne Yu

Independent Non-Executive Director

Leanne Lazarus

Non-Independent Non-Executive Director

Bruce Irvine

Independent Non-Executive Director

Heartland Group refers to Heartland Group Holdings Limited, the listed parent company. Heartland Bank (New Zealand) refers to Heartland Bank Limited, and Heartland Bank (Australia) refers to Heartland Bank in Australia.