Heartland Group Holdings intends to appoint Geoff Summerhayes and Kate Mitchell as directors, effective 1 October 2021.
Heartland Group Holdings says Geoff Summerhayes has a unique set of experiences as a senior executive and prudential regulator in Australia and internationally.
He has held senior financial services executive roles in NAB, was CEO of Suncorp’s life and wealth businesses in Australia and NZ, and most recently was a board member of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA).
Internationally, he served as an executive committee member on the insurance global standard setting body, the International Association of Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), where he chaired the Audit and Risk Committee. Heartland says Summerhayes is recognised as a global leader on climate change financial risk through his regulatory work at APRA, IAIS and the UN Environment Programme where he chaired the Sustainable Insurance Forum.
Meanwhile, Heartland says Kate Mitchell has extensive banking and finance experience gained both in NZ and through 20 years working in investment banking in the UK. She has been a director of Heartland’s subsidiary, Heartland Bank Limited, since March 2019.
She will continue in that role and will now also bring her banking and finance experience directly to the Heartland Board.
