An experienced Non-Executive Director and Board-level Executive, Simon has a solid track record in high growth regulated organisations, particularly in financial services, healthcare and education. Simon is a former CEO at HICAPS and played an active role as a previous council member at Haileybury College, during a period of growth, innovation and heightened regulation in the education sector. 

Simon is a graduate of AICD and The University of Melbourne. 

Graeme has completed a Management Development program at the Harvard Business School. He is also a: 

Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia, Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, and a Fellow of the Governance Institute of Australia.

 He has had a career of over 40 years in banking and finance and held many senior Board and executive management positions with major European and Australian banks. He is an independent Non-Executive director of the RACV, Chairman of Australian Settlement Ltd. Graeme joined the Board in May 2013 and commenced as Chair of the Risk Committee in January 2015.

Elizabeth is an experienced Non-Executive Director and senior executive who has worked in a range of industries including financial services, transport/infrastructure, health and government with roles in in Australia and internationally.

She is a Non-Executive Director of RMIT Training, Southern Cross Care, Chair of Continence Foundation Australia and CEO of Urban Camp, a for-purpose organisation focused on offering young students an urban experience as part of school camp programs, in particular regional and rural schools.

Elizabeth is a graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and holds an Executive Leadership Certificate from Harvard Business School, MA in International and European Relations and a BA in Psychology and Sociology.

Stephen is an experienced health care executive who has worked in a range of roles in hospitals, aged care, community organisations and central bureaucracy in both metropolitan and rural settings in Australia and New Zealand. Stephen is currently CEO of Australian Red Cross Lifeblood. Stephen is passionate about improving health outcomes through good public health and service provision as well as driving organisational performance through embedding an organisation’s mission and values into its fabric and advancing a shared culture of passion, learning, accountability, and continual improvement.  

As a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, Stephen has held a number of Non-Executive Company Director roles. 

Judy Crowe has had a long-term commitment to education, fulfilling many roles, including twenty years as a principal in three Victorian secondary schools. She spent twelve years as Principal of Melbourne Girls’ College and completed a three-year term as the President of the Victorian Association of State School Principals in early 2018. She also served on the Council of Deakin University and the National Executive of the Alliance of Girls’ Schools. 

Judy co-founded and previously chaired Ourschool Ltd, an organisation to develop alumni networks in Victorian state schools. Judy joined the Bank First Board in August 2018, graduating from the Australian Institute of Company Directors in preparation for this role. 

Jo is a non-executive director and corporate executive with over 30-years experience in the financial services sector. She is a Chartered Accountant and Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors. During her career she has held senior positions with Deloitte in both Australia and the US, and National Australia Bank within the areas of insurance and funds management. 

Jo is also a non-executive of Centuria Capital Group (ASX: CNI), Pacific Current Group Ltd (ASX: PAC), AMA Group Ltd (ASX: AMA), PSC Insurance Group Ltd (ASX: PSI) and Independent Trustee Director and Chair of the Investment Committee of Vision Super. Jo joined the Board in August 2014. 

Mark has had a geographically diverse 30-year commercial banking career with broad based leadership roles in Wholesale and Consumer Banking, Human Resources, Corporate Affairs, Sustainability and Country CEO roles in Japan and Thailand. Mark is a Non Executive Director of ASX listed Beonic and serves as Chair of a global children’s charity   

Mark is also an Executive Coach and Mentor for Stephenson Mansell Group. He graduated from the University of Bristol, UK with a Bachelors degree in Philosophy and Economics and has completed various leadership courses in Oxford, Insead and the London School of Economics. Mark lives in Sydney. Mark joined the Bank First Board and Risk Committee in March 2020. Mark chairs the Governance, Culture, Risk and Assurance Committee.