Michelle Bain
Group General Counsel
BCom, LLB (Hons), GAICD
#About Michelle
Michelle was seconded into the role of Group General Counsel in August 2022 and leads our legal, company secretariat and internal fraud function.
Michelle was previously Suncorp's Group Customer Advocate. This role saw her advocate for customers as an impartial voice and ensure our customers are heard, understood and treated fairly.
She has over 20 years' experience in financial services spanning legal and risk roles. Since joining Suncorp in 2003, Michelle has led significant projects including general insurance licence consolidation, remediation programs, mergers and acquisitions and regulatory change such as the Banking Executive Accountability Regime. Prior to joining, Michelle was in private practice at Mallesons Stephen Jaques.
Michelle holds a Bachelor of Commerce and Bachelor of Law. She is passionate about inclusive leadership, achieving brilliant customer outcomes and creating a high performance culture where people are enabled and empowered to do their best work every day.
#Board of Directors
Christine McLoughlin AM
Chairman & Non-executive Director
Steve Johnston
Group Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director
Sylvia Falzon
Non-executive Director
Elmer Funke Kupper
Non-executive Director
Ian Hammond
Non-executive Director
Sally Herman
Non-executive Director
Simon Machell
Non-executive Director
Lindsay Tanner
Non-executive Director
Duncan West
Non-executive Director
Gillian Brown
Non-executive Director
#Senior Executives
Steve Johnston
Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director
Jeremy Robson
Group Chief Financial Officer
Lisa Harrison
CEO Consumer Insurance
Michael Miller
CEO Commercial & Personal Injury Insurance
Jimmy Higgins
CEO Suncorp New Zealand
Bruce Rush
CEO Suncorp Bank
Fiona Thompson
Group Executive People, Culture & Advocacy
Belinda Speirs
Group Executive Completion & Transition
Adam Bennett
Group Executive Technology & Operations
Bridget Messer
Group Chief Risk Officer
Michelle Bain
Group General Counsel