Bridget Messer
Group Chief Risk Officer
#About Bridget
Bridget joined Suncorp as Group Chief Risk Officer (CRO) in January 2022 and is responsible for leading risk management and compliance across the Group. Prior to this, Bridget spent 16 years with IG Group Holdings, a London-based FTSE 250 online, high-growth trading platform, as Executive Director and Chief Commercial Officer, and previously held roles as Global Head of Compliance and General Counsel.
Bridget has extensive expertise in management, law, regulatory and compliance, and while at IG Group she was responsible for driving and enabling growth and international expansion in a heavily regulated context.
Before joining IG Group, Bridget was a solicitor with Deutsche Bank on the distressed debt desk, after starting her career in Australia as a solicitor with the financial services and corporate advisory team of Corrs Chambers Westgarth Lawyers. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Business (Dean’s Honour List) from the Queensland University of Technology. Bridget also has a Grad Diploma, Practical Legal Education & Training, from the University of Queensland.
#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