Duncan West


Non-executive Director

BSc (Econ) (Hons), ANZIIF (Snr Assoc), CIP, FCII (UK), GAICD

Duncan West

#About Duncan


Duncan West has been a director of the Group since September 2021. He is Chairman of the Risk Committee and a member of the Audit Committee.

Duncan is a highly experienced company director with almost 40 years of experience in the general insurance and financial services sectors, in both director and senior executive roles, in Australia and overseas. His financial services expertise spans general and life insurance, banking and wealth management.

Duncan is Chairman of listed company Challenger Limited and a non-executive director of listed company Helia Group Ltd (formerly Genworth Mortgage Insurance Australia Limited). He is also a director of Avant Mutual Group Limited, Avant Group Holdings Limited, and Avant Insurance Limited, and Chairman of Habitat for Humanity Australia.

Duncan was previously Chairman and a director of The Hollard Insurance Company Pty Limited and Lawcover Insurance Pty Limited.

Duncan’s previous executive roles include CEO of Vero Insurance, CEO of CGU Insurance, and Executive General Manager of Insurance for NAB Wealth and MLC. He also previously worked with Royal Sun Alliance in its UK and Indian operations and is a past President of the Australia and New Zealand Institute of Insurance and Finance.


#Board of Directors


Christine McLoughlin AM

Christine McLoughlin AM

Chairman & Non-executive Director

Steve Johnston

Steve Johnston

Group Chief Executive Officer & Managing Director

Sylvia Falzon

Sylvia Falzon

Non-executive Director

​Elmer Funke Kupper

​Elmer Funke Kupper

Non-executive Director

Ian Hammond

Ian Hammond

Non-executive Director

Sally Herman

Sally Herman

Non-executive Director

Simon Machell

Simon Machell

Non-executive Director

Doug McTaggart

Doug McTaggart

Non-executive Director

Lindsay Tanner

Lindsay Tanner

Non-executive Director

Duncan West

Duncan West

Non-executive Director


#Senior Executives


Steve Johnston

Steve Johnston

Group Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director

Jeremy Robson

Jeremy Robson

Group Chief Financial Officer

Lisa Harrison

Lisa Harrison

CEO Consumer Insurance

Paul Smeaton

Paul Smeaton

Group Executive

Clive van Horen

Clive van Horen

Chief Executive Officer Suncorp Bank

Jimmy Higgins

Jimmy Higgins

Chief Executive Officer, Suncorp New Zealand

Fiona Thompson

Fiona Thompson

Group Executive, People, Culture & Advocacy

Belinda Speirs

Belinda Speirs

Group Executive Completion & Transition

Adam Bennett

Adam Bennett

Group Executive, Technology & Operations

Bridget Messer

Bridget Messer

Group Chief Risk Officer

Michelle Bain

Michelle Bain

Group General Counsel

Michael Miller

Michael Miller

CEO Commercial & Personal Injury Insurance