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

Doug McTaggart
Non-executive Director

Lindsay Tanner
Non-executive Director

Duncan West
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

Paul Smeaton
Group Executive

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