Board of Directors
Duncan West
Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair
Duncan became Chair in October 2022. He has been an independent Non-Executive Director since 2018 and is a member of the Group Risk Committee, Group Audit Committee, Group Remuneration Committee, and Nomination Committee.
Nick Hamilton
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Nick was appointed Managing Director and CEO of Challenger Limited in January 2022 and has held a number of senior executive roles at Challenger since joining in 2015, including Chief Executive, Funds Management. Prior to this, Nick held senior leadership roles at top financial services businesses across Australia, the United States and the UK.
Lisa Gray
Independent Non-Executive Director
Lisa has been an independent Non-Executive Director since 2023 and is a member of the Group Risk Committee, Group Audit Committee and the Nomination Committee.
John M. Green
Independent Non-Executive Director
John has been an independent Non-Executive Director since 2017 and is Chair of Challenger Bank Limited and is a member of the Group Risk Committee, Group Audit Committee, Group Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee.
Masahiko Kobayashi
Non-Executive Director
Masahiko became a Non-Executive Director in 2019 and is currently a director and managing executive officer (Corporate Planning, Risk Management and Finance) of Mitsui Sumitomo Primary Life Insurance (MSP), a subsidiary of MS&AD. Masahiko is a member of the Nomination Committee.
Matthew Michelini
Non-Executive Director
Matthew became a Non-Executive Director in 2023 and is a member of the Nomination Committee. Matthew is currently Partner, Head of Asia Pacific at Apollo Global Management and is a member of its Leadership Team.
Dr Heather Smith
Independent Non-Executive Director
Heather became an independent Non-Executive Director in 2021 and is the Chair of the Group Audit Committee and a member of the Group Risk Committee and the Nomination Committee.
JoAnne Stephenson
Independent Non-Executive Director
JoAnne has been an independent Non-Executive Director since 2012 and is Chair of the Group Remuneration Committee and a member of the Group Risk Committee, Group Audit Committee and Nomination Committee.
Melanie Willis
Independent Non-Executive Director
Melanie has been an independent Non-Executive Director since 2017 and is Chair of the Group Risk Committee and a member of Group Audit Committee and Nomination Committee.