Board of Directors
Peter Polson
Independent Non-Executive Director and Chair
Peter has been the independent Chair since 2004 and an independent Non-Executive Director since 2003. Peter is Chair of the Nomination Committee and a member of the Group Risk Committee, Group Audit Committee and Remuneration 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.
Steven Gregg
Independent Non-Executive Director
Steven has been an independent Non-Executive Director since 2012 and is a member of the Group Audit Committee, Group Risk Committee, Group Remuneration Committee and Nomination Committee.
Richard Howes
Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer
Richard was appointed Managing Director and CEO of Challenger Limited in January 2019 and has previously held a number of senior executive roles at Challenger since joining in 2003, including Chief Executive of Distribution, Product and Marketing, Chief Executive of Life and Chief Investment Officer.
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.
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.
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.
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.