Suncorp has announced the appointment of Christine McLoughlin as new chairman.
McLoughlin will succeed current chairman Ziggy Switkowski, who will retire from the board after its annual general meeting on Sept. 20.
McLoughlin, current chairman of the Suncorp remuneration committee and member of the risk committee, has been with the board since February 2015 and brings more than 20 years of financial services experience to the new role.
“In her three years on the board, Christine has demonstrated a broad range of skills relevant to financial services,” Switkowski said. “This includes having an informed view with regards to innovation and the disruption of traditional business models, as well as bringing a contemporary focus to governance processes within the group. I am confident that Christine will work well with the board, the CEO, and managing director Michael Cameron, and senior management team to take this company to the next level of performance.”
McLoughlin was the inaugural chairman of the Australian Payments Council, and is currently the chairman of Venues NSW, and a director of nib Holdings. She was also a member on the boards of Spark Infrastructure and Whitehaven Coal.
Outgoing chairman Switkowski has been a Suncorp board member since 2005 and has served as chairman for nearly seven years.
