Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer

Ex-officio of all Committees

QUALIFICATIONS

BACHELOR OF ECONOMICS – UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY

TRADE UNION PROGRAM – HARVARD UNIVERSITY

UNION MANAGEMENT AS A PROFESSION – TRADE UNION TRAINING AUTHORITY

INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS RESIDENTIAL SCHOOL – AUSTRALIAN GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

ACCREDITED MEDIATOR – LEADR/AUSTRALIAN RESOLUTION INSTITUTE

MEMBER – AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF COMPANY DIRECTORS

EXPERIENCE

SECRETARY POLICE ASSOCIATION OF NSW (1998-2018)

BRANCH ADMINISTRATOR NSW POLICE BRANCH POLICE FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIA (SINCE 1998)

TRUSTEE UNIONS NSW

EXECUTIVE MEMBER UNIONS NSW

FINANCE AND GOVERNANCE COMMITTEE UNIONS NSW

POLICE BANK BOARD MEMBER (2016-2020)

POLICE BANK BOARD CHAIR (2020 – PRESENT)

AWARDS

LIFE MEMBER POLICE ASSOCIATION OF NSW

INTEREST IN SHARES

$10.00 IN ORDINARY SHARES IN POLICE BANK

Member Of:

– Board Audit Committee

– Board Risk Committee

– Board Governance & Remuneration Committee

– Board Technological Transformation Committee

Director Of:

– Chelsea Wealth Management Pty Limited

EXECUTIVE MASTERS IN PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION

BACHELOR OF LAWS

BACHELOR OF ECONOMICS

DIPLOMA IN APPLIED CRIMINOLOGY AND POLICE MANAGEMENT

MASTER OF STUDIES (CANTAB)

AWARDS

AWARDED THE AUSTRALIAN POLICE MEDAL

AWARDED NATIONAL MEDAL

AWARDED THE COMMISSIONERS COMMENDATION FOR SERVICE

EXPERIENCE

CURRENT COMMANDER WORKFORCE SAFETY NSWPF

MEMBER, BOARD OF THE PARRAMATTA MISSION

MEMBER, STEERING COMMITTEE OF THE PARRAMATTA CRIMINAL JUSTICE CLINIC

SOLICITOR, SUPREME COURT NSW

SOLICITOR, HIGH COURT OF AUSTRALIA

MEMBER, LAW SOCIETY OF NSW

MEMBER, AUSTRALIAN CORPORATE LAWYERS ASSOCIATION

HEAD OF CIVIL LAW

COMMANDER, STATE AUDIT BRANCH

DIRECTOR OF LEGAL SERVICES

FORMER COMMANDER OF PARRAMATTA AND MIRANDA LACS

BOARD MEMBER SINCE JULY 2013

INTEREST IN SHARES

$10.00 IN ORDINARY SHARES IN POLICE BANK

Member Of:

-Board Risk Committee

Director Of:

-Chelsea Wealth Management Pty Limited

QUALIFICATIONS

ADVANCED CERTIFICATE, PERSONNEL MANAGEMENT (TAFE 1991)

NSWPF COMMAND DEVELOPMENT PROGRAM (1997)

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE, MANAGEMENT (WOLLONGONG UNIVERSITY 1999)

NSWPF STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP PROGRAM (2011)

COMPANY DIRECTORS COURSE (AUST INSTITUTE OF COMPANY DIRECTORS 2013)

LIFE MEMBER, INTERNATIONAL ASSOC OF FINANCIAL CRIME INVESTIGATORS

MEMBER, ASSOCIATION OF CERTIFIED ANTI-MONEY LAUNDERING SPECIALISTS

MEMBER, AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF COMPANY DIRECTORS

MEMBER, RETIRED POLICE ASSOCIATION

BOARD MEMBER SINCE NOVEMBER 2012

EXPERIENCE

FORMER DETECTIVE SUPERINTENDENT OF POLICE

FORMER COMMANDER OF THE NSWPF FRAUD AND CYBERCRIME SQUAD 

AWARDS

AUSTRALIAN POLICE MEDAL

NATIONAL MEDAL-2ND CLASP

NSW POLICE MEDAL-6TH CLASP

NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE MEDAL

INTEREST IN SHARES

$10.00 IN ORDINARY SHARES IN POLICE BANK

 Member Of: 

– Board Risk Committee

QUALIFICATIONS

MASTER OF PUBLIC POLICY

GRADUATE DIPLOMA CRIMINOLOGY

COMPANY DIRECTORS COURSE (AUST INSTITUTE OF COMPANY DIRECTORS), MAICD

EXPERIENCE

DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR INVESTIGATIONS AND COUNTER TERRORISM

FORMER DEPUTY COMMISSIONER FOR CORPORATE SERVICES

FORMER COMMANDER OF STATE CRIME COMMAND

FORMER LOCAL AREA COMMANDER OF ROSEHILL AND MT DRUITT

APPOINTED DIRECTOR NOVEMBER 2017

AWARDS

AUSTRALIAN POLICE MEDAL 2008

POLICE NATIONAL SERVICE MEDAL 2012

NATIONAL SERVICE MEDAL (2ND CLASP)

POLICE MEDAL (5TH CLASP)

COMMISSION COMMENDATION FOR SERVICE

INTEREST IN SHARES

$10.00 IN ORDINARY SHARES IN POLICE BANK

Member Of: 

– Board Governance & Remuneration Committee

– Board Audit Committee

QUALIFICATIONS

DIPLOMA OF POLICING

DIPLOMA OF LAW

GRADUATE DIPLOMA OF LEGAL PRACTICE

HARVARD TRADE UNION PROGRAM – HARVARD UNIVERSITY LAW SCHOOL

MEMBER – AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OFCOMPANY DIRECTORS

MEMBER – LAW SOCIETY OF NSW

EXPERIENCE

NSW POLICE FORCE (1995-2018)

SECRETARY POLICE ASSOCIATION OF NSW (SINCE 2018)

ASSISTANT SECRETARY – LEGAL POLICE ASSOCIATION OF NSW (2016-2018)

VICE PRESIDENT POLICE ASSOCIATION OF NSW (2010-2018)

BRANCH ADMINISTRATOR NSW POLICEBRANCH POLICE FEDERATION OF AUSTRALIA (SINCE 2018)

TRUSTEE NSW POLICE PROVIDENT FUND

EXECUTIVE MEMBER UNIONS NSW

EXECUTIVE MEMBER AUSTRALIAN COUNCIL OF TRADE UNIONS

NOMINEE – POLICE SUPERANNUATION ADVISORY COMMITTEE (SINCE 2010

NOMINEE – POLICE PROMOTIONS REVIEW COMMITTEE (SINCE 2011)

AWARDS

NSW POLICE MEDAL

NATIONAL MEDAL

NATIONAL POLICE SERVICE MEDAL

HUMANITARIAN OVERSEAS SERVICE MEDAL (CHRISTCHURCH)

NZ COMMISSIONER’S CANTERBURY CITATION

INTEREST IN SHARES

$10.00 IN ORDINARY SHARES IN POLICE BANK

Member Of: 

– Board Governance & Remuneration Committee

– Board Risk Committee

QUALIFICATIONS

MASTER OF LEADERSHIP AND MANAGEMENT (POLICING)

BACHELOR OF SOCIAL SCIENCES (POLICING STUDIES) WITH DISTINCTION

GRADUATE CERTIFICATE IN APPLIED MANAGEMENT

EXPERIENCE

A MEMBER OF THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE SINCE 1989 INCLUDING ACT CHIEF OF POLICING FROM 2016 – 2018. LED A WORKFORCE OF 850 STAFF, INCLUDING OPERATIONAL, SUPPORT AND CORPORATE FUNCTIONS AND MANAGED SHARED SERVICES DELIVERED BY THE NATIONAL ARM OF THE AUSTRALIAN FEDERAL POLICE. DELIVERED POLICING OUTCOMES, INCLUDING EMERGENCY SERVICE RESPONSES, WHILE ALSO DRIVING AND IMPLEMENTING SIGNIFICANT CULTURAL AND CAPABILITY REFORMS AIMED AT DEVELOPING A SUSTAINABLE AND EFFECTIVE POLICING SERVICE FOR THE FUTURE.

COMMENCED AS A DEPUTY COMMISSIONER WITH THE AUSTRALIAN BORDER FORCE IN OCTOBER 2018 PROVIDING HIGH LEVEL STRATEGIC DIRECTION ACROSS ALL ABF OPERATIONAL ACTIVITIES AROUND THE BORDER, INCLUDING ABFS RESPONSE TO THE COVID PANDEMIC AND THE UNPRECEDENTED CLOSURE OF THE INTERNATIONAL BORDER.

IN DECEMBER 2021 BECAME THE CHIEF OPERATING OFFICER OF HOME AFFAIRS AND NOW LEADS THE FULL SUITE OF CORPORATE AND ASSURANCE SERVICES TO THE DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS AND THE ABF TO SUPPORT THE ACHIEVEMENT OF GOVERNMENT OUTCOMES INCLUDING FINANCIAL PERFORMANCE OF AN OPERATING BUDGET OF OVER $3 BILLION, PEOPLE AND CULTURE, INTEGRITY, SECURITY, ASSURANCE, HEALTH SERVICES AND CLINICAL ASSURANCE, PROPERTY, PROCUREMENT AND CONTRACTS

DIRECTORSHIPS/BOARDS/ROLES

POLICE BANK – BOARD MEMBER (2021 – CURRENT)

MENSLINK – DEPUTY CHAIR AND BOARD MEMBER (2016 – CURRENT)

FORTEM – BOARD MEMBER (2019 – 2021)

WOMAN IN LAW ENFORCEMENT STRATEGY – CHAIR (2016 – 2021)

Member Of:

– Board Governance & Remuneration Committee

– Board Audit Committee

– Board Risk Committee

QUALIFICATIONS

COMPANY DIRECTORS COURSE – DIPLOMA

MEMBER – AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF COMPANY DIRECTORS (AICD)

EXPERIENCE

With over 25 years of international experience in the financial services industry, Joanna holds extensive knowledge and practical experience in regulatory, compliance and operational frameworks associated with commercial enterprises. Distinguishing herself as an executive leader and experienced Chair, operating in highly regulated environments. Her advanced technical skills and business management expertise covers corporate governance, strategy, finance, audit, compliance, corporate funding, capital raising, IPO’s, risk management, HR, company secretarial, change – both operational and cultural, legal and regulatory frameworks as they pertain to global financial markets. Joanna’s recent executive career as a Treasurer and Chair of the Asset and Liability Committee (ALCO) saw implementation of key regulatory, compliance and governance standards and as a member of the ExCo, lead strategic risk and culture change throughout the organisation.

Joanna is a member and a graduate of AICD and holds a GAICD.

DIRECTORSHIPS/BOARDS/ROLES

POLICE BANK BOARD MEMBER – DEC 2023 – CURRENT

THE WHIDDON GROUP – 2017-2023

MEMBER OF THE INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

MEMBER OF THE NOMINATIONS AND REMUNERATION COMMITTEE

MEMBER OF THE PROPERTY AND SERVICES COMMITTEE

AUSTRALIAN FINANCIAL MARKETS ASSOCIATION, AFMA / CHAIR OF DIVERSITY COMMITTEE | 2012 – 2019

WOMEN IN BANKING AND FINANCE

COMPANY SECRETARY AND BOARD MEMBER | 2012 – 2018

BANK OF AMERICA MERRILL LYNCH

MEMBER OF THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE (EXCO)

TREASURER – CHAIR OF ALCO | 2011 – 2015

HEAD OF TRADING GLOBAL MARKETS & TREASURY | 2002 – 2011

DEUTSCHE BANK -1997-2002

GLOBAL HEAD STIRT & FX A$ NZ$ TRADING

Member Of:

-Board Audit Committee

-Board Risk Committee

QUALIFICATIONS

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE (HONOURS) COMPUTER SCIENCE (LONDON UNIVERSITY)

FELLOW AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF COMPANY DIRECTORS (FAICD)

EXPERIENCE

SENIOR EXECUTIVE AND NON-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR WITH A CAREER SPANNING MORE THAN 30 YEARS IN THE FINANCIAL SERVICES SECTOR IN AUSTRALIA, THE UK AND ASIA. PROVEN TRACK RECORD IN DRIVING BUSINESS CHANGE ENABLED BY DIGITAL PLATFORMS FOR CUSTOMER SERVICE, PRODUCTIVITY, INNOVATION AND REVENUE GOALS.

CURRENTLY CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICE (CIO) AT THE I-MED RADIOLOGY NETWORK. PREVIOUSLY CIO FOR THE RESERVE BANK OF AUSTRALIA BETWEEN 2012 AND 2018; AND HELD OTHER SENIOR STRATEGIC AND TRANSFORMATIONAL ROLES AT WESTPAC AND COMMONWEALTH BANK AS CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER (CTO) AND CHIEF INFORMATION SECURITY OFFICER (CISO)

SPECIALIST IN SHAPING, GOVERNING AND DERISKING MAJOR TECHNOLOGY IMPLEMENTATIONS. SPECIFIC EXPERIENCE AS AN EXECUTIVE AND BOARD DIRECTOR IN DRIVING MATURITY IN CYBER SECURITY RISK MANAGEMENT THROUGH STRATEGIES SPANNING TECHNOLOGY AND CULTURAL CHANGE.

DIRECTORSHIPS/BOARDS/ROLES

POLICE BANK – (DEC 2023 – CURRENT) – BOARD MEMBER AND MEMBER AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEES

COMMONWEALTH BANK HEALTH SOCIETY (CBHS) – (AUG 2023 – CURRENT) – BOARD MEMBER AND MEMBER AUDIT AND RISK COMMITTEES

THE CAN TOO FOUNDATION (OCT 2016 – CURRENT) – BOARD MEMBER AND CHAIR AUDIT & RISK COMMITTEE

RESERVE BANK HEALTH SOCIETY (RBHS) (MAR 2014 – NOV 2023) – CHAIR AUDIT COMMITTEE, MEMBER RISK COMMITTEE

QUALIFICATIONS

BACHELOR OF BUSINESS (BANKING & FINANCE) 1996 MONASH UNIVERSITY

MASTER OF APPLIED FINANCE 2002

COMPANY DIRECTORS COURSE DIPLOMA, AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF COMPANY DIRECTORS

MEMBER AUSTRALIAN INSTITUTE OF COMPANY DIRECTORS

EXPERIENCE

30+ YEARS IN BANKING, FINANCE, ECONOMICS AND MARKETS

POLICE BANK BOARD MEMBER (2012-2018)

POLICE BANK BOARD CHAIR (2019-2020)

DIRECTOR GREG MCKENNA PTY LTD (2005-2020)

INTEREST IN SHARES

$10.00 IN ORDINARY SHARES IN POLICE BANK