Deborah Kiers

Ms Kiers was appointed as a Non-Executive Director of the Bank in August 2021.

Ms Kiers previously acted as a Director of ME Bank since July 2020 and acted as Chair of the ME Bank Board’s People and Culture sub-committee and as a member of the Risk and Compliance Committee.

Ms Kiers brings over 30 years of strategic, advisory and consulting experience to boards and executive management teams across a wide range of industries including Financial Services, Energy and Resources, Industrials, Property, Infrastructure and Regulated Utilities, both in Australia and internationally.

As Managing Director of JMW Consultants (Asia Pacific), Ms Kiers’s support for companies included strategic advice, business model transformations, M&A integration, leadership transition and development for CEOs, executive teams and board directors, as well as building synergies between culture, performance and remuneration strategies.

Ms Kiers is currently a Non-Executive Director for IFM Investors and holds the position of Chair of the IFM Board Responsible Investment and Sustainability Committee and is a member of the Board Audit and Risk Committee. Ms Kiers is also a Non-Executive Director of the Tiverton Agriculture Impact Fund.

Ms Kiers is a member of the Audit, Risk, Nomination & Governance, People, Culture and Remuneration, and Transformation & Technology Committees.