Mike Roche

Experience

Mike Roche has over 40 years’ experience in the finance sector as a highly skilled and experienced provider of strategic, financial, mergers and acquisitions, and capital advice to major corporate, private equity and government clients. He held senior positions with AXA Australia as a qualified actuary and Capel Court/ANZ Capel Court.

Mr Roche spent more than 20 years at Deutsche Bank and was Head of Mergers and Acquisitions (Australia and New Zealand) for 10 years where he advised on major takeovers, acquisitions, privatisations, and divestments. He stepped down as Deutsche Bank’s Chairman of Mergers and Acquisitions (Australia and New Zealand) in 2016. He was a member of the Takeovers Panel for two terms from 2008 to 2014.

Other current positions

Mr Roche is a Non-Executive Director of Wesfarmers Limited, Six Park Asset Management Pty Ltd, MaxCap Group Pty Ltd, and Te Pahau Management Limited, a Trustee Director of Energy Industries Superannuation Scheme Pty Limited and Managing Director of M R Advisory Pty Ltd.

He is a member of the ADARA Partners Corporate Advisory Wise Counsel Panel, a small business mentor for Many Rivers Microfinance Limited and co-founder, and a director of, the Sally Foundation.