Bridget Messer

Bridget joined Suncorp as Group Chief Risk Officer (CRO) in January 2022 and is responsible for leading risk management and compliance across the Group. Prior to this, Bridget spent 16 years with IG Group Holdings, a London-based FTSE 250 online, high-growth trading platform, as Executive Director and Chief Commercial Officer, and previously held roles as Global Head of Compliance and General Counsel.

Bridget has extensive expertise in management, law, regulatory and compliance, and while at IG Group she was responsible for driving and enabling growth and international expansion in a heavily regulated context.

Before joining IG Group, Bridget was a solicitor with Deutsche Bank on the distressed debt desk, after starting her career in Australia as a solicitor with the financial services and corporate advisory team of Corrs Chambers Westgarth Lawyers. She holds a Bachelor of Laws (First Class Honours) and a Bachelor of Business (Dean’s Honour List) from the Queensland University of Technology. Bridget also has a Grad Diploma, Practical Legal Education & Training, from the University of Queensland.