John Laker

Elected to the Board in December 2014, re-elected in December 2017, and re-elected in December 2020.

Dr. Laker was Chairman of the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA), the regulator of the Australian financial services industry, from 2003 to 2014. An economist by training, Dr. Laker had an extensive career in the Reserve Bank of Australia, both in Australia and London, before his appointment to APRA. He has also worked in the Commonwealth Treasury and the International Monetary Fund (IMF).

Currently, Dr. Laker is Chairman of ING Bank Australia and Deputy Chancellor and member of the Council of the University of Technology Sydney. He was also Chairman of The Banking and Finance Oath Limited until August 2021. He is a member of the Consultative Panel of the Australian Securities and Investments Commission (ASIC) and an External Expert for the IMF, participating in a number of reviews of major banking systems. He also lectures at The University of Sydney. Dr. Laker was made an Officer of the Order of Australia in 2008 and has won other professional awards for his services to the regulation of the Australian financial system.