Christine McLoughlin

Christine McLoughlin is one of Australia’s most respected business leaders, whose passion for bringing people together through education, sport, health and technology is well recognised.

An experienced company Director, Ms McLoughlin has served on a number of ASX-listed company boards in diverse sectors including financial services, resources, health insurance and infrastructure over the past 12 years. She currently serves as Chairman of Suncorp Group Limited, a leading Australian financial services business, is a Director of Cochlear Limited and Chairman of Destination NSW, the lead government agency for the NSW tourism and major events sectors charged with delivering economic and social benefits to the people of NSW by growing the visitor economy. Previous board roles have included Venues NSW, nib Holdings Limited, Spark Infrastructure and the Victorian Transport Accident Commission. Ms McLoughlin is a Fellow of the Australian Institute of Company Directors.

Prior to her Board career, Ms McLoughlin’s distinguished executive career included legal, strategy and human resources leadership roles in financial services and telecommunications companies operating in Australia, the UK, New Zealand and South East Asia.

Ms McLoughlin is also highly engaged with the not-for-profit sector where she is an advocate for community inclusion. She is Chairman and Co-Founder of the Minerva Network which is a not-for-profit organisation focused on supporting the professional careers of elite women athletes and connecting communities through sports participation. This work is carried out on a pro bono basis, alongside her directorship of the McGrath Foundation. Ms McLoughlin is also the Australian private sector representative to the G20 EMPOWER Council, focused on the empowerment and progression of women’s economic representation across the globe.

Ms McLoughlin has demonstrated success in strategy development, market disruption, business integration, complex stakeholder engagement, organisational succession planning and talent development. She is committed to the highest standards of governance and performance. Her focus on stakeholder engagement has seen her build strong relationships throughout her career.