Heartland Announces new Directors

NZX/ASX Release

Heartland Announces New Directors

1 September 2021

Heartland Group Holdings Limited (NZX/ASX: HGH) (Heartland) is pleased to announce that it intends
to appoint Geoff Summerhayes and Kate Mitchell as directors, effective 1 October, 2021.

Geoff has a unique set of experiences as a senior executive and prudential regulator in Australia and
internationally. He has held senior financial services executive roles in NAB, was CEO of Suncorp’s Life
and Wealth businesses in Australia and New Zealand, and most recently he was a board member of
the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority (APRA). Internationally he served as an executive
committee member on the insurance global standard setting body, International Association of
Insurance Supervisors (IAIS), where he chaired the Audit and Risk Committee. Geoff is recognised as
a global leader on climate change financial risk through his regulatory work at APRA, IAIS and the UN
Environment Programme where he chaired the Sustainable Insurance Forum.

HGH has flagged its strategy to grow its Australian business and is pleased to boost its director
capability with Geoff’s commercial and regulatory experience.

Kate has extensive banking and finance experience gained both in New Zealand and through 20 years
working in investment banking in the United Kingdom. She has been a director of HGH subsidiary,
Heartland Bank Limited, since March 2019. She will continue in that role and will now also bring her
considerable banking and finance experience directly to the HGH Board.


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For further information, please contact the person(s) who authorised this announcement:

Michael Drumm
Chief Risk Officer
M: 09 927 9136
E: Michael.drumm@heartland.co.nz


Address:
Level 3, Heartland House
35 Teed Street
Newmarket, Auckland
New Zealand