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Members support re-election of Simon Terry and Stephen Cornelissen.
Chair Simon Terry and Director Stephen Cornelissen have both been re-elected to three-year terms on the board.
Members voted in favour of Simon and Stephen’s re-election at this year's Annual General Meeting, held on Wednesday 19 November.
Members joined the Board of Directors, Bank First employees and guests in Hawthorn and online for this year’s AGM.
For Mike Thornton, Jen Johanson and Liz Compton, it was their first board meeting since taking on their directorships.
Chair Simon Terry welcomed our new, and familiar faces, at the board table.
As our strategy and community has changed, so too have the faces on our board. A strong and effective board is made up of people with the right skills and experiences to tackle the challenges and take the opportunities of that particular moment in time.
The significance of our heritage and our founders was highlighted throughout the meeting.
Founding director Alan Dash was in the room, along with former General Manager Brendan Smith.
Recently retired Bernie Lloyd and Graeme Willis watched proceedings from the audience this year.
Inaugural Chair Peter Leonard-Kanevsky, who sadly passed away in January, was honoured during the Chair’s address.
Bank First was founded to make a difference … and to be different. You will hear a lot about difference tonight. We passionately believe that our heritage is the difference. It's what makes Bank First unique.
Like our founders who saw the need to do better for the community, we continue to evolve in the way we work, the way in which we deliver banking products and other services to our Members, and we are evolving our business accordingly.
Our AGM is an important milestone in our year, where the people of Bank first have the opportunity to demonstrate to Members and the community what we are delivering on their behalf.
Member engagement is something we want to increase and deepen even further.
We know the reason we exist - it’s our Members.
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