Melissa Babbage
Independent Non-Executive Director
Melissa has more than 30 years of experience in Financial Services with global expertise in investment strategy, governance, and risk management. She is an Independent Non-Executive Director for Nippon Life Australia and New Zealand NOHC Pty Ltd, Nippon Life Insurance Australia and New Zealand Limited, Resolution Life Australasia Limited, and Swiss Re Asia. She also serves as a member of the Investment Committees for Ord Minnett Private Opportunities Fund and the 1941 Fund.
Melissa has previously held Non-Executive Director roles with Q Super, Swiss Re Australia, Swiss Re US, Mercer Investments, St Vincent’s Health & Aged Care, the IOOF Foundation and Athletics Australia, where she chaired Investment, Risk and Audit Committees. Earlier in her career, Melissa spent two decades in international and domestic financial markets, commencing in interest rate derivatives trading at Bankers Trust in 1992. She then moved to Commodities trading at Deutsche Bank in 1997. In 2000 she was appointed as Managing Director, and held senior roles including Head of Global Finance and Foreign Exchange A/NZ for Deutsche Bank Australia, Head of Commodities Asia-Pacific, and member of the Global Executive team. Melissa is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and a member of Chief Executive Women.