Mike Hirst

Mike Hirst was appointed as Managing Director of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank in 2009. He is a director of the Bank’s subsidiary Rural Bank Limited and Deputy Chairman of the Australian Bankers Association. Mike is a career banker and has extensive experience in retail banking, treasury, funds management and financial markets. 

He is a past director of Colonial First State Investment Managers, Treasury Corporation of Victoria, Barwon Health and Austraclear Ltd. Mike holds a Bachelor of Commerce from Melbourne University and is a Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australia.