Board of Directors

BA/Dip Ed, BLegS, GDLP, LLM, GAICD

Maree O’Halloran was appointed to the position of Chairperson in August 2019. She is currently a Legal Consultant at NEW Law Pty Ltd. Prior to her appointment with NEW Law in April 2015, Ms O’Halloran was the Director of the Welfare Rights Centre for seven years where she also practised as a solicitor. Ms O’Halloran has worked as a teacher in both public schools and TAFE. She has been an active voice for the teaching community and is a former President of the NSW Teachers Federation. She is currently Chairperson of Teachers Health and has served as a member of the NSW Public Service Commission Advisory Board, HESTA and the SAS Trustee Corporation. 

Ms O’Halloran was awarded the Member of the Order of Australia (AM) in the 2011 Australia Day Honours List, in recognition of her service to industrial relations and the education sector.

Ms O’Halloran is a member of the Board People & Remuneration Committee and the Risk & Compliance Committee.

GAICD, MBA, BSc (Hons)

Mr Kearnan joined the Board in October 2020. In addition to the Deputy Chair role, he Chairs the Audit Committee and is a member of the Board Risk and Compliance Committee for Teachers Mutual Bank.

Mr Kearnan is also currently a Director of UniMutual Ltd, PetSure Australia and Nimble Money Ltd. He is Chair of the Board for UniMutual and PetSure and Chairs the Audit & Risk Committee for Nimble.

Mr Kearnan has held executive or non-executive director positions at leading finance sector institutions like Bank of America, Merrill Lynch, Commonwealth Bank of Australia, Hollard Insurance and RACQ. He is a past Member of the Australian Accounting Standards Board. He was consistently rated as one of Australia’s top finance sector equity market research analysts during his 18-year investment banking career.

He is a Graduate of the AICD Company Directors course, has an MBA and an Honours degree in Science (Biochemistry).

BA LLB; GAICD

Professor the Hon. Verity Firth AM is the inaugural Vice-President Societal Impact, Equity and Engagement at the University of New South Wales (UNSW). Prof. Firth has over twenty years’ experience at the very highest levels of government and education sectors in Australia. She has strong public policy experience and a proven capacity to drive large-scale reform across a range of organisations.

Prior to her role at UNSW, Prof. Firth was the Pro Vice-Chancellor Social Justice and Inclusion at the University of Technology Sydney (2015-2022). She developed and delivered the UTS Social Impact Framework, a first of its kind for the Australian university sector and founded the UTS Centre for Social Justice and Inclusion. She was instrumental in the establishment of the UTS Human Technology Institute.

Prof. Firth is a Board Director for Teachers Mutual Bank Limited and The Front Project and is Deputy Chair of the James Martin Institute and Engagement Australia. In 2023 she served on the Universities Accord Ministerial Reference Group (2023) and is currently a panellist for the NSW Vocational Education and Training Review.

Prof. Firth was NSW Minister for Education and Training from 2008 – 2011, where she focused on equity in education, and how to best address educational disadvantage in low socio-economic communities, including rural and remote Indigenous communities.

As NSW Minister for Women (2007-2009) Ms Firth implemented sector wide strategies to improve women’s recruitment, development and employment in the NSW public sector, and delivered the NSW Government’s first Domestic Violence Strategy.

As Chief Executive of the Public Education Foundation (2011-2014), Prof. Firth led the Foundation’s transformation from a fledgling organisation into a major provider of scholarships and support for teachers and students in public education.

Prof. Firth was the Member for the state seat of Balmain from 2007 - 2011. Before her parliamentary career, Ms Firth worked as a lawyer and was Deputy Lord Mayor of the City of Sydney.

BA LLB (Hons); DipEd W Aust; DipLib (NSW); FAAL

Emeritus Professor William Ford was a director of Unicredit since 1990 and Chair from 2004 up until Unicredit’s merger with Teachers Mutual Bank in 2015.

Professor Ford’s experience includes admission as a Barrister and Solicitor to the Supreme Court of WA; Emeritus Professor of Law (UWA); Dean of the Law School, University of WA (2001-2011); Former Chair, Council of Australian Law Deans (2007-2011); Former Committee Member (UWA Branch) NTEU & Secretary UWA Academic Staff Association; and Former National Vice-President (Academic) NTEU.

Professor Ford is a Fellow and former Vice President of the Australian Academy of Law.

Professor Ford is a member of the Audit Committee, Board People & Remuneration Committee and the Board Risk and Compliance Committee.

BCom, MBus, MCom, GradCertSust, GAICD

Virginia Marshall is an experienced financial executive with more than 20 years’ experience across financial services, property and asset management, and technology companies. 

Ms Marshall has held many senior roles in financial services across Australia and New Zealand including Deputy CFO for Westpac Banking Corporation’s Consumer Division and CFO of non-bank lender, Society One. 

Ms Marshall is currently CFO for a deep-tech company conducting research into enzymatic recycling, advancing Australia’s efforts towards a circular economy. Ms Marshall is also an independent member of the NSW Cancer Council Risk & Audit Committee.

Ms Marshall is a member of Chartered Accountants Australia, FINSIA and a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors, the University of Sydney and the University of New South Wales.

Ms Marshall holds a Bachelor of Commerce and a Master of Business in Management from the University of Otago, a Master of Commerce in Accounting from the University of NSW and a Graduate Certificate in Sustainability Studies from University of Sydney. She is also a Graduate of the AICD Directors Course and has completed executive education at Mt Eliza Business School. 

Ms Marshall is a member of the Audit Committee and of the Board Risk and Compliance Committee at Teachers Mutual Bank Limited.

Professor Susan (Sue) Matthews

RN, BA, MHScN, Wharton Fellow, DPH, GAICD

Professor Sue Matthews is the CEO of the Royal Women’s Hospital. In addition to her role as CEO she is a member of the Victorian Women’s Health Advisory Council and Chair of the Victorian Inquiry into Women’s Pain, a member of the Commonwealth Government’s National Women’s Health Advisory Committee and National Women’s Health Advisory Committee Research Sub-Committee.

An internationally recognised leader in women's health and healthcare systems, Professor Matthews is deeply dedicated to elevating the well-being of women and newborns through visionary, passionate, and evidence-based advocacy. 

She has a professional career that is grounded in a mission-driven and values-centric approach that integrates clinical practice, research, education, administration, governance and policy. Professor Matthew’s career showcases consistent leadership and passion for women's health, underpinned by a rich experience in clinical expertise, research contributions, governance and administrative oversight.

She is a Graduate of the AICD Company Directors course, has a Doctorate in Public Health, Master of Health Science Nursing, Bachelor of Liberal Arts, Health Studies and has completed a fellowship for Nurse Executives at Wharton School of Business.

BSc, A Fin

Mr McCready is a Leading Station Officer in Fire + Rescue NSW and is a Supervisor at their 000 Call Centre in Sydney. He has tertiary qualifications in Computing, Accounting, Financial Planning and Financial Services.

Mr McCready was a Director of Fire Brigades Employees Credit Union for eight years and Chair for three years. Post-merger with Teachers Mutual Bank in 2016, Mr McCready continued on the Firefighters Mutual Bank Advisory Committee.

Mr McCready is Chair of the Board People & Remuneration Committee and is a member of the Audit Committee.

BEc, BEd, Grad Dip Acct, GAICD

Mr O’Neill is an experienced company director with broad industry experience covering financial services, funds management, superannuation, health, sport and technology. He has held a number of non-executive roles including Chairman of Gymnastics Victoria from 2014-2019 and Chair of the Board Audit and Risk Committee at The Royal Women’s Hospital from 2018-2022. Mr O’Neill has over 25 years’ of experience as a financial services executive across organisations including NAB, KPMG and ANZ. His executive background includes broad experience in finance, risk and governance disciplines, having held executive roles as Chief Financial Officer and Chief Risk Officer for NAB’s Personal Banking Division in Australia and Treasurer for the NAB Group.

Mr O’Neill holds a Bachelor of Economics, Bachelor of Education and Graduate Diploma in Accounting from Monash University. He is a Graduate of the Australian Institute of Company Directors and was previously a Fellow of the Finance & Treasury Association.  

Mr O’Neill is a member of the Audit Committee and Board Risk and Compliance Committee.

BEc, MBA, GAICD

Marianne has 30 years’ experience within financial services working across retail and high net worth banking, wealth management, financial advice, asset and investment management, insurance, and superannuation. She also has experience in the fashion and textile industry.

A highly experienced executive and director, Marianne has held senior executive roles with ASX listed organisations, a major bank, and consulting firms. She is an experienced board director, committee chair, was the youngest female to be appointed CEO of an ASX listed business, and to date has been recognised with a number of industry awards.

Marianne is also a director at Insignia Financial Group’s Investment & Superannuation Trustee Boards Real Asset Management Essential Services Property Fund, Eticore The   Australian Fashion Council, Orygen Youth Mental Health Foundation, and is an APAC International Advisory Board member at Workday and a Member of Chief Executive Women.