Chairman's Circle Lunch with Craig Drummond, Chairman Transurban Group, Australian Foundation Investment Company (AFIC). Ian Potter Foundation, Non Executive Director Ramsay Health Care

Craig Drummond, Chairman, Transurban Group; Australian Foundation Investment Company (AFIC); Ian Potter Foundation; and Non Executive Director, Ramsay Health Care will share leadership and  governance insights into how business leaders can plan for the complex and a shifting economic & technological landscape.

Craig will also provide insights into the importance of transparency and trust when operating in high-public-scrutiny sectors; lessons learned from working with multiple state and federal governments, regulators and agencies; and how to manage change while maintaining operational stability.

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Craig is Chairman of Transurban Co Ltd, Chairman of the Australian Foundation Investment Company, Chairman of The Ian Potter Foundation and Chairman-Elect of the AFL. He is also a Non-Executive Director of Ramsay Health Care. He was Director of the Geelong Football Club from 2011 to 2020 and President of the Club until the end of 2024.

Craig served as Chief Executive Officer of Medibank from July 2016 to May 2021. Prior to joining Medibank, he was Group Executive Finance and Strategy of National Australia Bank (NAB), and Chief Executive Officer and Country Head of Bank of America Merrill Lynch (Australia). He served as a Member of the Financial Regulator Assessment Authority from 2021 to 2023.

Earlier in his career, Craig worked in equity research at JBWere, and subsequently held roles including Chief Operating Officer, Chief Executive Officer and Executive Chairman of Goldman Sachs JBWere.

Craig graduated with a Bachelor of Commerce from the University of Melbourne in 1981. He completed the Advanced Management Program at Wharton University in 2001, and is both a Senior Fellow of the Financial Services Institute of Australasia and a Chartered Accountant.